As the school year begins, our field trips bring students of all ages to the farm to explore the fall season and the changes it invites to the farm. During their 2 hour visit to Farm Discovery, classes learn about Live Earth Farm, organic agricultural practices, and taste some yummy
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
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.
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
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'
Check out some of our highlights from our 2024 camp season!
Meet Ash - our new educator for Farm Discovery programming! Ash is a recent graduate of Environmental Studies at UCSC. Her passion for agriculture and soil health began in her hometown of San Juan Capistrano, where she volunteered at the Ecology Center. She later interned and
Our team sat down with Emily, who is the Spanish teacher at Santa Cruz Montessori, to check in and see what she is excited for this year. What role does Farm Discovery at Live Earth Farm play in the hands-on education of your students? I think that Farm Discovery influences our entire curriculum and
The LIT (Leaders in Training) program at Farm Discovery offers teens an opportunity to develop leadership skills by learning and teaching farming, food preparation, and basic ecology alongside camp participants. The goal of our program is to empower teens to develop the skills necessary to thrive in interpersonal and professional relationships through farming. Leadership
"As the Autumn wind blows… wait a minute Autumn? Wow we are in our Fall season! Already time has flown by, it feels like I time traveled. So much has happened since Spring from school immersions, summer camp and all the way to 'Applemania'. We went from lettuce harvest all the way to people
