We are very fortunate to live in Encinitas and to be located very close to one of the pre-eminent school facilities in the country, the EUSD Farm Lab, located on Quail Gardens Drive just north of Paseo de las Verdes. This facility was launched in 2013 and the district’s Farm to School program has grown into one of the most celebrated in the nation. Encinitas was the first public school district in the country to own a California Certified Organic Farmers-certified organic farm. The 10-acre property on Quail Gardens Drive serves a dual purpose as both a fully operational regenerative organic farm and as a living classroom where all EUSD students engage in hands-on environmental learning on the DREAMS (design, research, engineering, art, math and science) campus on the property.

On average, Farm Lab supplies more than 12,000 pounds of organic produce annually for daily salad bars and scratch-made meals across all nine EUSD schools. According to the news release, a record-breaking 17,000 pounds of produce was harvested during the 2024-25 school year. Students enjoy fresh, home-grown produce, everything from lettuce, carrots, broccoli, corn and potatoes to seasonal fruits like apples, peaches, plums and melons.

To learn more, you can read about the Farm Lab in the attached article from the San Diego Union-Tribune:

Encinitas students enjoy fresh Farm Lab produce daily as part of Farm to School program