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Creating a Plan for a Sustainable School Garden

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  •  Mon., June 17, 2019
     9:00am - 3:00pm
  •  Tue., June 18, 2019
     9:00am - 3:00pm

What do I plant in the school garden? Which lessons are best for each season? What do I share with others to get funding? This workshop will answer all your questions. You will work on plans that relate to curriculum, planting, and funding. It will be fun and engaging while setting you and your school garden program on the path to success and sustainability.

Spring Gardening Clinic

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  •  Sat., March 23, 2019
     9:00am - 1:00pm

Free gardening classes and tours! Learn how to grow vibrant, tasty, and healthy plants from Soil Born Farm’s knowledgeable staff and community educators. This is a rain or shine event. Registration will occur at the event ONLY and be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Beginning Home Gardener Weekend Intensive

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  •  Sat., March 30, 2019
     9:00am - 4:00pm
  •  Sun., March 31, 2019
     9:00am - 4:00pm

Our Grow Your Groceries Beginning Home Gardener intensive will cover the essential topics to help the new gardener create and maintain a thriving, abundant edible organic garden. Combining indoor presentations and interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities, this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to get out and grow food for you and your family.

Preparing a Spring Garden

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  •  Sat., February 16, 2019
     10:00am - 1:00pm

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.

Introduction to Permaculture and Forest Garden Design

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  •  Sat., November 10, 2018
     12:00pm - 3:00pm

Permaculture uses nature’s design to grow food, fuel, fiber and medicine for our needs while also enhancing the land at the same time. You will get a crash course on how and why permaculture works, learn how to establish a food forest garden that is the best physical manifestation of nature and how to create a social demonstration model in your neighborhood. This class is lecture and hands-on.

Diggin’ In School Garden Training

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  •  Wed., August 29, 2018 - Thu., August 30, 2018
     9:00am - 3:00pm

This hands-on training will include: Needed materials and approvals, curriculum examples, basics of gardening with children, creating and communicating your vision, funding ideas and much more. Gardens offer beautiful, dynamic settings to integrate every discipline, including science, math, reading, art, environmental studies and nutrition.
Note: Registration for the August 27-31 is for interns and/or school teachers.

Preparing a Fall Garden

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  •  Thu., August 23, 2018
     5:30pm - 8:30pm

Summer is the time to start planning your fall garden. Sacramento has a perfect climate for growing a wide variety of vegetables all year. You will learn about seasonal crops, fall garden tasks and how to ensure your garden is productive. We’ll talk about turning over summer crops, and how to think about the changing sunlight in autumn. This class will be a combination of lecture and hands-on gardening.

Beginning Home Gardener Weekend Intensive

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  •  Sat., October 20, 2018 - Sun., October 21, 2018
     9:00am - 4:00pm
  •  Sat., October 20, 2018 - Sun., October 21, 2018
     9:00am - 4:00pm

Our Grow Your Groceries Beginning Home Gardener intensive will cover the essential topics to help the new gardener create and maintain a thriving, abundant edible organic garden. Combining indoor presentations and interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities, this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to get out and grow food for you and your family.

Managing Pests

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  •  Sat., July 21, 2018
     9:00am - 12:00pm

We will review common garden pests in the Sacramento areas and how to manage them without toxic pesticides. There will be a special focus on beneficial insects. A portion of the class will be outside in the field to find and identify pests and their natural enemies on site.

Free Composting Workshop

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  •  Wed., June 6, 2018
     6:00pm - 7:00pm

Composting, or the act of breaking down organic matter, is a valuable tool for sustainable living. In this free class, we’ll discuss the basics of how to start, maintain, and harvest compost for your containers, gardens, yards, or community green spaces.

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