Have you dreamed of starting a small farm in the city, bringing your organic produce to sell at a weekend farmers’ market? Would you like to turn your yard into a garden that will
feed your family throughout the year? Or, do you want to help a school or your community
grow healthy food?
For information and to register for these events,
visit www.soilborn.org/growyourgroceries
or email Sarah Barnes, Education Coordinator, at
sbarnes@soilborn.org.
Open House & Orientation
Saturday, Sept. 7 • 11am to 1pm
Wednesday, Sept. 11 • 6 to 8pm
American River Ranch • FREE
• Learn about what the GYG program has to offer
• Take an introductory mini soil class with Soil Born Farms
Founder and Director Shawn Harrison
• Tour the farm
• Meet current students
• Take home seeds and growing resources
• Enjoy farm fresh appetizers
Grow Your Groceries Two-Day Intensive
Saturday and Sunday, Oct 5 –6 • 9am to 4pm
American River Ranch • $150
Gain practical, hands-on skills and theoretical knowledge on the basics of running an organic, hand-scale fruit and vegetable operation. Topics include soil science and fertility building, crop
planning, pest management, plant propagation, irrigation & more!
Mark Your Calendars
Soil Born Farms’ Grow Your Groceries is a beginning farmer training program designed to provide
knowledge and hands-on experience to the aspiring urban grower. Our instructors are experienced
masters of organic agriculture and experts in farm entrepreneurship.
Through this course, you’ll take classes on sustainable horticultural practices to maximize small growing areas, as well as the business and logistical topics needed to start a growing operation. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn first-hand from local organic farmers, on monthly educational farm visits to area farms, and during the field hours working alongside the farmers at Soil Born Farms.
~ Amber Gardner, Amberchella Flowers
Attending the Grow Your Groceries course
helped jump-start my farm career. I have
always dreamed of starting a flower farm
and, after just 2 or 3 classes, I was selling
my flowers wholesale to a local florist.
My training at Soil Born provided an excellent balance
between theory and practice—classroom learning was
reinforced by hands-on, in-the-field training. Both
components were invaluable to me and I call upon what
I learned at Soil Born every time I work in my garden
and on the farm. ~ Grow Your Groceries Student
