Farm Discovery at Live Earth is a nonprofit organization working in the Pajaro Valley community to empower youth and families to build and sustain healthy food, farming, social and natural systems.
Our home, Live Earth Farm, is a 150 acre patchwork of working organic farm, riparian corridor, oak and redwood forest in the Pajaro Valley of Santa Cruz County, California.
* We steward our working farm and its wild spaces as an environmentally and economically viable piece of the food system and a learning space.
* We grow and deliver nutritious, organic food with students for community members most in need – seniors, veterans, foster youth, farmworkers and more
Santa Cruz County Parks Camps
Art & Science Camps
Art Studio 95003 - Designed to introduce various media to participants, build drawing and painting skills, and instill a life-long love for creating art. Students will have a chance to express themselves using a variety of techniques in the following areas: drawing, painting, printmaking and collage.
Science Exploration - Are you looking for a fun time this summer? Have you ever wanted to launch a rocket? Are you curious about how our muscles work, or the difference between acids and bases? Would you like to hike in a creek? You could do all this and more at this NEW science camp, which has a fun, hands-on science focus. We’ll also enjoy active games everyday.
La Selva Beach Summer Camp - Register your 6-12 year old child for a fun-filled summer of games, arts; crafts, sports, cooking, field trips, and SUMMER ADVENTURE TRIPS! Participants will be divided into groups for age-appropriate activities. The staff to child ratio is 1:14 or less on site and 1:8 for field trips.
Day Camps at Quail Hollow Ranch
Baseball Camps at Polo Grounds County Park
Zombie Camp - You will learn how to protect yourself and your fellow villagers from zombies with essential stealth and survival skills. Learn how to find shelter, shoot an arrow, forage for edibles, locate drinking water, pack a bug-out bag, develop emergency plans, and a variety of other skills (like orienteering and first aid) you’ll need to be prepared to survive a zombie invasion!
Santa Cruz SPCA Camps
We are so excited to invite students to our 1-year-old SPCA animal shelter to spend seven weeks in camp with us this year! Students will learn about our shelter does for the animals in our care and for the community, they will meet many different types of animals from all over our community, and they will learn about care and advocacy for both our pets and our local wildlife. Many of the learning pieces are taught through art, play and hands on experience. This is the perfect experience for those looking to work with animals in the future, who just want to learn more about animals of all kinds and who want to spend time with other animal lovers like themselves!
- Please only sign up for only one week of camp! Our camps are somewhat repetitive and are meant for one-week registration only!
- Also, please make sure that you are signing up students in the right week for their age group. Anyone joining an alternate week than their age allows must receive approval from our Humane Education Coordinator, 831-566-3753.
Here are the weeks that camp is offered:
Session 1 June 6th-10th (going into1st-3rd grades)
Session 2 June 13th-17th (going into 4th-6th grades)
Session 3 June 20th-24th (going into 1st-3rd grades)
Session 4 June 27th-July 1st (going into 4th-6th grades)
Session 5 July 11th-15th (going into 1st-3rd grades)
Session 6 July 18th-22nd (going into 4th-6th grades)
Session 7 July 25th-29th (Teen Camp-ages 13-18)
Camp is from 9am to 3pm every day. The cost for one full week of camp is $350.
