Soil Born Farms In the News

Kids on the Farm: California Country June 2010."

In Sacramento and beyond, gardening programs help kids connect with the world around them"
by Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, June 12 2010

"Seeds: Soil Born Farms holding open house for all ages"
by Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, May 22 2010

"Hub seeks to fill gap from farm to table"
by Daniel Weintraub, Sacramento Bee, March 28 2010

"Plan for nonprofit produce-handler part of local-food movement"
by Jim Downing, Sacramento Bee, October 25 2009

"Gleaning in the trees: Local food banks use your excess produce to feed the poor"
by Sena Christian, Sacramento News & Review, October 29, 2009

Volunteers "Dig In" to Feed Hungry
KCRA Channel 3 Visits the American River Ranch for Hands On Sacramento work day, September 26, 2009

Interview with Executive Director Shawn Harrison on Sacramento & Company News10
"Find out about Soil Born Farms and the Autumn Equinox celebration that takes place in a garden in the heart of the city."
with Melissa Crowley and Guy Farris, Sacramento & Company, September 17, 2009

Press Release, Summer 2009: Sacramento Educators Begin Habitat Restoration Projects (PDF)

Planting Seeds for Change
"Soil Born Farms Urban Agriculture & Education Project cultivates ecoliteracy and healthy kids."
by Lisa Thibodeau, Sacramento Parent, August, 2008

Nonprofit Group Wants Farms Near Urban Housing
by Mary Lynne Vellinga, Sac Bee, June 25, 2008

Food Revolution
"Forget idyllic fields out in the countryside. Urban growers want to plant their farms smack dab in the middle of Sacramento."
by Sena Christian, Sacramento News & Review, May 29, 2008

Urban Agricultural Oasis
"Local Organic Farmers Fulfill their Vision for Sacramento"
by Cecily Hastings, Inside Publications, September 2007

Local Resources (Northern CA)

CSA/Veggie box delivery programs serving Sacramento
Eatwell Farm www.eatwell.com/
Full Belly Farm www.fullbellyfarm.com/
Good Humus CSA www.goodhumus.com/pages/csa.htm
Riverdog Farm www.riverdogfarm.com/
Terra Firma Farm www.terrafirmafarm.com/index.html

Farmers Markets
Sacramento Markets www.california-grown.com/location.html
Foothill Farmers Market Association www.foothillfarmersmarket.com

Farming Resources
California Farmlink www.californiafarmlink.org
Harmony Farm Supply www.harmonyfarm.com/
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply www.groworganic.com/default.html

Food Access/Social Justice
City Slicker Farms www.cityslickerfarms.org/
Organic Sacramento www.organicsacramento.org/
People’s Grocery www.peoplesgrocery.org/
Ecology Center www.ecologycenter.org/
Sacramento Hunger Commission www.targethunger.com/
Alchemist www.alchemistcdc.org/
Agricultural and Land Based Training Association (ALBA) www.albafarmers.org/
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center www.oaec.org/

Habitat Restoration
Hedgerow Farms www.hedgerowfarms.com
Restoration Resources www.restoration-resources.net/
Sacramento Valley California Native Plant Society www.sacvalleycnps.org
Wild Farm Alliance www.wildfarmalliance.org

Regional Farm Listings & Community Gardens
Capay Valley Vision www.capayvalleyvision.org/
Placer Grown www.placergrown.com/
Berkeley Community Garden Collaborative www.ecologycenter.org/bcgc/
The Sacramento Area Community Garden Coalition www.saccommunitygardens.org/

University Resources/Cooperative Extension Office
Sacramento Master Gardeners groups.ucanr.org/sactomg/
UC Cooperative Extension cesacramento.ucdavis.edu/
UC Small Farm Program sfc.ucdavis.edu
UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems casfs.ucsc.edu/

Youth Education
Alemany Farm
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
California School Garden Network
Farm-to-School California
Grant's Environmental Organization (GEO)
Hidden Villa
UC Davis Children's Garden/
Davis Farm to School Connection

Sacramento Community Service Providers
Updated Community Resources Sacramento www.onefatherslove.com/

Soil Born Farms' Green Design & Marketing Collaborative
We encourage you to do business with the talented members of Soil Born Farms' Green Design & Marketing Collaborative - a community partnership committed to connecting, food, health & the environment through design, communications and the visual arts. If you are interested in being part of this collaborative and donating creative services, contact Janet Zeller at jzeller@soilborn.org.

Gilda Taffet, TAFFET GRAPHICS www.gildataffet.com
916-454-5655 | gtaffet@comcast.net
Identity, print collateral, web (HTML and Flash), motion graphics, interactive, video

Michael Welch www.michaelwelchart.com
Contemporary fine art for commercial and residential interiors

Nate Grundmann ngrundmanndesign@gmail.com
Web and graphic design

Guy Galante photographer, ANOTHER GUY PRODUCTIONS www.anotherguy.net
916-995-0625
Nature photography, environmental portraiture, events, slideshows, presentations, field trips

Carol Blackman, WORDS EXPRESS
916-456-3352 | carolxo@comcast.net
Designing newsletters, brochures, direct mail, event promotions, letterhead, signs, logos and flyers to present your business professionally with quick, reliable service

National Resources

City Farmer www.cityfarmer.org/
A wide array of urban agriculture info

Growing Power www.growingpower.org/
Working to develop community food systems

Local Harvest www.localharvest.org
Fantastic nationwide search tool for farms, farmers markets, CSA programs and other local food system components

The Community Food Security Coalition links page www.foodsecurity.org/links.html
An excellent list of sustainable agriculture and food security links to organizations nationwide