Apples are the only fruit on the farm these days. Sure, we had pineapple guavas for a while...and then there were some delicious oranges, but those dwindled out about a month ago...in the bleak fruitless winter, apples are in full abundance. I cannot be alone, these apples (stored in the cooler) are my savior! I
Winter Work As Wavecrest’s winter rotation comes to a close, we are excited to announce that their winter project is almost complete! This Field Studies group decided to build a herb spiral on their school campus for their end of rotation project. They used their communication skills and great teamwork to calculate the amount of
The homeschool group came out to the farm at the end of January and we learned all about seeds! First, we did a quick review about the six plant parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, seeds and fruit)! Then, we talked about how important seeds are in the plant life cycle, how seeds travel and how
Stanford University, Ann Soldo Elementary kick off tour season. We are off to a busy week in the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program! We had an amazing time with the "SPOT-lets" (Stanford Pre-Orientation Tour). We had ten wonderful incoming freshmen and two enthusiastic leaders who are sophomores at Stanford stay with us for four nights.
Pickles and felting and masks, oh my! Last week's session of Art on the Farm camp breezed by in a haze of arts and crafts, cooking and baking, and planting and harvesting projects. We had a small group this session (only 5 campers by the last day of the week), but that meant we got
Hi there, I'm Grace Chollar-Webb, the new Education Program Coordinator for the LEF Discovery Program... and I'm very happy to be here. I am working closely with Jessica Ridgeway, LEFDP's director, as well as Farmer Tom, to learn the ropes and help orchestrate the myriad educational activities here on the farm. The most astounding thing