Ranch Cast: Sweet Home Rancho
Episode 10: Mike Kurtz and John Pek from New Hope Honey Makers join us to chat with our student staff about everything bees. From their inspiring backstory to the hives they […]
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Ranch Cast: A Passion for Teaching
Episode 9: In this edition, we welcome Mirel Mejia, Vice Principal of John Muir Charter Schools. Mirel shares her remarkable story of how she came to Rancho Cielo and answers questions […]
Ranch Cast: What’s Cooking at the Ranch
Episode 8: In this edition, we welcome Executive Chef EJ Jimenez from the Drummond Culinary Academy at Rancho Cielo. Chef EJ shares his background, teaching style and vision with our […]
Ranch Cast: Artichokes and Ferraris
Episode 7: This week, the students welcome Greg Lazzerini (pictured right), local farmer and car enthusiast. Greg’s family has been a mainstay in the Salinas and Monterey area for four […]
Ranch Cast: Ensuring Tomorrow
Episode 6: A fascinating visit with John Myers, the new Director of Strategy for Rancho Cielo Endowment Fund. John takes questions from our student staff about his time with the Peace […]
Trunk or Treat, Día de los Muertos and more
Even the mini horses — yes, the mini horses (Puzzle the Pirate and Georgina the Magical Princess Pony) from our community partner Hope, Horses & Kids — stopped by Rancho […]
Ranch Cast: How We’re Growing
Episode 5: In this episode, we welcome Master Gardener Julie Lorenzen. Students quiz her on her fascinating background and discover yet another thing that makes the Ranch so very special. […]
Rancho Cielo marks 25 years of changing lives in Monterey County
After about an hour of steady drizzling, the late-afternoon sun broke through the clouds, and the Sally Hughes Church Amphitheater came alive with music and heartfelt sentiments as Rancho Cielo […]
