Herbalist, Mindfulness Teacher Serena Ling is an herbalist and mindfulness teacher who grows her own plants and mushrooms. She has developed potent extraction techniques for reishi and turkey tail mushrooms among others, and works in clinical research to establish safe and effective treatments. Her focus is on preventative medicine and increasing knowledge on clinical use […]

Christina Lewis is a Board member of California Native Plant Society’s Sacramento Valley Chapter. In 2007, she along with other volunteers, started SacValley CNPS Nursery and Demo Gardens (formerly Elderberry Farms) and continues to be its director. She loves introducing the wonders of native plant habitat to people who are unfamiliar with the native flora […]

Associate Director for Urban and Community IPM and Area Urban IPM Advisor with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) For the last 17 years, Karey has been involved in addressing pest issues around homes, structures, landscapes, gardens, schools, and public areas. She serves various residential audiences and pest management professionals […]

M.D., AIHM Dr. Maxine Barish-Wreden graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1985 and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at UC Davis Medical Center in 1988. She has been practicing medicine in Sacramento since then and has been with Sutter Medical Group since 1992. She has a long-term passionate interest […]

Khela Herbs, Owner Kellan came to California seeking a farm apprenticeship and apprenticed at Soil Born Farms in 2009. In her first season of full time farming, she learned to cook for a team and established a community committed to good food—both of which were equally instrumental in cementing her career path as farmer and […]

Sunflower and Sage Gardens, Owner Jenn grew up in rural Arkansas where family gardens, hunting and preserving are common. However, it wasn’t until college that she realized the importance of those traditions and how we conduct them. While earning her B.S. in Sociology and Anthropology at Arkansas Tech University she gained an academic understanding of […]

M.S. Degree in Plant Breeding and Pest Management Mark recently retired from UC Davis. He was the director of the 20-acre Student Farm and taught courses in the Department of Plant Sciences. He guided the growth and development of the student farm program dedicated to experiential learning in agriculture, sustainability, the environment, food, nutrition, education […]

Yoga Instructor A Yoga Alliance registered teacher, I began practicing yoga in 2002, started teaching in 2006, began a vigorous advanced study of yoga in 2009 and made it my full time purpose in 2014. My style of teaching is grounded, intuitive and inward-focused. My biggest motivator in life is connection and my dharma (purpose) […]

Farm Consultant, Soil Born Farms Tyler’s interest in agriculture started in the kitchens of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse restaurant where he worked while attending college. Awestruck and intrigued by the flavor and quality of the produce he was eating, he looked to the fields from whence they came to learn more. There he found eccentric plant […]

Founder & Co-Director, Soil Born Farms Shawn is the founder and co-director of Soil Born Farms, a non-profit urban farming and education center located in Sacramento, CA. Through its urban farm, programs and partnerships, Soil Born Farms works to create a more sustainable and equitable food system for the Sacramento region. Shawn’s work in organic […]