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Over a hundred years ago, a farmer stuck his shovel in the dirt on a small plot of land in Goleta, California. The site has never been the same.<\/p>\n

The site is now The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, a non-profit educational facility and working organic farm. The organization aims to nurture the human spirit through interactive public programs and community services.\u00a0\"fairview1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Two years ago, Angela Miller-Bevan stepped away from her career in corporate advertising and marketing to join the Fairview Gardens team. She began as a volunteer, then worked as an assistant to the Development Director before accepting the position.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to promote the mission: to educate everyone\u2014from birth to the end of your life\u2014to know how important it is to eat the right foods and know where your food comes from. And how to eat food we can actually grow right now because we are in a drought. It\u2019s about sustainable community and keeping something alive that has been in our community for so long,\u201d says Miller-Bevan.<\/p>\n

For decades, Fairview Gardens has served the community through public programs including the Teen Permaculture Apprenticeship and the new Sprouts program.<\/p>\n

Yardi supports the Apprenticeship Program immersion experience that ranges from six to ten months. The program equips young adults with the skill needed to own and manage their own farms and farm programs.<\/p>\n

Participants explore permaculture ethics, the slow food and fiber movements, organic agriculture, watersheds, alternative economics, farmworkers\u2019 rights, herbalism, and living soils. Apprentices also learn natural dyeing, making herbal medicines, and harvesting wild edibles.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people don\u2019t know that the average age of farmers is 72. It\u2019s sad,\u201d observes Miller-Bevan. \u201cYou can\u2019t go to a computer and have a computer grow your food. It\u2019s impressive to see young adults that want to learn this, get their hands dirty and improve their way of living.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so happy for the support of companies like Yardi, that see what we\u2019re doing and they are investing in us. The more that people invest in us, the more people we can have onsite learning and then going out into other communities and sharing that,\u201d says Miller-Bevan.<\/p>\n

Sprouts! is an inclusive, natural play space for children up to three-years-old. The organic farm gives young minds the opportunity to develop lasting connections with other children, their food, and the natural world. The program is the brainchild of a former apprentice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the Sprouts! program with the toddlers and infants. It is awesome to see the parents and kids interact with the things on the farm,\u201d says Miller-Bevan. \u201cWhen my kids were young, there were very limited programs for toddlers and parents. I wanted to hang out with other moms and let my children socialize with other toddlers. This program is great for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each camp event features one specific fruit or vegetable. Youngsters begin with group songs and movement activity about the produce of the day. After those icebreakers, participants are guided through the farm for adventures in harvesting juicy fruits and vegetables, and then visiting the chicken coop. The kids use the farm ingredients to prepare a snack before enjoying free time to roam the garden.<\/p>\n

\"fairview2\"<\/a>The program has expanded from one day a week for six weeks to two days per week. The kids are always excited for camp days\u2014even on beet day.<\/p>\n

Miller-Bevan recalls, \u201cOne mom said she was so surprised that her toddler liked beets. She said, \u2018I never would\u2019ve let her try them! She loves them!\u2019 My son was surprised to see where carrots came from. I thought we had taught him this. But it took him coming to the farm and experiencing it to really understand that he knew about how vegetables grow in the earth. He got the carrot out of the ground and he loved it. Now, he only eats carrots with the green on it. He likes that natural connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fairview Gardens is helping to change the community one growing mind at a time. In 2015, more than 185 students participated in weeklong summer camp. 1,200 students enjoyed day trips for planting and harvesting carrots. These experiences help students forge a strong connection between nourishment, the earth, and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

The public is also invited to Fairview Gardens\u2019 Open House on August 30th at 5:00pm. For additional ways to show your support, visit http:\/\/www.fairviewgardens.org\/give\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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