Upcoming events.
Garlic Cultivation with Starbright Acres Family Farm
Garlic Cultivation Class with Starbright Family Acres in Rough and Ready, CA.
Homesteading Class: Canning 101
Learn how to preserve your fresh garden harvest at peak flavor and nutrition with hands-on canning techniques. From water-bath methods for jams and pickles to pressure canning for vegetables, this workshop equips you with the skills and confidence to safely stock your pantry year-round. Learn how to transform your home garden's surplus into delicious, long-lasting preserved food for family and friends. This class is best paired with the “Beat the Winter Blues” course which discusses additional preservation techniques.
Fall Flower Farming with Bread & Roses Farm
Fall Flower Farming Class with Bread and Roses Farm in Nevada City, CA.
On-Farm Composting with Catalyst BioAmendments
Composting Class with Catalyst BioAmendments at Bluebird Farm in Nevada City, CA.
Food Love Farm Fall Camp
The Food Love Farm Fall Kids Camp, hosted by Sierra Harvest in Nevada City, California, is an immersive educational experience designed to connect children with the Earth and the food they eat. Known as "the tastiest camp in town," it fosters community and wellness through hands-on farm life.
Camp Description: The camp provides a "seed-to-table" experience where children engage with daily themes related to food, farming, and the environment. It is kept small to ensure a community-like atmosphere and high involvement for every child.
Activities: Campers participate in daily farm chores, harvesting seasonal produce, nature-inspired crafts, and games.
Atmosphere: Focused on exploration and nature-play, encouraging kids to try new fresh vegetables and develop healthy habits.
Curriculum: Includes learning about the local food system, environmental stewardship, and even specific skills like grinding corn with a molcajete.
Camp operates from 9:00 to 3:00 pm, M-F, with 4 sessions per summer. Ages 6-11 are welcome.
Homesteading Classes: How to Start a Garden
As part of Sierra Harvest’s new Homesteading Workshop series, our Fall Garden Workshop will teach you how to prepare your garden so that it can be most productive in the spring. Come learn the basic principles, bare-bones skills, and materials to get the jump on a successful, delicious garden next year. Learn how to assess and plan your garden, as well as seed starting.
Farmer Grant-Writing Work-and-Learn
This is a two-part grant writing workshop for farm business owners consisting of an educational presentation followed by an optional work-and-learn coworking session.
During the presentation, farmers will learn:
How to review a grant opportunity for fit
Information, paperwork, and business plans and systems needed to apply for most grants
What grant reviewers are looking for in an application
Join us for a co-working session after the presentation!
Q&A
Work on a grant application with a grant coach
Receive help putting together your farm business plan, mission/vision statement, etc
A light dinner, appetizers, and refreshments will be provided!
$5 fee to save your spot.
Food Fight 2026
Food Fight 2026 is Sierra Harvest’s signature event held at the stunning Castello Vista. This fine dining experience serves as a grand demonstration of locally sourced ingredients and culinary talent. This "friendly" fight features up to 10 top regional chefs presenting inspired dishes, where attendees will enjoy unlimited bites made from 100% local ingredients and cast their votes to crown the People's Choice winner.
Sierra Foothills Food Festival
For more information and to purchase tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/sierra-foothills-food-festival-2026
Wool Production & Processing Workshop
Explore wool processing from sheep rearing and shearing to a final product in this hands-on wool processing workshop with Siren Song Fleece Works. Learn how to raise sheep for fleece, discuss differences between fleece from various breeds, what makes a good quality fleece, and how to process it into wool. This class is for anyone who owns or is considering owning wool, alpaca, or mohair-producing livestock.
Farm/Ranch Irrigation & Water Systems 102
Building directly on the foundational classroom overview of Farm/Ranch Irrigation & Water Systems 101 on July 7th, this follow-up class will take that knowledge to the field. The classroom session is not required to attend this on-farm workshop.
Our host, John Powers of Hopefull Hill Ranch, has implemented a variety of irrigation systems on his property, including pasture sprinklers fed by an NID box located on a neighboring property, an agricultural well, and a drip system supplied by a solar well pump. Learn about John's journey building out the systems, pros and cons of different water sources, redundant system design, irrigation controls, and monitoring. The class will also cover tips for how to troubleshoot these systems when problems arise.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Workshop
This workshop, led by Ben Baldi, UC Cooperative Extension Small Farms Advisor for Placer and Nevada counties, will be an introduction to the concepts of integrated pest management (IPM) and include a hands-on field demonstration. The session will begin with a discussion of basic IPM principles, followed by a visit to a demonstration site using onion thrips as an example. Participants will learn techniques of pest monitoring, management, and prevention.
Farm/Ranch Irrigation & Water Systems 101
This class, taught by Charlie McIntosh, Conservation Program Manager for Nevada County RCD, will be an overview of irrigation and livestock water systems used on farms and ranches in the Sierra Foothills. This classroom workshop will break down flood/ditch water, drip/micro-irrigation, sprinklers, and water troughs, covering important system components and management considerations. Attendees can expect to gain a better understanding of irrigation/water system design, testing, and scheduling. A brief discussion on optimizing water systems for specific crops, grazing systems, and nutrient management will also be covered.
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Event Four
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Event Three
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Event Two
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