GROUP CLASSES
Workplace and Group Gardening Education, Intended to Inspire!
For innovative businesses and groups of any kind who are looking to offer garden and food related classes to their employees or members, we’ve created a curriculum that encourages active participation and promotes a mindful lifestyle. Whether online or in person, our group classes involve interactive discussion and hands-on learning. Our professional farmers love to share their knowledge, bring people closer to their food sources, and inspire a growing culture.
WHAT YOU GET
✓ Life Skills: We empower your employees or members with the knowledge and skills to grow their own food.
✓ Wellbeing: We help your team or group to reduce stress and increase happiness through mindful engagement with plants and growing, provide a fun way to be active and get their hands dirty, and promote healthy nutrition through exposure to delicious fresh vegetables.
✓ Team Building: We help foster group engagement through learning and actively participating in gardening classes together, with emphasis on sharing experiences. Growing food from seed to harvest is a powerful experience which supports greater connectivity and awareness.
HOW IT WORKS
Contact Us
Tell us about your company’s specific needs and learn more about our class offerings.
2. Determine Curriculum
We’ll work together to tailor the best educational experience for you and your employees .
3. Schedule
Get a single or series of classes on the calendar and sign people up to learn how to grow their own food!
“This year we had the fortune of discovering The Backyard Farm Company and we are so happy with their services.
Amy helped us design a customized vegetable planting plan that’s tailored to our culinary and education needs. She has also taught several gardening classes to our employees that have helped empower them with the knowledge to garden at home. Best of all, the vegetables and fruits that we have harvested from the garden are getting used in our culinary classes like salsa making and smoothie making.
We’ve been able to develop an internship program, where interested Googlers can come out to the garden on a regular basis and help with maintenance and hone their own gardening skills. I’ve been so impressed by the professionalism and friendliness of the Backyard Farm Co team, and the creativity to grow a lot of food in a tiny space.”
— PAIGE, FARM TO TABLE PROGRAM MANAGER AT GOOGLE / GUCKENHEIMER SF
CLASS CURRICULUMS
We have four interactive class curriculums developed and ready to implement, and we are more than happy to create custom curriculums that meet the needs of your group.
Mindful Gardening
An introduction to how gardening brings us into the present moment and grounds our bodies. We will explore the connection between the needs of plants and the needs of people and how to nurture both. This class will include practicing observation with all your senses, a guided meditation, and a journaling activity.
Gardening Basics
This class covers all the elements of starting your own successful garden, including how to build soil health and manage fertility, seed and transplant, plant crop successions and rotations, know when and how much to water, and harvesting specifics. Whether you’re gardening in a backyard, a few doorstep pots, or just want to expand your knowledge, we’ll cover it all.
Midseason Plant Care
Insider look at how farmers get big beautiful harvests every year. Learn all the midseason steps for summer and winter crops, including how and when to fertilize, how to prune tomatoes, how to tell when your vegetables are ready to harvest and the correct harvesting technique. We’ll cover organic pest and disease control, and answer all your questions.
Culinary Herb Gardening
Learn how to plant and care for your own herb garden, perfect for a windowsill or patio. The kit will include everything you need to start growing fragrant culinary herbs in no time, and through this class you will learn the basics of container gardening for small spaces. We will cover sunlight and watering requirements, pruning, harvesting, and culinary uses.
WORKPLACE GARDENS
If your Bay Area business or corporate campus is interested in creating an on-site edible garden as a peaceful retreat and learning center for employees, contact us for more information.
“Amy and the whole Backyard Farm Team have been a joy to learn from.
She has answered countless questions about optimizing my space, attracting pollinators, and keeping the soil in my raised beds nutrient rich. I used to work on a farm and was intimidated by the seemingly high risk in small scale gardening, but Amy has made the experience approachable by empowering me with knowledge and a playful outlook."
— CAROLYN, GOOGLE SF EMPLOYEE