Understanding Watershed Health through Food and Community
Farms to Fishes is
Farms to Fishes is a collaborative environmental education project of the
Wild Farm Alliance made possible through a grant from NOAA's B-WET Program. Through classroom sessions and field trips that focus on agriculture, natural areas, and the impact of human activities on ocean health, students examined the connections between food grown on the land and the fish we eat, learning first-hand why it matters to protect watersheds and conserve marine resources.
Farms to Fishes was built on a network of students, teachers, volunteers, and farm educators. We worked regularly with students from Santa Cruz Montessori’s Junior High program (Wavecrest), EA Hall Middle School, Renaissance High, and Watsonville High. Collaboration with the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program extended the limits of possibilities by allowing us to get our hands dirty at a diverse, sustainable farm and take an active role in stewardship. An ongoing partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Student Oceanography Club and WATCH (Watsonville Area Teens Conserving Habitat) programs afforded further opportunity to work with students from all over the Central Coast. 
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