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4th Annual Sheep to Shawl Event at Live Earth Farm – 2013

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On March 23rd, 2013 the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program will host the 4th annual Sheep to Shawl event at Live Earth Farm.  Professional shearer, Bruce Wool, will demonstrate his trade throughout the day, while his wife spins yarn alongside him.  Guests will participate in hands on demonstrations of every part of the process of

Discover This! – Notes from the Field Classroom – January 2013

Thank you, thank you, thank you to our Live Earth Farm Community! We are so lucky to have your support in making our farm and our programs exciting and accessible. We raised $2675 in our year-end campaign! These funds will make the year of upcoming farm adventures amazing and possible. We are gearing up for

Discover This! – December 2012

The Year In Review We at the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program would like to thank you, our community for all of the amazing support you have given us over the course of this past year.  We have incredible accomplishments to report. We have shared the farm and all of its educational opportunities with about

Main Street Garden & Cafe Features Live Earth Farm …

Main Street Garden & Café Features Live Earth Farm and Benefits the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program On Thursday November 15th, Main Street Garden & Café Chefs Farm Night program will feature Live Earth Farm’s produce and pasture raised goat in a 5 course, prix fixe meal for only $50.00! For every prix fixe meal

Discovery Program Update: 11/12/12

Hello again LEFDP Fans! Starting this month, the LEF Discovery Program will begin producing its own newsletter, Discover This, once a month, on the third Tuesday.  Keep an eye out for the first issue on November 20th, next week.  That is why you are only getting a quick peek here. What's the peek? Well, you

Discovery Program Update: 10/29/12

Hello LEFDP Fans! Just a quick greeting from the Discovery Program desk and a simple request . . . We had a stellar week last week in the fields with about 180 kids visiting the farm between Wednesday and Friday. It would have been about 240 kids had Monday's visit by Ann Soldo Elementary not

Discovery Program Update: 10/15/12

We of the LEF Discovery Program have been busy in the fields and off site this fall.  We are in the heart of our fall tour season, and have about two tours a week with schools mostly from Watsonville.  We are hosting a lot of third graders this year, which is new.  We are glad

Dig! Fundraiser Recap

Thanks to so much support from our community, Dig! was a huge success! We are still tallying results, but it looks like we netted about $15,000 in funds that will go directly towards providing education programs on the farm for local youth! This event is unique in so many ways, one of which is that

Your Donations at Work Educating All Ages

I am getting so excited for another fall season of education to begin on the farm. The transition into this, the busiest of seasons, makes me so proud of what we have built. With just one reminder e-mail to the schools of the Pajaro Valley and Monterey Bay Area, we received dozens of phone calls

Discovery Program Update, from the Director

The Discovery Program is busy as ever with 5 groups visiting the farm this week, and planning for Dig! is in full gear. We are pleased to be adding Birichino Wine to the delights and a gorgeous, eco-friendly, lakefront vacation home to the auction. Don't wait -- get your tickets to this September 22nd event