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At Food Exploration & Discovery, we cultivate healthy ecosystems through education and community partnerships by nurturing sustainable spaces in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Free plants & compost to take home, make & take a worm bin, lots of community resources, and education on the edible food recovery and food waste law SB 1383

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

October 11, 2025

Arcadia Compostpalooza
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Support Food ED sites by participating on Make A Difference Day, hosted by Volunteer Center of San Gabriel Valley!

Available Sites:
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Monrovia
Wild Rose Elementary School, Monrovia

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

October 25, 2025

Make a Difference Day
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Education

We provide grades K-12 with cross-curricular garden, environmental, sustainablility, and food science education with trained educators. Our education programs outside of schools can be found all over the San Gabriel Valley.

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Community

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We partner with communities to provide community gardens, compost bins, events, workshops, volunteer service days and more!

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Programs
In 2024 we...
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gave over 3200 students a garden-based climate education

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diverted 42 tons of organic food waste form landfills

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organized over 1300 volunteers for climate action

Get Involved
Programs

Join us at one of our many events and workshops! We host a variety of topics related to gardening, food, composting, and so much more! 

Interested in helping your community? Join us for a fun, educational, and meaningful day of stewardship! Please inquire if you're interested in custom and corporate volunteer opportunities, and volunteer day sponsorship is always welcome! 

Contact us if you're interested in bringing a garden to your school, community garden to your city, hosting a Food ED event, or anything else! 

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