SECOND SATURDAY WORK PARTY OCTOBER 12 from 9:00 am - Noon PLEASE JOIN US at 1221 Calle Joaquin. Help maintain our educational garden, solve problems, learn new skills and take home veggies. We'll be preparing the ground for a new Food Forest/Orchard at the entrance to the Farm and getting the site spruced up for... |
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In partnership with the Pacific Beach Continuation High School FARM Class', our Inaugural Farm Box Delivery took place on October 3, 2019. Under the direction of Guest Entrepreneurship Teacher, Jen Dudley and Board Member Kayla Rutland, and with the support of grants from the Sprouts Foundation and Pacific Premier Bank, this program allows students to learn about post-harvest processing, packaging and marketing their agricultural products. |
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It also provides the opportunity to design, establish and run a small pop-up business within one marking period, covering key business concepts.
In the first box, students packed a diverse selection of veggies and herbs that they and City Farm subtenants Javier Magana, Corey Richmond, and Tree Lees grew. Students designed and produced flyers, boxes and labels.
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20 pre-ordered boxes were delivered to happy customers at the PBHS campus.
The Farm Box program will continue throughout this academic year, with one box distribution for each marking period. The Holiday Box will be ready in time for the holidays, with delivery sometime early to mid December. To reserve your box in the next round, visit this pre-order page. If we have more sign-ups than boxes, we'll let you know and put you on a waitlist. |
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15 Cal Poly Week of Welcome first-year student volunteers devoted a Saturday morning to spreading wood chips around our Solar Array and prospective entry-orchard area. |
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Afterwards they got to Barbeque and munch corn they picked from the student garden. |
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Two days later a sold-out group of 30 seniors from Lifelong Learners of the Central Coast attended a two-hour farm tour and discussion with ED Steven Marx and Education Coordinator Teresa Lees |
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For the whole story in pictures, check out our Flickr site and/or our Instagram feed. |
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