Mariposa Ascendente Outdoor Classroom

The Mariposa Ascendente Regenerative Agriculture Garden and Classroom at Arbol Farm is a living demonstration of how healthy land, community learning, and food security can flourish together. Designed in the shape of a butterfly, this unique outdoor space showcases regenerative agriculture and permaculture principles in a way that engages the senses and inspires action.

A Space for Learning, Growing, and Sharing

The Outdoor Classroom is more than a garden—it’s a hub for community connection. Here, visitors can explore:

• Regenerative demonstration gardens featuring pollinator plantings, a Three Sisters Garden, berms and swales, alley-cropping, and other practices that heal the land and support biodiversity.

• A timber-frame community classroom for workshops, conversations, and skill-building.

• Integrated food crops that nourish the community and teach sustainable growing methods.

Building Land Health & Community Resilience

The garden and classroom bring together farmers, gardeners, students, and volunteers to learn techniques that:

• Improve soil and ecosystem health

• Boost farm and garden productivity

• Support pollinators and other beneficial wildlife

• Strengthen local food systems and rural resilience

Supporting Food Security

Through partnerships with local food-sharing programs, surplus produce from the garden—and from community members—flows into area food pantries and nutrition programs, ensuring fresh, healthy food reaches those who need it most.