The Sacramento region’s urban farming movement keeps growing and growing, but the two farms that started it all — Soil Born Farms and Yisrael Family Urban Farm — remain the hub of the activity. Both farms focus on education as critical to expanding the movement even more, and giving residents old and young the know-how and tools to grow their own food.
For Soil Born Farms, education often centers around bringing students onto their 55-acre American River Ranch site in Rancho Cordova for camps and classes. The organization also runs a school garden program at 10 campuses, and holds an annual Day on the Farm event to encourage the outside community to see what they do.
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For Yisrael Family Urban Farm, workshops for both children and adults take center stage. But Founder Chanowk Yisrael is also always talking to people about the nitty-gritty of gardening while at his farm stand, farmers markets and other community events.
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