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Artist Giving & Artist Gave

Fereshteh Fatemi, who is Farm Discovery at Live Earth staff member Tara Walker's mother, makes jewelry and other items and is doing a benefit for Farm Discovery during Open Studios. She is donating 10% of the sale price of any items purchased during Encore Weekend of Open Studios (Oct. 15-16), when visitors mention the code

Giving Thanks, #FarmToSea

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Executive Director, Jessica Ridgeway with Watsonville Mayor, Felipe Hernandez Farm Discovery launched our 10th year surrounded by friends new and old, family and committed supporters at our annual Fall Feast in the Fields Benefit, Farm to Sea. The event featured a crew of amazing volunteers including 2008 alumni and educators from our first

Amazon Smile for Farm Discovery

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Farm Discovery every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Farm Discovery. To shop

Welcome Hayley Reitman

Hayley Reitman is the newest addition to Farm Discovery at Live Earth! Hayley graduated with a degree in Environmental Studies from CSU Monterey Bay, focusing on sustainable communities in 2014. She has been working in nonprofits since 2010 with experience in environmental education, habitat restoration, community food programs and sustainable agriculture. Hayley is extremely excited

Welcome Tara Walker

We are so pleased to welcome our new Development Coordinator, Tara Walker. She has already had many successes in getting her own network of friends and family connected to Farm Discovery. A longtime Santa Cruz resident, Tara has more than 12 years of development experience including several years doing donor stewardship at UC Santa Cruz.

Matching Grant for New Junior Staff Positions for Youth

We are very excited to be supporting youth development by offering, for the very first time this summer, two junior staff positions. Junior staff learn to lead sustainable farming, and nutritious food preparation activities. They work with campers on the self-care that also supports healthy ecosystems, economies, and communities. We are preparing youth for well