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Youth Programs includes activities such as scavenger hunts, art projects, garden projects, pizza cook-offs, and work on the farm. Children harvest food, cook and eat what they grow, and can earn EARTH HERO badges for learning skills such as growing trees, harvesting veggies, keeping bees, and making compost. The program also offers Pre-K Playgroup, a Homeschool Group, and Summer Nature Camp, where children learn about native plants and animals through play, stories, songs, cooking, art, science, and gardening.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Nature camp typically runs from late June thru early August, Monday–Friday from 9 am to 3 pm, with an option for early drop-off at 8:30 am and/or extended care until 5 pm.
The purpose of Plant & Soul California (PASCA) is to collaborate with stakeholders to build a network of carbon-neutral urban land use models that will demonstrate to others that local solutions can solve the Global Climate Emergency, the Ecological Crisis, the Soil Crisis, and Nature Deficit Disorder among youth. Youth Programs are part of ELSEE, which has an educational garden and living laboratory and a set of curriculum to reconnect youth with nature. Sliding-scale scholarships for campers are offered on a first come, first served basis for one week of camp, and scholarship applications will be available when registration opens in March 2025.
Hester is an Experimental Regenerative Organic Agriculture (ROA) farm used for teaching, training, and research, and it is run by community volunteers, college interns, and high school students. PASCA will participate in the Rose Garden Farmers’ Market selling produce grown at Hester Farm and a variety of specialty items. The organization offers several volunteer opportunities at PASCA gardens, including monthly volunteer training and a weekly volunteer social, and serves students from local, national, and international colleges and universities.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Nature camp typically runs from late June thru early August, Monday–Friday from 9 am to 3 pm, with an option for early drop-off at 8:30 am and/or extended care until 5 pm.
The purpose of Plant & Soul California (PASCA) is to collaborate with stakeholders to build a network of carbon-neutral urban land use models that will demonstrate to others that local solutions can solve the Global Climate Emergency, the Ecological Crisis, the Soil Crisis, and Nature Deficit Disorder among youth. Youth Programs are part of ELSEE, which has an educational garden and living laboratory and a set of curriculum to reconnect youth with nature. Sliding-scale scholarships for campers are offered on a first come, first served basis for one week of camp, and scholarship applications will be available when registration opens in March 2025.
Hester is an Experimental Regenerative Organic Agriculture (ROA) farm used for teaching, training, and research, and it is run by community volunteers, college interns, and high school students. PASCA will participate in the Rose Garden Farmers’ Market selling produce grown at Hester Farm and a variety of specialty items. The organization offers several volunteer opportunities at PASCA gardens, including monthly volunteer training and a weekly volunteer social, and serves students from local, national, and international colleges and universities.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
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