Integrated development

Slide Ranch is a non-profit agricultural and environmental education center located just north of San Francisco.



Mission Statement

Every bite of food connects us to the soil, sun, water, and air, and to the people who work to feed us. Slide Ranch teaches respect and responsibility

for sustaining these connections.



Philosophy & Teaching Method

Slide Ranch uses food to teach about sustainability and to demonstrate a vision of humans in balance with nature. At Slide Ranch, we teach practical lessons about basic human needs - food, clothing, and community - in order to promote:

1) an awareness of agriculture, its processes and products

2) a more sustainable use of natural resources

3) a personal sense of connection to the natural world

4) healthy relationships with others and with the environment



At Slide Ranch our educational emphasis is on firsthand experience and exploration. Participants are encouraged to touch, taste, smell, hear and observe the animals, plants, sea life and earth. We focus on respecting the plants and animals at Slide Ranch, as well as each other. By exploring subjects such as animal care, agriculture, and ecosystems, participants are given the chance to consider their interdependence with other living creatures, and their role and responsibilities as humans. We strive to create a sense of belonging to the natural world for all who visit Slide Ranch. We use the garden, compost, animals, hiking trails and tidepools to teach people the concepts involved in organic food production, resource conservation and recycling, animal husbandry, open space conservation and the responsibility that we all have in sustaining a healthy environment.