Ag Day Creative Coordination

Alameda County Agricultural History Center

Role: Concept, coordination, writing, and on-site facilitation (family audience; ages 3–adult)

I designed and coordinated three hands-on art + food activities that connected visitors to land care, farming history, and ancestral plant knowledge. The stations paired playful making with clear, accessible interpretation.

Activities

• Match the Seed — A tactile seed-to-plant game using numbered test tubes and illustrated plant cards, highlighting Ohlone stewardship, historic orchards, and local row crops.

• Pollinator Craft Station — Dowels and clothespins became “pollinator wands” and clips (bees, butterflies, moths) using tissue and construction paper, with signage on how to support pollinators at home.

• Rolled Beeswax Candles — Guided, low-mess candle making with optional wax cut-out decoration; paired with prompts about ceremonial, cultural, and everyday uses.

• Chia Pudding Station
  A food-based activity inspired by the Indigenous garden’s cultivation of chia. Visitors learned about chia as a traditional Ohlone food and seed used for energy, and sampled a simple chia pudding made with plant-based ingredients.

• Plant-a-Seed Pots
  Visitors designed and decorated their own “pots” using recycled materials and construction paper, then planted a seed to take home—reinforcing themes of stewardship, seasonality, and care for the land.

  Outcomes

  • Engaged families, children, and adults through accessible, meaningful making

  • Activated the Agricultural History Center’s interpretive themes through hands-on learning

  • Built a community-driven display wall of artwork and reflections

  • Encouraged ecological literacy and land-based creativity