Education
Learn, grow and connect through local food.
JCFC offers hands-on education for all ages, from cooking and gardening to farm-to-school experiences and community classes. Explore current opportunities below, or find more ways to participate in our local food system.
Visit our educational program video archive for past cooking and gardening tips with delicious recipes!
Sponsor A Class - Cooking Fresh
‘Cooking Fresh’ classes are for anyone wanting to learn how to make delicious food with the bounty from your own garden and local farms. Whether you have years of experience cooking or are just getting started, these demonstrations will help you make a great meal from whatever is in season. Each class brings a combination of basic cooking skills with simple suggestions and recipes for you to take home . . . and there’s always a tasting session!
Contact us about scheduling a Cooking Fresh class with your organization!
This is a tremendous skill building opportunity for all ages and SO MUCH FUN!
Adults - Kids - Classrooms - Employee Wellness - Health Centers and More!
Farm to School
We believe in hands-on learning!
Download our Farm to School Curriculum Catalog and submit the program interest form to discuss how we can help support your student’s education.
Our curriculum ranges widely connecting many disciplines and skill building with agriculture. Let us know what you are looking for!
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Available October - March
Each visit provides a short instructional lesson followed by a hands on activity and/or tasting opportunity in the classroom or school garden if available. Some lessons have multiple activity options to build a customized experience for each class. Lessons may be used stand alone to introduce a new unit or provide enrichment to an ongoing project.
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Available April - May
Farm Tours provide an engaging combination of physical exercise, sensory stimulation and hands on learning while students rotate through activity stations presented by our educators. With plenty of time for discovery, students will breathe in a snapshot of life on the farm. Use our catalog to select topics of interest for your class to learn during their farm tour visit. We will do our best to accommodate your request or make seasonally appropriate recommendations.
All farms tours are held at Daily Blessings Farm, aka Josephine County Farm Collective's food hub. We are located 8 miles west of Grants Pass off highway 199.
Busses drop students off at Bonnie Lane for a easy 1/4 mile walk to Daily Blessings Farm.
Packed lunches may be stored in our walk in cooler. An outhouse and handwashing stations are provided.
Now Accepting Applications for Youth Organization Pumpkin Patch Sponsorships!
Do you have space to grow pumpkins? Do you want to integrate pumpkins into your curriculum, lunch program, or fundraising plan? If so, Josephine County Farm Collective would like to sponsor your school or youth organization’s pumpkin patch in 2026.
Rural living can be hard! These classes explore topics for those interested in growing your own food, protecting natural resources, resiliency during difficult times and agricultural small farm entrepreneurship. Let’s learn together!
Home Gardening & Agricultural Business Development
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