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VENTURA — Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG), host of annual Farm Day events in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and student agriculture education programs, is launching “Farm Day Every Day,” a series of free community events alternating at farms in both counties.
The program kicks off at Petty Ranch in Saticoy on Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Visitors will tour the Petty Farm avocado orchard with farm manager Chris Sayer to learn the secrets of successfully growing avocados. The event includes hands-on activities at SEEAG’s Farm to Food Lab, where children can participate in an insect hunt, visit a vermicompost (worm) station and plant seedlings. Ten attendees will win avocado trees through a drawing.
Farm Day Every Day is a year-round initiative that focuses on building the connection between the public and local farms.
“Many Farm Day visitors told us that they wish they had more time to spend at the farms they visit,” says Caitlin Paulus-Case, SEEAG executive director. “Farm Day Every Day will give them a more immersive experience to learn about our local working farms. Agriculture has evolved over the decades. Farm Day Every Day is an opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at today’s sustainable farming practices that increase crop production while helping the environment.”
The next Farm Day Every Day will be in Santa Barbara County. Farm Day Every Day events are limited to 50 attendees. To learn how to register and view upcoming locations, go to https://www.seeag.org/farm-day-every-day.
For more information, call 805-892-8155 or emailseeag.education@seeag.org.
About SEEAG
Founded in 2008, Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that aims to help young students understand the origins of their food by bridging the gap between agriculture and consumption through its agricultural education programming. SEEAG’s “The Farm Lab” program teaches schoolchildren about the origins of their food and the importance of local farmland by providing schools with classroom agricultural education and free field trips to farms. Through this and other SEEAG programs, over 100,000 elementary school students in Central and Southern California have increased their understanding of the food journey. For more information, visit www.seeag.org or email Caitlin Paulus-Case, caitlin@seeag.org