Farm Smart
Farm Smart is an educational outreach program of the UC ANR Desert Research and Extension Center in Holtville, CA. This program promotes a better understanding of agriculture, the source of our food, fiber and energy, and its impact on our economy and daily lives, as well as protecting natural resources and cultivating healthy people and communities.
It began in 2001 and continues to grow and educate through the K-12 and community programs. To date, Farm Smart has reached over 200,000 people.
For more information:
- Contact Farm Smart at 760-356-3067
- 2023-2024 Farm Smart Annual Report (PDF)
- K-12 Field Trip Program: Print Your FARM SMART Field Trip Student Waivers (PDF)
Farm Smart Celebrates 20 Years of Agriculture Education in 2021
THANK YOU to our donors who make our programs possible:
- Imperial Irrigation District
- AgWest Farm Credit
- Imperial County Farm Bureau
- CA Foundation for Ag in the Classroom
- Keithly-Williams Seeds
- Golden Valley Seed
- Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Assoc.
- Imperial Valley Water
- Warne Foundation
- San Diego County Water Authority
2019 Farm to Preschool Festival
Learn more about the Farm-to-Preschool Festival
More Resources About UC DREC
- From Citrus to Centennial by Alan Robertson - History about DREC (PDF)
- 2018 USDA Food & AgScience Program
- 2017 USDA Food & AgScience Program
- Orbis International School of Mexicali visits Farm Smart