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Crystal Springs Farm
Crystal Springs Farm
Crystal Springs Farm has been in continual use by 4-H youth in the community since 1968. This 55-year-old private farm, which 4-H leases from the Water Shed Land Management/San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, is just off of highway 280. Originally called Burlingame-San Mateo Farm, the name changed in the 1990’s when the farm began to be used by the Belmont 4-H Club as well as the Burlingame-San Mateo Club. The largest 4-H farm in the San Mateo/SF 4-H network, 4-H’ers can apply to raise several types of livestock species for competition at the annual San Mateo County Fair. The types of animals 4-H members can raise are steers, goats, lambs, hogs, free-range turkeys, and chickens. This farm is a great resource to our 4-H youth and part of the invaluable experiential learning opportunities that 4-H provides.
Raising an Animal at our Farm
Raising an Animal at our Farm
Youth may request to raise animals as a part of one of our projects. Steer, hogs, goats, and lambs may be raised in one of our large animal barns and chickens and turkeys may be raised at our poultry barn and yard. We also have an active Rabbit project, but rabbits are rasied at home and not on the Farm.
Farm Clean-Up and Compost
All of our youth raising animals at the farm are required to participate in 6 hours of Farm Clean Up Days during the year. There are 4-6 Farm Clean-ups scheduled, so you may choose the hours that work for you to complete the mandatory hours. Adults are encouraged to help as well. Youth who raise animals at the farm are required to regularly remove the waste generated by the animal and can learn about more with our Compost Project. We partner with the Belmont 4-H club for Composting and youth raising an animal at the farm should attend the composting meetings since we do this on site at our farm!
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