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Tell Us Your Story
Thousands of you have visited Slide Ranch over the years and everyone has a special memory of Slide Ranch that brings back a heartfelt grin. Please tell us your story so we can share it with others.
Program Participants
Did you attend one of our field trips or summer camps the past? What do remember the most? Did Slide Ranch inspire you at school, in your home or community or later on? Email office @ slideranch .org to tell us when you came to Slide Ranch, your favorite memory and what you’re doing now.
Teachers in Residence and Staff
Did you live or work at Slide Ranch in the past? Many past staff and participants have gone on to pursue livelihoods that were inspired by their experiences at Slide Ranch. Email office @ slideranch .org to tell us when you worked at Slide Ranch, what you loved about your experience and what you’re doing now.
Here is a partial list of past Teachers in Residence and what they’re doing now. Add your story now.
2005 TIRs
Leah S. — Hayward School District, gardening and nutrition program teacher.
Johanna S. — Hayward School District, gardening and nutrition program teacher.
Moana M. — Theology graduate program in the East Bay
Mandy O. — Teaching ESL, South America
Sonya H. — USDA Researcher, studies environmentally-friendly ways to control invasive weeds
Cairns O. — Natural foods co-op
Julie G. — Site Coordinator at San Joaquin Outdoor School (on Peninsula)
Bethany W. — Special education classroom aide in Mill Valley
Susan W. — Youth social justice organization in Portland
2004 TIRs
Paige P. — Marin
Organic, Program Associate (prior to this worked as naturalist
in Hosteling Adventure Program in the Headlands; also taught
students on boats docked in SF)
Liz H. — Outdoor
ed school teacher in Boulder Creek (near Santa Cruz)
Nicole S. — Girls
Inc., Program Coordinator
Hannah F. — Did
UCSC Agroecology program; now a City Slicker Farms intern & sells
for farmers at Farmers Market
Rachel B. — Earning
masters in education at Bank Street College of Education in
NYC; teaching own class this year (prior to this, worked as
teachers aide at Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland)
Diana A. — Was
at Redefining Progress, now working at a social justice organization
in the East Bay
Laura B. — Doing
outreach & education with a Native American food justice
organization based in the Bay Area
Jackie O. — Food
and drug safety program associate with the government accountability
project in DC
2003 TIRs
Steve B. — Animal
Care Manager at Hidden Villa
Carol G. — Director,
Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm, Louisville KY
Jessica W. — Preschool
teacher in Minnesota
Molly B. — CSA
manager, Eatwell Farm
Shannon R. — Former
GROW Hartford program director, currently working to establish
educational program at aunt’s CSA in the Pacific Northwest
Shannon S. — New
mom
Isaac — Teaches
in Napa
2002 TIRs
Corey B. — Site
Coordinator for Hayward Unified School District gardening and
nutrition program, has worked there for years. Also
lives at and helps run Sustaining Ourselves Locally in Oakland
Deepa I. — Used
to be garden educator at an under-resourced school in Marin.
Lives at and helps run Sustaining Ourselves Locally in Oakland
Amy Z. — Was
Compost Educator at Garden for the Environment, now working
toward masters in horticultural therapy
Vic V. — Headlands
Institute naturalist
Joe M. — Arizmendi
bakery co-op worker; serves on board of NOBAWC (Network of Bay
Area Worker Coops), as well (also worked for the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees Union in Boston)
Alicia M. — Did
UCSC Agroecology program
2001 TIRs
Jessica M. — CSA
farm manager in Montana
Amy L. — PhD
candidate at UCSB – geography
2000 TIRs
Amy F. — CSA
farm manager in Colorado
Erin C. — Urban
Ecology Educator, Crissy Field Center
Stacey P. — “Chicken” also
did the UCSC Agroecology program and
worked as Compost Educator at the Garden for the Environment.
Tina W. — Was
manager of the Cane River Farmers Market in Natchitoches Louisiana
Chelsea A. — Teaching
kindergarten in a private school nearby (has brought class to
Slide)
Elise F. — Doula
and yoga instructor in Durango Colorado
Lydia D. — Taught
at a Waldorf school in Vermont
Earlier years of TIRs
Duffy
R. — Headlands
Institute, Program Director
Leah S. — Marin
Food Systems Project & Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Juliana
K. — Was
at DiversityWorks, now teaching
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