Workshops & Special Events

Worm Composting 101

Come to Farm Discovery to learn the basics of vermicomposting (worm composting). Instructor Emily will cover the topics of supplies, setting up your system, and the science behind worm composters. 

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Crafting Your Own Jam and Tea

In this workshop, we’ll show you how to whip up your own delicious jams using farm-fresh strawberries. Learn about our tea garden and create your own tea blend. No fancy equipment or culinary expertise required – just bring your love for homemade goodies.Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned pro, our workshop is all about having fun. Bring your mom or a friend for an afternoon of simple delights. Materials and gift wrapping supplies will be provided.

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Flower U-Pick & Bouquet Arranging

Come and enjoy a day in the Farm Discovery field picking your flowers for a bouquet-arranging extravaganza. Arrange bouquets with color theory, textures, and fresh scents for a sweet summer day.

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Past Workshops & Special Events

Holiday Party at Slice Project

December 14, 2023, 4 pm – December 14, 2023, 8 pm

Slice Project | 300 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076

Holiday Party
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Sip ‘n Shop at Ethos

December 9, 2023, 12 pm – December 9, 2023, 4 pm

Ethos | 101 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA 95010

Ethos Sip n' Shop

Wreath Workshop

December 9, 2023, 12 pm – December 9, 2023, 2 pm

172 Litchfield Lane, Watsonville, CA, 95076

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Relax and Recharge this Holiday season with this hands-on wreath making workshop at Farm Discovery at Live Earth Farm.

This workshop includes everything you need to create your own winter wreath: locally sourced greens, pods, fall foliage, tools, and instruction from Farm Discovery staff. There’s nothing more gratifying than learning a new skill and supporting a local organization. We are limiting this workshop to 15 people to allow ample creative space for all.

Come immerse yourself in nature, meet new friends, and decorate your home naturally!

We look forward to seeing you on our organic family farm in Watsonville, CA!

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Sip ‘n Shop at Home/Work

December 3, 2023, 12 pm – December 3, 2023, 4 pm

Home/Work 1100 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz, CA

Home Work Sip n Shop

Apple-Palooza

November 11, 2023, 12 pm – November 11, 2023, 2 pm

172 Litchfield Lane, Watsonville, CA, 95076

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Get your hands dirty and immerse yourself in the world of apples as we embark on an orchard adventure. Learn the age-old art of apple cider making using a traditional apple press, where you’ll crush and press apples to create your very own cider. During this time we’ll sample different varieties of apples we grow on the farm.

Next, we’ll take a tour of the farm and meet our farm animals and harvest what is growing in our fields.

Come ready to embrace the crisp, autumn vibes and take home your freshly made cider and harvest. Don’t miss out on this apple extravaganza – reserve your spot today!

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Spooky Halloween Pie Workshop

October 28, 2023, 12 pm – October 28, 2023, 3 pm

172 Litchfield Lane, Watsonville, CA, 95076

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Are you ready to conjure up some hauntingly delicious pies? Join us for an unforgettable culinary adventure where we’ll teach you the art of crafting pies that are as spooky as they are scrumptious.

Our expert bakers will guide you through every step, from creating spine-chilling pie crusts to conjuring up eerie fillings. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned baker, this workshop is perfect for all skill levels.

Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume and embrace the spooky spirit! Bring your friends and family along for a ghoulishly good time. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn, bake, and indulge in some devilishly tasty treats.

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Wood Fired Pizza Making

September 9, 2023, 10 am – September 9, 2023, 1 pm

172 Litchfield Ln. Watsonville, CA, 95076

Join us in the kitchen first for a pizza dough workshop. After, enjoy a guided tour through our organic family farm; visit our chickens, play with our Pygmy goats and meet our cow, Bella. During the tour you will visit our education spaces like the Discovery Garden and learn about the importance of eating seasonally.

Then join us at our cob oven when it reaches 500°. We will make a seasonal pizza, while learning the techniques of cooking with fire and coals in our oven made of sand, straw and clay!

Enjoy the flavors of the season with a pizza picnic on the farm with friends and family!

We look forward to seeing you on our organic family farm!

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Flower Crown Making

April 1, 2023, 11 am – April 1, 2023, 12 pm

172 Litchfield Ln. Watsonville, CA, 95076

Celebrate the start of spring by spending a morning surrounded by fresh flowers, learning a new craft, and leave with a beautiful cheerful flower crown. Afterwards we will enjoy a guided tour of our organic family farm, visiting the farm animals and harvesting some vegetables.

No experience is necessary, we’ll walk you through each step.  This workshop is open to adults and children.

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Saturday, June 29, 1pm-5pm – Vegan French Baking & Wine Pairing Class: Sweet and Savory Tarts & Galettes

June 29, 2019, 1 am – June 29, 2019, 5 am

Farm Discovery 172 Litchfield Lane Watsonville

Vegan Baking Class

June 29th 1-5pm at Farm Discovery at Live Earth Farm

Join Chef Ellie of Lavender Design + Cuisine at Farm Discovery for a delicious journey to Provence, France! In this delicious hands-on vegan baking class (dairy & egg-free, but not gluten/nut-free), you’ll make:

 

1. Strawberry Lavender Tart w/ Crushed Pistachios

2. Summer Vegetables Tart w/ Herbes de Provence

3. Plum Almond Orange Lavender Galette

4. Heirloom Cherry Tomato Galette w/ Basil-Lemon-Pistachio Pesto

5. Baby Greens, Fennel, Orange & Radish Salad with a delightful citrus-herb dressing composed of extra virgin olive oil, Meyer lemon, orange juice & rind and fresh herbs.

 

You’ll enjoy your artisanal culinary creations with McBride Sisters’ delicious wine, the Truvee Red Blend Central Coast 2013 and organic French dark roast coffee.

 

All students in this class will enjoy a delightful tour of the Farm Discovery at Live Earth’s beautiful organic garden before the start of the class. They’ll also enjoy purchasing fresh organic produce such as berries, summer veggies, herbs and flowers available for sale in the class.

 

Class fee is $175.00 and includes a bottle of the Truvee Red Blend Central Coast 2013 and a small bag of organic culinary lavender. Class runs for 4 hours and is limited to 10 students to ensure the most spectacular experience for all. Since, space is limited, early registration is highly encouraged.

Farm Yoga

May 4, 2019, 10 am – April 4, 2019, 12 pm

Farm Discovery 172 Litchfield Lane Watsonville

Join us on the farm to taste what spring has to offer for a tour & yoga class in May 4, 2019 10am-12:00pm. We will walk around the farm smelling the flowers, visiting hives and farm animals and harvesting delicious treats and fruit and vegetables to take home. Amber Battles will lead an outdoor class in a beautiful location on the farm.

A little about Amber;
Amber Battles is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. Having completed 200 hours with Hot Yoga Aptos and an additional 100 hour advanced training with Hannah Muse working towards completing 500 hrs by spring 2019.

Amber believes yoga to be a sacred practice, a discipline that acts as a remembrance and an unraveling of our true nature that tends to get buried by our busy lives. It is the cultivating of awareness, presence and consciousness through pranayama, meditation and asana.

1.5 hours of yoga and 30 minute farm tour. $30 per person. Refreshments provided.

Al Ollero Pop-up Dinner & Clay Cookware Sale

March 17, 2019, 6 am – March 17, 2019, 8 am

Farm Discovery 172 Litchfield Lane Watsonville

Orion Langdon
Kin & Kitchen

March 22, 6:30-8:30pm at Farm Discovery at Live Earth Farm

Orion Langdon will be bringing his micaceous clay cookware from Northern New Mexico for a special sale & show! Kin & Kitchen will craft a seasonal meal using clay cookware and serve us a feast on the farm followed by the pottery sale.

Orion makes hand coiled cooking vessels and cups from clay harvested in the wild, generous mountains of his current home. Orion’s work is one of many iterations of the ever evolving, centuries old tradition of pottery making in New Mexico. Micaceous clay cooking pots are beautiful, durable, hold heat well and can be used in the oven or directly on the stove-top. Orion will be showing his work, answering questions about this clay body, serving food cooked in micaceous pots and making his wares available for sale.

3-hour event is $85.00 per person.

We are also looking for volunteers, who would like to participate in the event and help us with the logistics of putting it on (you can attend for free)!

Vegetable Fermentation Workshop

February 17, 2019, 10 am – February 17, 2019, 1 am

Farm Discovery 172 Litchfield Lane Watsonville

Sunday, February 17th
10:30am-1:30pm
at Live Earth Farm
Harvest, create, and taste spring bounty on our organic family farm in Watsonville, CA!

Jessica Tunis, practiced pickler, fermenter, teacher, and writer for the popular local food blog, will lead us in creating delicious concoctions with seasonal herbs and spices to bring out the flavors of our winter produce!

Learn to create your own delicious probiotic vegetable ferments from seasonal produce, grown right here on the farm. From brine fermented carrots to sauerkraut and beyond, all the basics of vegetable fermentation will be covered!

3-hour class is $85.00 per person.

We are also looking for volunteers, who would like to participate in the workshop and help us with the logistics of putting it on (you can attend for free)!

*You can register via Airbnb Experiences or Eventbright, whichever is easiest for you!

Monthly Farm Tour & Activity

January 10, 2019, 10 am – January 10, 2019, 1 am

172 Litchfield Lane. Watsonville, CA

Upcoming Dates

Sat. January 27th & Sun. 28th

Sat. February 23th & Sun. 24th

Sun. March 31th

Sat. April 27th & Sun. 28th

What We’ll Do

Come experience the season through the eyes of a farmer. Collect fresh eggs, play with our Pygmy goats, meet our pregnant milking cow, Bella. We will enjoy a guided tour or our 100 acre organic family farm and farm-based education facilities. Our farm roads meander through orchards, oak woodlands, and redwood groves with views of the Pajaro Valley. See our solar panel array, our permaculture garden and our Discovery Garden & Fields. Learn about the importance of eating seasonally and how to prepare your pantry for the upcoming season.
Each experience will include a tour and a class on how to make the most of in season crops. From canning & fermentation to salve making, classes will go over how to enjoy a season’s bounty. Take home a sample of the class’ product and enjoy light snacks while you learn! We look forward to seeing you on our organic family farm!

Blackberry & Dry-Farmed Tomato U-pick September 1st (Date Changed!)

September 1, 2018, 10 am – September 1, 2018, 12 pm

Live Earth Farm "Lower Barn" 1275 Green Valley Road

Join us for a Family-friendly U-pick put on by Live Earth farm! Farm Discovery will be serving cold drinks and cocktails as refreshments! All proceeds go to supporting educational programs held on the farm.  After picking some of the season’s bounty sit back and enjoy being on the farm, playing in the hay-bale fort and sipping the sweetness of summer.

Pick berries for $5.00/lb and dry farmed tomatoes for $2.50/lb ($2/lb over 10lbs)

Berry Mimosas & Chevelas available for $7.00/ cocktail ($6.00 if you bring your own jar!)

For more info email: admin@farmdiscovery.org

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