The Nursery is located within the Soil Born Farms agricultural operation on the AR Parkway!

Sambucus mexicana
 

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See photos from our last workday!
Where in the World is Elderberry Farms?
Mission:

The goal of the nursery is to create a non-profit Nursery that will supply organically grown native plants for the American River Parkway and other community parks and schools as well as promote awareness of the benefits of native plants, encourage community involvement, and provide a source of locally native plants for restoration projects as well as home gardeners.  We estimate that we will be able to produce 800-1000 plants in the first year, increasing our production as we are able to add growing facilities, recruit and train additional volunteers and develop our infrastructure.  Currently there are no other non-profit native plant nurseries in the Sacramento Valley region.
Information:

2nd Saturday Workdays - Each Month!  From 9:00 – 1:00

        Each 2nd Saturday will be the big workdays out at the Nursery.  Join us for an EXCEPTIONALLY beautiful day down on the river! Rain or shine we’ll have potting, labeling, or other work to be done. On Nursery workdays we need small muscle and big muscle help! The Nursery always loves volunteers, be it every week, once a month, or just occasionally! 
Can you help out?  Please contact Chris at lewisc916@yahoo.com or 812-2876. 
We need to set up During the Week Workdays.   If you can help out anytime, please contact me! 

Nursery Prep Walk & Seed Collecting

It may be too early to collect seeds but we need to document where plants are that we will want to collect so we don't miss them.  If you’d like to work with us on these documenting forays, please let me know. 

Directions:  From Sacramento:

 - Highway 50 East

 - Mather Field/Rancho Cordova Exit

 - Left on Mather Field

 - Right on Folsom Blvd (after crossing light rail)

 - Left on Coloma Rd (Raley's on your left)

 - Left onto Chase Dr (you'll drive along side Cordova High)

The Nursery address is 2140 Chase Dr.  (within Soil Born Farms). Take the gravel road on your left directly before Hagen park kiosk. Follow drive through gate (to open simply lift chain). Where the drive splits go up toward the left and park where you see other cars, near the farm stand.

Bicycling directions!

            Elderberry Farms is just 1 mile upstream from the bicycle bridge that connects William B Pond and Goethe Park.  (Contact us for more info.)
Nursery Work days:
 (2nd Saturday of
each Month!)

 
  • Next workday: See our Events Calendar for workday times and details.
    Please RSVP: lewisc916@yahoo.com / 916 812-2876
    (We’ll be joined by the Make a Difference people!)
[Nursery Wish List]

 Gardening & Building Tools:

  
  • 2 Shovels
  • 2 rakes
  • 4 hand trowels
  • Large scoop (plastic snow shovel)
  • 1 wheelbarrow
  • Hammer
  • Electric drill
  • 1 weed flamer
  • 1 weed eater (electrical)
  • Safety goggles (2 pair)
  • Clean, used bleach or liquid soap containers (1 gallon) to make soil scoops
  • 3 Large plastic garbage cans for soil bins (40 gallon?)
  • Potting Benches
Office:
  • desk and chair
  • computer and printer
  • cabinet for data & keeping seeds
Other:
 
  • 2 Garman Etrex GPS units (for plant collecting data)
  • 1st Aid Kit
The Nursery:
 

 
Photos:
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for full size)

 

 April 2008 photos


Susan Fregien, Petra Lee, Lynda Ives, Carol Crofoot, Ali Summers,
 Amanda Jorgenson, David Wright, Sofia Jorgenson
photo by: Chris Lewis.


Carol Crofoot is our watering system right now! 
And Susan Fregien takes over the duty when Carol has scheduling conflicts.
photo by: Chris Lewis
 
  March 8, 2008 workday (photos by Chris Lewis)


 

A collage of flowers
 

Phacelia (Phacelia imbricata)
Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus)

Pipevine Seedpods (Aristolochia californica)
collecting...

 

 
 

 

THANK YOU! The Nursery Group
If you can help, please email us at lewisc916@yahoo.com
or phone Chris at 916 812-2876 cell