Welcome!
What is
Farm School?
We believe learning happens best when kids are outside, with their hands in the dirt, solving real problems alongside people who care about them. For eight years, we proved that on a three-acre working farm in Northern California — goats, chickens, gardens, and kids thriving in ways a classroom never let them.
Now we're doing something bigger: taking the Farm School model and adapting it for public schools, private programs, and homeschool families who want the same thing for their kids. Pasture Raised Kids is the organization behind it.
Farm School, Everywhere.
Farm School thrives as a microschool model — hands-on, nature-based, student-led, proven over eight years on a working farm. Now we're helping other communities build their own.
Microschools
Any classroom can think like Farm School. We've turned eight years of hands-on, nature-based teaching into tools and trainings educators can use wherever they teach.
Educators
Any classroom can think like Farm School. We've turned eight years of hands-on, nature-based teaching into tools and trainings educators can use wherever they teach.
Homeschool
We're partnering with public school districts to bring the Farm School approach into public education — proving it can work at scale, not just in a private setting.
Public Schools
We believe in
Educational Freedom
Parents and children should be empowered to lead their
educational journey.
Environmental Connection
Children should be educated in
harmony with their natural
environment, not separate from it.
Hands on Learning
Knowledge is the product of action. Children learn best when they are engaged in active, hands-on exploration and interaction with their environment. (Jean Piaget)
Events
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Field Trips
Tours
WELCOME TO OUR FARM
We would love to see you!
We're the team behind Farm School — hands-on, nature-based education, proven over eight years on a working farm. Today we help bring that model to public schools, private programs, and homeschool families everywhere. PRK is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
Our original farm site program is no longer enrolling. We're working on new ways for families and schools to access the model — reach out and we'll let you know as things develop.
We would love to help! Check out our resources for educators page and feel free to reach out. niki@pastureraisedkids.org
We're actively partnering with schools interested in farm-based, student-centered education. Reach out to start a conversation.
Yes — reach out and we'll share what's worked for us.
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Explore Our Impact
100+ students served
across programs
2,640 hours
of outdoor learning
26,136
locally-sourced,
scratch-cooked meals served to students
4,800 lbs of produce
grown by students
11,500 student hours
of learning in arts + music
Pasture Raised Kids began in 2018 with a group of visionary parents who imagined a more innovative approach to education. Today, we are proud to be a leader in helping catalyze a movement in revolutionizing education across the nation.
Our story shines through the children’s lives we change.