Food Education

An integral piece of Pie Ranch’s vision is to grow the next generation of food systems leaders in their home communities.

Pie Ranch is open and welcoming visiting groups! Please email nina@pieranch.org if you are interested in bringing a group to Pie Ranch.

Pie Ranch has been partnering with public schools since 2005 when it began working with the youth at Mission High School in San Francisco.  In its first year the Youth Program served 50 students; now it reaches more than 500-1000 young people each year.

Pie Ranch offers sliding scale, fee-for-service programs for K-12 schools.  We seek to help students make cross-curricular connections that attempt to advance a comprehensive understanding of how the food we eat has economic, social, environmental and political implications—on the micro and macro level. All our youth programs take place at the main Pie Ranch location at 2080 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero.

We offer one-time visits to the ranch for school-age children and youth to experience a working farm; to glean a basic understanding of where their food comes from and most importantly to build a connection to nature.  All one-time visitors receive an introduction to the concept of food justice. Repeat and overnight visits are encouraged so that youth can witness the changing of the seasons on the farm, participate in farm chores or a pie bake to gain a deeper appreciation for what it takes to produce food from the soil and in the kitchen, and to build trust and respect for our food, the land and the relationships that nourish us all.  

Corporate groups and private parties can assist us in our quest to transform the food system by scheduling weddings, luncheons, team builders and U-picks here at Pie Ranch!  Funds generated by site rentals and corporate programming help support the Youth Program as well as the Farmer Pathways “slices” of Pie Ranch’s mission.

Please contact nina@pieranch.org for more information on scheduling a wedding, holding team-building activities on the farm or youth programming and school-age visits. You may also click on the link below for youth programming descriptions.