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“Why do you
keep your
radishes in
the dirt?”
– Richmond, California 3rd grader 2014
Meet Slide Ranch—an educational farm that has played a vital role in teaching kids about food production and ecology since 1970.
Nestled in the crook of a hill just 10 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, and a stone’s throw from Muir Beach, is a very special farm overlooking the Paci c Ocean. ere are many farms along the coast in Northern California, but there are none quite like this one. Meet Slide Ranch, a farm solely dedicated to inspiring children and youth to love nature and live healthily and sustainably.
For 45 years, Slide Ranch has been connect- ing children to nature and food. Today’s ac- tivities t with the California Department
of Education’s science and environmental education standards, and what they teach now is as relevant today as it was then. For four decades, children have experienced farm activities like milking goats, caring for chickens, harvesting and preparing vegeta- bles and fruits fresh from the organic gar- den, along with studying and exploring the coastal wild lands and tide pools on its 134 acres. Environmental themes of biodiversity and interconnectedness help participants understand that they are an important part of the natural world.