Become a Friend of Soil Born Farms

Join a committed group of local citizens, organizations, schools, and businesses that are collaborating to help us improve the quality of life for our entire community by making a generous donation. With your support, people in our region will have healthy meals at their tables every day. This is a direct cost-effective solution to the problems of hunger, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and many other health challenges that affect the quality of life for our families, friends and neighbors.

Everyone Needs Friends

We were advised by several successful social change organizations to avoid getting bogged down with complicated membership structures or reward systems resulting in unnecessary administrative tasks and expenses. We decided to keep it simple. We want everyone to feel welcome and valued. Everyone who makes a donation becomes a Friend of Soil Born Farms. We focus on year-round benefits that everyone can enjoy: discounts on classes, invitations to special events, a free subscription to our e-newsletter On the Horizon and access to the American River Ranch. When you give a donation, we will publicly acknowledge your generosity on our website. By keeping the membership program simple, we are able to devote more of our time to programs and initiatives that are creating positive change. The truth is we are a local grassroots organization and we need the support of many to continue our work.

You Can Make a Difference

We have reached thousands of children, teens and adults with our programs by obtaining public and private grants. But we cannot operate on program grants alone. We rely on your donations to be a strong organization capable of meeting the challenges and opportunities in the coming years. Put your money where your values are! Help make this region a healthier place and be part of a local food system that is just, sane and sustainable.

Invest in the Possibilities

Many hands, hearts and minds, united around a common vision, have helped Soil Born Farms make a difference in our community. Yet there is so much more that we are committed to accomplishing. Your tax-deductible gift will provide the essential resources we need to grow more food, feed more families, teach more kids, plant more gardens, harvest more fruit, train more farmers and help us make steady progress towards improving the historic American River Ranch. Our urban farms are innovative community centers interpreting the connection between food, health and the environment by providing experiences, training, education and sustainable land stewardship. Some ways to help: Become a Sustaining Community Partner; Adopt-a-School; Join the Monthly Giving Circle; Support the Harvest Fundraising Drive; Volunteer.

Restore & Develop the Historic
American River Ranch & Education Center

Enhance the Cordova Creek Project, improve the parking lot, driveway, barn, farm stand and computer system. Phase one of the commercial kitchen and cooking school.

Sustaining Community Partners: $25,000 to $100,000

Pave-the-Way: $250  Download order form to buy a brick >>

Grow More Food & Farmers

Develop seven new acres of vegetable production, manage our young fruit tree orchard and add additional apprentices at the American River Ranch to grow more food for families in need. Install edible front and backyard gardens and train urban gardeners to feed more people.

Adopt-a-Row: $1,000
Adopt-an-Acre: $10,000
Adopt-a-Farmer: $10,000

Advance the School Garden Initiative

Build relationships with partners and share resources across the region. Advocate for a garden in every school by 2020. Provide life-changing experiences for more students grades 1 through 12 attending Title 1 pilot schools.

Adopt-a-School: $5,000

Seed the Future of the Edible City

Install a new greenhouse, purchase supplies and equipment, and establish a nursery to provide starts of vegetables, fruit tree stock, native edibles, and medicinal and culinary herbs. This will support the visionary initiatives of our Harvest Sacramento, Growing Together and Grow Your Groceries programs.

Community Partners: $5,000 to $25,000
Gifts of $100 from 250 individuals

Support the Healthy Food Fund

Install a new greenhouse, purchase supplies and equipment, and establish a nursery to provide starts of vegetables, fruit tree stock, native edibles, and medicinal and culinary herbs. This will support the visionary initiatives of our Harvest Sacramento, Growing Together and Grow Your Groceries programs.

Community Partners: $5,000 to $25,000
Gifts of $100 from 250 individuals

Join the Monthly Giving Circle of Friends

A monthly gift of any amount is appreciated!