Learn how to grow vibrant, tasty, and healthy plants from Soil Born Farm’s knowledgeable staff and community educators. Visit the plant sale to fill your spring garden.
Digestive problems are so prevalent these days. Find out about the herbs, foods and lifestyle practices that will help to strengthen digestion, ease gas, burning and bloating and help you to enjoy eating without accompanying discomfort. We will be sampling many herbs and formulas in this class. You will learn herbal recipes that are easy to make and useful for every day.
Kids will explore the Youth Garden and the American River Ranch learning about what soil is made of, who lives in it, and how it helps us. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in various fun, educational activities, make a farm fresh snack, meet the farm animals and create something to take home. Suggested ages 3-9. This is a child-focused farm experience. Registration is for children only, one adult may accompany each child.
Learn about local native plants and the benefits of gardening with California native plants. They are drought tolerant, low maintenance, beautiful and attract wildlife. Elderberry Farms grow about 120 different local native plant species. Come and see some favorite plants that make appearances in Yosemite, Zion, Great Basin, Bryce, Mesa Verde National Parks as well as the American River Parkway.
Raising chickens in your yard is educational, fun and rewarding. Besides fresh eggs, they provide the added benefits of soil fertility and pest control. This class will teach you all you need to know to choose the right breeds, provide proper housing, and to make sure your chickens are healthy and producing the best eggs you’ve ever tasted.
Learn how to plan your garden space and prepare, plant and care for an abundant, thriving spring garden. This class is for new gardeners or for gardeners who are new to the region.
Meal Prep makes it easy when you have ready-made delicious and healthy components at the ready to create healthy easy-to-prepare weeknight meals. We’ll prepare the basic building block base recipes in this fun and lively hands-on class. Bring your take home containers and leave with a bounty of prepped and cooked vegetables, healthy prepared grains, delicious organic chicken, blanched greens, savory legumes, two homemade sauces to round out your meals and washed and ready to use salad greens. Eating healthy has never been so easy or delicious! Learn strategies to prep once for healthy meals all week and simplify your life. The class is offered every month with new seasonal recipes. Class Includes a light lunch. Visit www.ahealthykitchensac.com for more information.
You will learn the practical applications of essential oils used in conjunction with household items such as clay, cornstarch, vinegar, salt, and more. There will be a discussion and demonstration on how to make an aromatherapy first aid kit and how to make your own natural cleaning products.
Join Master Food Preservers for a demonstration style class for beginners to food preservation. There will be a demonstration of water bath canning for citrus marmalade, lemon curd, spiced orange jelly and oranges in light syrup. You will also learn how to make candied orange peels. The instructors will answer your questions and show you the step by step process for each recipe. You’ll go home with the basics of food preservation techniques and with recipes for each demo.
Take a journey into the amazing fungi kingdom and learn how certain fungi and mushrooms can benefit your garden, health and the planet. In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn easy mushroom cultivation methods you can do at home to grow food, medicine and bring vitality to your garden.