About Jessica Ridgeway

Jessica is the director of the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program. Seed to Mouth, Farm to Fork, Child to Community Connections. Email Jessica with inquiries about the educational aims and activities at the farm.

Rice Paper Wraps

These rice paper wraps are a go to for me in the summer months when I crave something light. They are fun, colorful, easy, and a great way to pack in the veggies. The ingredients are simple and fresh. And your kiddos will love to create so many different variations. https://elsaswholesomelife.wordpress.com/ Rice Paper [...]

By |2016-05-31T16:57:07-07:00May 31st, 2016|Discover This!, Family Friendly Recipes|Comments Off on Rice Paper Wraps

Summer Camps For All at Live Earth Farm

We will be kicking off our Spring Fund Drive at the Sheep to Shawl Fair to raise scholarship funds for Farm Discovery Summer Camps and Spring Field Trips. Please consider a meaningful contribution to help us transform kids relationships to food and farming.

By |2016-03-04T16:37:38-08:00March 4th, 2016|Discover This!, Get Involved|Comments Off on Summer Camps For All at Live Earth Farm

The Live Earth Farm Discovery Program Has a New Moniker!

LEFDP was long even as an acronym, not to mention The Live Earth Farm Discovery Program. In connection with a year long strategic planning process we are undergoing we have come up with a slightly new name that gets at the essence of what we do, we are now more portable as. . . . [...]

By |2017-01-18T14:47:51-08:00March 4th, 2016|Discover This!|Comments Off on The Live Earth Farm Discovery Program Has a New Moniker!

Williams College Farm Discovery

Williams Colleges students help build a compost pile. In January Farm Discovery hosted students from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts for two weeks of working and studying sustainable farming at Live Earth Farm. Their work in the fields lead to high level discussions about the serious issues surrounding our food system. The students explored [...]

By |2016-02-27T10:53:13-08:00February 25th, 2016|Discover This!, Notes from the Field Classroom|Comments Off on Williams College Farm Discovery

Root Vegetable Soup

Although it currently feels like summer, I am crossing my fingers for a few more rains in March. I’ve definitely been yearning for those cold evenings when I curl up by the wood stove with a big, warm bowl of soup. While it was chilly and wet in January I frequently found comfort in this [...]

By |2016-02-27T10:17:21-08:00February 25th, 2016|Discover This!, Family Friendly Recipes|Comments Off on Root Vegetable Soup

Farm Discovery Hosts Annual Sheep to Shawl Fair at Live Earth Farm

     On March 19st, newly renamed, Farm Discovery at will host the 7th annual Sheep to Shawl Fair at Live Earth Farm. Local organizations, businesses and experts will provide hands-on demonstrations of every part of the process of making wool into clothing and art. Spin, Dye, Card, Felt, Knit, Crochet and Weave your way to [...]

By |2016-02-26T10:47:09-08:00February 23rd, 2016|Discover This!, Looking Forward|Comments Off on Farm Discovery Hosts Annual Sheep to Shawl Fair at Live Earth Farm

Free Family Nutrition Workshops

The Live Earth Farm Discovery Program is partnering with certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant, Sarah Ahern, to offer free weekly nutrition workshops this winter. Beginning Saturday, February 6th, these family friendly workshops will focus on how to eat seasonally, organically, unrefined, and locally. Through cooking demos and the exploration of the fields and garden at the [...]

By |2016-01-23T12:19:52-08:00January 23rd, 2016|Discover This!|Comments Off on Free Family Nutrition Workshops
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