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communityPrograms & Projects |
Food Share | Growing Healthy Children | Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project | Good Humus Agricultural Easement Project | Make Every Day Earth Day | Community Discount Program | eScrip | Give Where We Live: 2007 SCCF grant awards | Senior Appreciation Day
Food Share ProgramThe Co-op's Food Share Program helps to feed the hungry in the Sacramento area. Shoppers' donations received at the cash registers in our stores are distributed equally among the food programs of four local non-profit organizations, including Loaves & Fishes, Sacramento Food Bank, Salvation Army and Sharing God's Bounty. In addition, SNFC makes donations to these community groups on behalf of Food Share.
Growing Healthy ChildrenAt the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, we want to help people simplify their lives with new ideas and approaches on how to feed their families healthy foods they’ll love. For more than 30 years the Co-op has been providing organically grown and natural foods to the Sacramento community to help people eat well and be healthy. We not only work to provide the best food to our community, we are also committed to giving people inspiration and tools they need to bring organic and natural food into their daily lives.
Our Program: This child-friendly program includes simple seasonal approaches to feeding the whole family with healthy snacks, menu planning and recipes, and concludes with a guided tour of the Co-op and all it has to offer.
Upcoming Events:
First Tastes to Finger Foods: Healthy & Homemade Baby Food
Schedule a private workshop for your group:
Links:
Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture ProjectOur mission is to create an urban agriculture project that strengthens and supports local food systems by educating youth and adults about food, nutrition, sustainable living and ecological farming; building relationships between farmers, consumers and educators; and contributing to food security in our community.
On the Horizon, Spring 2008Learn about what's happening in the near future with the latest issue of Soil Born's quarterly newsletter On the Horizon. 2007 Fundraising Campaign2007 marks the first real year of staffing, food production and programming expansion for our non-profit farm and education center. We are asking the community to help us target significant financial and materials resources through personal and business contacts, as well as, individual and corporate donors. Financial and partnership resources are particularly needed for the development of our American River Farm and Education Center. If you can help in any of the areas below or know someone who may be able to assist us please get involved. Additional project information can be accessed on the web at www.soilborn.org. The following are our most important material and financial need areas for 2007:
Connecting Food, Health and the Environment ProgramFall 2006 marked the completion of our first year of service-based programming with Jonas Salk Middle School, soon to be Jonas Salk High Tech Academy. In partnership with Kaiser Permanente, the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op and Sierra Health Foundation, Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project has developed and implemented specific farm-based activities and curriculum aimed at improving the life skills, physical fitness, nutrition awareness and eating habits of the school’s students. Program elements over the last year have included pilot farm field trips, a teacher training, an eight-week spring after-school program and an eight-week summer school program. Highlights include weekly cooking classes, innovative garden-based programming and curriculum and youth-led food production for donation to seniors. Future program additions will include the creation of an interactive school garden, a salad bar featuring food from our farms and the school garden and the development of a youth-led advisory group to guide the program over time. American River FarmSoil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project is beginning to make headway on the new American River Farm site in Rancho Cordova. Historically, the site has been a working ranch and farm for many generations. Ownership has changed hands several times in the last 150 years and Soil Born Farm intends to be the next long-term steward of the property. In the mid-1800s an African American man named William Leidersdorf was the first American settler to use and own the land. After his death (there are stories of foul play) the land was taken over by the Folsom family, and later the Clifton family took over management, growing pears and eventually grains and row crops. The property is now owned by the county and over the past 20 years other farmers have worked the land. Soil Born is the latest addition and plans to keep up the agricultural heritage of the land called Rio de los Americanos. This winter we are spending our time rehabilitating existing structures; installing new infrastructure including irrigation, propagation facilities, packing stations and storage areas; and growing supplemental vegetables for our CSA. This is also a time to plan for the first growing season. The property is 20 acres and we intend to grow on a five-acre parcel this spring and continue year-round production. We are looking to sell our produce from an old farm stand that we are in the process of restoring. We expect that this will eventually be a thriving community store for fresh produce and value-added products. Produce will also be sold through a weekly vegetable box program and one quarter to a half of all production will be designated to our food security projects. Another exciting development is the collaboration between Soil Born Farm and the Sacramento chapter of the California Native Plant Society. CNPS will be using the facility to create a native plant nursery and demonstration gardens and to help Soil Born establish native habitat corridors and hedgerows to encourage wildlife onto the property. The project is large in scope and vision and we are excited to make this our new home. We expect to build an urban sanctuary and permanent community resource that will educate Sacramento area residents about ecological farming, local foods, health, nutrition and community. Contact UsPlease help support SBFUAP with your time, expertise and money! For more information on any of our projects or to find out how you can get involved, please visit Soil Born Farm, (916) 486-9686. SBFUAP is a nonprofit and all donations are tax deductible. Adopt-a-Row MembershipTo find out more about the Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project and to become a member, please view the following file. (The file is in PDF format and must be downloaded with Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you may download a free copy from Adobe). Good Humus Agricultural Easement ProjectGood Humus, a 20-acre organic family farm, has launched a unique project to sustain their land as an organic farm for decades to come. Through their Agricultural Easement Project, Jeff and Annie Main are working to ensure that the land they have been farming organically for the past 27 years will continue to produce sustainably grown foods for our local community even after Jeff and Annie retire from farming. In an agricultural easement, landowners agree to use their land only for agricultural purposes and permanently relinquish the right to develop the land for non-agricultural activities. Once the easement is placed, a public land trust will hold and oversee the easement’s rights for the benefit of the community. How does our community benefit from the Good Humus Agricultural Easement Project? As property costs rise and open space is developed in our area, this land will be protected forever as space for growing food for our community. The farm will continue to be a place for children and adults in our community to learn about our local food system. The easement will be an example for other farmers to learn and, hopefully, inspire more similar easement projects throughout the state and country. New farmers will have this land as a resource for learning sustainable farming methods and continuing the food ethic that Good Humus has begun on the land. How Can You Help Support This Project?
"Make Every Day Earth Day" Donation ProgramEarth Day 2000—April 2—kicked off our "Make Every Day Earth Day" program at the Co-op to help reduce paper consumption and to help fund local environmental organizations. The program reflects SNFC's values and the Co-op's support of sustainable agriculture and ecologically sound business practices. Every time a shopper saves a brown paper bag by using/re-using their own bag or not using a bag, the Co-op will donate five cents towards the shopper's choice of one of four local environmental groups. Currently, the four groups are:
Community Discount ProgramThe Co-op offers a 10% discount to individuals and families with limited incomes through the Community Discount Program. This discount is in addition to SNFC owner, owner worker or staff discounts. Individuals and families that receive assistance from Food Stamp Program, General Assistance, Cal Works, WIC, SMUD's EAPR, or PG&E's CARE are currently eligible. Agencies are subject to change. Brochures and applications are available at the Co-op's Customer Service Desks in the front of the store. eScripSacramento Natural Foods Co-op is proud to announce we have increased our commitment to schools and community-based organizations by joining eScrip, an innovative, electronic fundraising program. eScrip allows organizations to reach new levels by partnering with national, regional, and local companies that contribute a percentage of customer purchases to community-based organizations. For more information about eScrip and how you can donate to your favorite charitable organizations while you shop at the Co-op, visit www.eScrip.com. Give Where We Live:
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