Our Annual Discovery Program Fundraiser, happening this Saturday, is sold out. This is a first! We are excited and grateful to receive the increased support to continue expanding our on-farm educational efforts in our community and the region.
On the farm, close to nature, where you can see how plants and animals live, the Discovery Program offers an opportunity to directly participate in growing, harvesting, and cooking to inspire a deeper connection and understanding of how food choices influence our diet, the health of our bodies, and ultimately that of our planet.
Every year over 1,500 children and young adults come to the farm to experience hands-on where and how food is grown. Less than 50 years ago we didn’t have the vast amount of processed and fast food options we have today. Our meals now are often “tainted” with processed additives, sweeteners, fats and salts, many of which are making the dubious claims of being healthy. If it was up to today’s industrial food industry, no one would be eating meals prepared and cooked “from scratch” using fresh produce, fish, meat or dairy products supplied directly from local farms.
Our mission has always been about nourishing direct relationships and experiences that put healthy sustainable food and farming at the center of what defines our social, economic, and environmental wellbeing. It is exciting to see signs that this awareness is starting to translate into an increased demand for organic, locally grown food, with more farms, grocery stores, schools, restaurants, CSAs and Farmers Markets supporting the framework of a more resilient regional food system.
Thank you for all your support to continue our farming and educational efforts on this land here in the wonderful Pajaro Valley.
