On March 22nd, the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program will host the 5th annual Sheep to Shawl Fair at Live Earth Farm. Professional shearer, Bruce Wool, will demonstrate his trade throughout the day, while his wife spins yarn alongside him. Guests will participate in hands-on demonstrations of every part of the process of making wool [...]
"Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our children's health (and also, by the way, in our own)." -Richard Louv
Happy Holidays! Can you believe the New Year is almost here? Help us get ready for the 2014 tour season by raising $5000 before the end of the year. We have raised $2171 which means we have $2829 to raise in the next 4 days! Please make a tax deductible donation to the Live Earth [...]
Peter Hay Golf Course care of www.tripadvisor.com We need someone from the Live Earth Farm and Discovery Program community to golf for us. Chevron Shoot-Out Qualifier Birdies for Charity participants are invited to qualify and potentially earn up to $50,000 through the Chevron Shoot-Out Qualifier. The Qualifier will be held on Saturday, January [...]
This week we are wishing the best to Grace as she moves on. Grace is from the area, so we won't lose her entirely. Grace has spent a little over a year and a half pouring her heart into running all of the education programs at Live Earth Farm, which means almost all of you [...]
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela
We have received 13 of the 15 donations we need by December 31, 2013 to qualify for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am Chevron Shoot-Out Qualifier. We have raised $2171 towards our goal of $5000 by the end of the year. In 2013, 57% of the students we taught to build a healthy plate of plant-based [...]
How about that weather!? The garden and teaching fields are looking pretty bare after that frost, but we always find interesting things to learn about with the students who come to the farm. Testing Water Quality at the Mouth of the Pajaro River in Winter 2011 Last week we began our winter rotation [...]
As the year comes to a close, and the Holiday season reaches a fever pitch, I can't help but let it influence me a little bit. Brainstorming recipe ideas on the farm, I asked my colleague, Laura, what we had an abundance of in the cooler. She told me that we are loaded with romanesco [...]
LEFDP Pledges to spend every dollar raised on #GivingTuesday, December 3rd, 2013 to bring kids to the farm to learn to grow and choose food that is healthy for themselves, for their community and for the environment. The Banana Slug String Band will help with a 10% discount and 10% donation on CD purchases and [...]
