Summer Camp Compost Mural
As part of a summer camp project, campers with our CCAC fellows painted a mural to explain the important components of compost. They did a phenomenal job! It's so colorful and vibrant. Our CCAC fellows started our three bin compost system where our food waste is collected and
See What Summer Farm Camp is about!
Summer Farm Camp at Farm Discovery is all about exploring, creating, and connecting with the land, animals, and each other! At the start of the week, campers get know their peers with group games, creating name tags (via wood cookies) and learning about a week at farm camp entails.
Tile Painting & Clay Creations
During Spring Break Camp campers tuned in to their inner artists. Taking inspiration from the natural world they decorated terracotta tiles & made creations from clay. The younger campers painted terracotta tiles which eventually will be added to a larger tile art project. Hopefully next year
Winter Watershed Curriculum
This winter we continued our partnership with Monterey Peninsula Regional Peninsula Parks District Let's Get Outdoors program and implemented a new curriculum - Water & Winter: Exploring Our Local Watershed. Families joined for a morning of exploring how water moves through our farm, meeting the plants and animals of winter, and reflecting on how
The Joy of Goats
Last winter we had the privilege of welcoming 2 new members to our Farm Discovery animal family! Pepper and Acorn joined Rosie, expanding our goat herd from 1 to 3! Throughout the year they help teach students about animal care, goat anatomy, and why they are important to land management, expanding students'
Camper Activities Gallery
Check out some of our highlights from our 2024 camp season!
2024 Farm Camp Review
As Farm Camp 2024 concludes, we reflect on a season filled with learning, work, and community. The camp brought together campers of various ages and backgrounds, all eager to engage with farming and nature. Each moment was packed with hands-on activities and valuable lessons. We can’t wait to see what next summer brings! A
School Taste Testing
As part of our ongoing outreach initiatives, we've initiated a series of taste test visits for students within PVUSD, ALSD, and MPUSD. This past month we began conducting taste test for the youth in our community. Our goal is to get kids to be adventurous, to learn about a good diet, and gain some
🍓🏕️ Farm Camp Fun: 3-Ingredient Strawberry Sorbet with Campers! 🍦🍓
For other batches, we replaced the honey with a lavender and basil simple syrups. It's equal parts water and sugar brought a boil with herbs picked from the Discovery Garden! Greetings from Farm Camp! 🌱🐔🚜 Our campers have been having an absolute blast learning all about life on the farm and getting