Courtesy of Farm Discovery at Live Earth
FRESH DELIVERY During the pandemic, Farm Discovery created a food distribution program, DECEMBER 10 -16, 2021 | PAJARO VALLEY MAGAZINE
sending produce from Live Earth Farm to various organizations to help feed the community.
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Pajaro Valley nonprofit embraces the giving season
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ajaro Valley nonprofit Farm Discovery at Live Earth is inviting the community to celebrate another successful year of farm-based education for local youth. The organization aims to empower young people and their families to build and sustain healthy food, farming, social and natural systems. Children and teens learn farming skills, develop environmental literacy and build
healthy relationships with their food. During the pandemic, most of Farm Discovery’s programs, projects and field trips were canceled or postponed. But that didn’t stop them from looking for ways to help the community. “A lot of changes happened during Covid,” said Executive Director Jessica Ridgeway. “We had a really booked field trip season for that Spring, but all that shut down. We realized … much
