Meet Bowen and Ash - our new educators for Farm Discovery programmming! 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
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
Aside from community service, this is Ulises first time working with kids. And his very first time working with kids on a farm. He always gets the best helpers in the Discovery Garden with students, families and volunteers, he's great with capturing their attention with fun magic tricks!
Hello, my name is Denise Bloodsaw and I am the new Education Associate for Farm Discovery at Live Earth! My environmental and outdoor education journey began in 2013. In Connecticut, I volunteered and worked at Mystic Aquarium, educating guests about wildlife conservation and research. My interest in working with animals and kids began the
As the school year comes to an end, so does our beloved Distance Learning Farm Care program. This was a new adventure for us and our students will agree that this year did not come without some unique hurdles. However, looking back at the year we have shared together, it is amazing to see
This August Farm Discovery partnered with 5 first grade PVUSD teachers in a Science Learning Leaders institute that was designed to connect classroom teachers with local environmental educators to develop a new 5E’s, NGSS aligned lesson plan that will start and end in the classroom sandwiched by an engaging exploration of the farm in between.
We have had a packed May at Farm Discovery. We have had three spring farm immersions with Waldorf schools in the area, and one High School Service trip. These third graders come to stay and work on the farm for 3 days, and 2 nights. We had these students help setting up irrigation, mulching, harvesting,
