Rain, rain, come again, oh won't you help my plant's life to begin. It's spring again! After a very wet start to the winter we hit a dry spell; nonetheless, farm activities must go on. Without further ado let us begin! Since March we have spaded the field, incorporated compost, listed the beds,
Local Teens are invited to learn with Farm Discovery this summer. Since 2009 Farm Discovery has offered teen leadership positions at our Farm Camps. This year Farm Discovery is offering 2, 4 week sessions of summer care/camps with 4 positions for teens at each one. Teens will help guide campers through learning and play
Are your high school students in need of Community Service Hours? Do you know a group looking for a way to give back, or just someone wanting to get their hands dirty and have some time outside? We have a great way for you to do that! We are always looking for volunteers and we
This summer in our Farm Discovery fields we decided to grow cucumbers, but not just any cucumbers, pickling cucumbers! They grew wonderfully and gave us more harvest then we knew what to do with. So, we did what you do with cucumbers and made pickles. We played around with a few different recipes with the
This month saw the end of summer camp, and what a season it was! We were delighted to offer 4 different programs this year; Art on the Farm camp, Farm to Table camp, Sprouts camp, and Leaders in Training. Along with regular activities such as berry harvests and exploration of the main working farm, each
Farm Discovery at Live Earth, formerly Live Earth Farm Discovery Program, offers its eighth summer camp season starting June 12, 2017—just one of the many ways they grow healthy relationships through food, farming and nature. This season, Farm Discovery will host two junior staff positions at its summer day camps. We are now accepting applications
On December 5th 34 first graders from Ann Soldo Elementary visited Farm Discovery. They fed our chickens and goats, learned the nutritional differences between an apple and apple cider, while pressing their own cider; and they practiced identifying foods in various stages of their life cycle in a garden scavenger hunt. At the end of
Last week during Sprouts Camp, we decided to try out a project that was a little different than our usual arts and crafts. Earlier in the year, Food What?! made salve from herbs collected around the farm. We decided that this would be a great project for the little ones and their parents. We made
Local Teens are invited to learn with Farm Discovery this summer. Since 2009 Farm Discovery has offered teen leadership positions at their Farm Camps. This year Farm Discovery is offering 4 weeks of summer camps with 3-4 positions for teens at each one. Teens will help guide campers through learning and play in our garden,
Event Docent The Live Earth Farm Discovery Program has three new docent programs, providing opportunities for local adults to get involved with this successful farm-based education organization. Monterrey Bay area residents can choose to become a Program Docent, an Event Docent, or a Garden Docent, receiving training for any or all positions. LEFDP
