Activity Cards

Are you an IRC Volunteer who wants to know more about what happens AFTER all the seed gets picked? How do we clean and store our harvests? And how is Nursery growing different than the field growing? Are you interested in the Farm Steward program and what goes on behind the scenes during Summer at the IRC’s Native Seed Farm?

Come get some answers as you join Native Seed Farm Staff for this enriching, informational and hands-on training! You will learn about seed cleaning, processing, and storage techniques from start-to-finish.  You’ll get hands-on practice with all our seed cleaning tools, and you’ll get to try your hand at planting native shrub or grass seeds into specialty containers.

This training counts towards the Farm Steward  training track, but it’s also open to any IRC Volunteers who are simply curious to know more about native plants & the Farm. No commitment required!

Are you an IRC Volunteer or IRC Trainee with a “brown thumb”? Or do you have a “green thumb” that’s itching for an opportunity? Curious about native plants and what goes on at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s Native Seed Farm? Join Farm staff for this exploratory session, where we will learn more about the amazing abilities of native plants, and how you and the Native Seed Farm can work together for the plants and the land you love.

This introduction acts as the first step on the Farm Steward  training tracks, but it’s also open to any IRC Volunteers who are simply curious to know more about native plants & the Farm. No commitment required!

Looking for a way to give back to Nature? Craving the crispy sweet smell of the hillsides in summer? 

Then sign up to help behind the scenes at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s one-of-a-kind Native Seed Farm in Irvine!  You will be harvesting seeds from quirky summer wildflowers such as vinegarweed, yellow pincushions, and California buckwheat. 

Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself,  and all other tools and training with be provided!  You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work.

Reviewing the 1-5 Difficulty Ratings will help you evaluate your readiness to participate in this Level 1 activity.