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Agency Name Farm Discovery at Live Earth
Categories Children/Youth, Education, Environment & Nature
Contact Name Haley Reitman
Agency Email Education@farmdiscovery.org
Agency Address 172 Litchfield Lane, Watsonville
Agency Phone 831 728 2032
Web Address farmdiscovery.org
Office Hours 8-4 
Distance from Campus 19.6 miles
Nearest Bus Lines 75, 72
Mission Statement Cultivating food, farming and ecological literacy among youth and families to create a healthy world through
- experiential work with food and farming in harmony with natural systems and
- building stewardship skills.
Volunteer Duties Program Docent
Program Docents help lead farm tours especially for large groups of students. Docents receive training to lead all of our field trip activity stations and learn tips and tricks for educating kids in an outdoor setting. During a field trip docents are either responsible for running one station four times with 12-15 kids, or all four stations with the same 12-15 kids all morning. Field trips are currently offered on Monday and Friday Mornings September through Thanksgiving and April through the end of the school year.

Garden Docent
Garden Docents help maintain our 1/3 acre Discovery Garden and surrounding Discovery Fields. With help and training from our staff, docents prepare beds, plant, harvest, propagate, mulch paths, and occasionally work with students in our educational spaces. Garden Docents are also welcome to join training sessions for Program Docents to learn our activities and outdoor education tips and tricks.

Event Docent
Event Docents act as ambassadors of our farm, lead learning stations, collect parking fees, set-up and clean-up during our 4 annual community events in March, June, September, and October.

Photographers/Bloggers
Photographs are an important tool for telling our story. We need photographers to take photos of our farm tours and events. The subject matter is inspiring and easy to make look good. Who doesn’t love babies in vegetable patches, farm animals and glorious natural landscapes? We would welcome as many volunteers as are interested in helping us record our achievements.
Notes 10/23/17