McKinley Park Farmstand Grand Opening This Saturday!

Support local farmers! This farmstand is a project of Soil Born Farms. Proceeds will be used to subsidize prices of food for those in need. The stand will be open every Saturday through October 30. Cash & EBT accepted.

Volunteers Needed!

We may be taking a break from harvesting, but Harvest Sacramento is not on summer vacation.  We’re taking some time to get geared up for the Fall, and we’re looking for a few good volunteers to help us with some specific needs.  Please take a look at the positions below, and if you think you could help or knowsomeone who could, fill out the volunteer application and we’ll be in touch.  As always, thanks for your support!

• Graphic Designer/Branding Specialist
• .org Master (WordPress Website Developer)
• Database Consultant

A Day On The Farm at Soil Born – TODAY!

If you’re looking for something fun to do today at the last minute, you still have time to attend Soil Born’s A Day on the Farm Event today!  It runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm at our American River Ranch (2140 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova). Everyone is strongly encouraged to ride their bike…we are located between the 15 and 16 mile mark on the Amer. River Bike Trail (near Hagan… Park).

Click here for full details!  See you on the farm!

“The Last Crop” Screening – April 30th at Sac Food Co-op!

Don’t miss the screening of “The Last Crop” this weekend.  The documentary is about the founders of Good Humus Produce in Capay Valley, and includes a discussion with the farmers and the filmmaker.  Proceeds benefit One Farm at a Time.

Please pre-register at www.sacfoodcoop.com or call 916.455.2667. 

Details
Friday, April 30th
Screenings at 5:30 and 8:30 pm
Cost is $10
Organic snacks, beer & wine will be available.

Don’t miss this one!

Veggie Chase – May 23rd!

The Annual Veggie Chase Event is coming up on May 23rd at 8:30 am! 

The Veggie Chase 5K and Kids Runs has put together an awesome line up of events and amenities to engage kids, families and beginners in FUN exercise and healthy eating. 

Events and Activities

• Demos from: REI/Granite Arch Climbing Wall, Technique Gym, Gold River Racquet Club Zumba and Hoola Hoop, Yoga, Martial Arts, Prime Time Boxing Ring, Giant Rainbow Veggie Ball Races, Spirit Squads, Face Painting, Kaiser’s Kids Obstacle Course, Day on the Farm Activities.
• Kids Art with fun, healthy messages along the beautiful race course through Hagan Park, Soil Born Farms and the American River Parkway.

There will be tons of prizes, including New Balance shoes, a kid’s bike from REI, gift cards and a Parent’s Night Out from Sacramento Marriott!    And, there will be plenty of post-race snacks from Alvarado St. Bakers, Jamba Juice, Grateful Bread and more.  Held in conjunction with Soil Born’s Day on the Farm.

Location

Hagan Community Park

2197 Chase Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA  95670

For more information, visit www.veggiechase.com or call (916) 635-8357.

2010 Day on the Farm Flyer

Land Park Harvest Results!

We had a great harvest in Land Park last weekend, and the results are in - 1140 pounds of grapefuit, pomelos, oranges, tangerines and meyer lemons.  Great stuff, and thanks for everyone who helped!  Don’t forget to check out our pictures on Facebook!

We’re taking a break until fall to get organized for the fall harvest season, but we’ll keep you informed about community food events, gardening workshops, etc.  Thanks to everyone for their wonderful work so far in 2010!

2010 Harvest Total

I just wanted to take a moment to draw attention to our 2010 harvest total.  We are over 14,000 pounds for the year!  Thanks to everyone who has volunteered their time and talents for Harvest Sacramento, Soil Born Farms, and Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.

Let’s keep the momentum going with our Land Park events this week!  We still need volunteers for the Canvassing Day on Wednesday from 4 pm – 7 pm, and the Harvest  on Saturday from 9 am – 1 pm.  And, we’re always looking for trucks, ladders, picker poles & 5 gallon buckets, so bring them along!

To volunteer, click on the button below for the event you’d like to attend.  Thanks for volunteering!

 

        

Land Park Events!

We have TWO upcoming harvest events in Land Park!

Canvassing Day

We can’t say enough how important canvassing days are to our success.  Without them, we’d have no fruit to pick!  Please join us in Land Park!

When:  Wednesday, March 24th, 4 pm to 7 pm

Where:  Meet at Muir Park (corner of Muir Way & McClatchy Way)

                Map & Directions

Wear/Bring:  Wear comfortable shoes and bring plenty of water! 

To RSVP, simply click the registration button below.  Contact us at harvestsacramento@gmail.com with questions.

Harvest Day

It will be a great day to harvest all the trees we found on canvassing day.  We’re hoping for lovely Spring weather. 

When:  Saturday, March 27th – 9 am to 1 pm

Where:  Meet at Muir Park (corner of Muir Way & McClatchy Way)

                Map & Directions

Wear/Bring:  Wear comfortable shoes, long pants, gloves and bring plenty of water.  Please also bring buckets, picker poles and 6′ – 8′ ladders if you have them. 

To RSVP, simply click the registration button below.  Contact us at harvestsacramento@gmail.com with questions.

Midtown Harvest Total!

We’re pleased to say that 25 dedicated volunteers harvested 1345 pounds of citrus last weekend, donated directly to Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. We picked quite a variety of citrus, including really nice looking oranges with a smattering of Eureka lemons, grapefruit and a big haul …of not-so-heavy, but extremely delicious kumquats!

Thanks to everyone who spent part of their weekend with Harvest Sacramento! We’re looking forward to our upcoming events in Land Park. We hope you can join us!

East Sacramento Harvest Totals & Upcoming Harvest Dates!

We like having so much exciting news that our posts have to multi-task!  Stick with us, we’re going places.

East Sacramento Harvest (Part II) Recap 

We followed up our orginal East Sacramento harvest with another two gleanings last weekend.

• On Saturday, a crowd of over 30 volunteers braved the rain to harvest 2025 pounds of citrus from more than 30 homes.
• On Sunday, a 30 more volunteers, as part of a free community class hosted by Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op netted an additional 945 pounds of citrus.  The harvest included lemons, grapefruit, oranges and mandarines.  After the harvest, volunteers were treated a fabulous meal of homemade lentil soup, greens and cookies (made by Eileen Murray of Eileen’s Kitchen).

Thanks to everyone who participated over the weekend and helping to bring our 2010 Harvest Total to an amazing 12,367 pounds. 

Upcoming Events in Midtown!

Midtown Canvassing

• When: Wednesday, March 10th, 4PM-7PM
• Where: Fremont Park (between 15th and 16th, P and Q)
• What: We’ll walk through Midtown, identifying homes with trees where residents are willing to donate  fruit to our cause.  This part of the project is extremely crucial…we are expecting a large turnout of volunteers to harvest, so we need to make sure we have plenty of trees! 

Midtown Fruit Harvest

• When: Saturday, March 13th, 9AM-1PM
• Where: Winn Park (between 2th and 28th, P and Q)
• To RSVP:  Email harvestsacramento@gmail.com or call Courtney Cagle at (916) 231-0496.

See our Events Page for complete details.  We can’t wait to tackle Midtown!