Three Sisters Gardens of Broderick

06/20/2026

As much as you may, or may not like onions. Onions are nutrient-dense powerhouses that provide high amounts of vitamin C, B vitamins, and potassium while remaining very low in calories. They are packed with antioxidants like quercetin, which help fight cellular damage, reduce inflammation, and support overall health.

This year at Three Sisters Gardens we grew over 700+ pounds of onions and around 200 pounds of garlic. What are we gonna do with these onions? We are going to preserve them by freeze-drying and pickling them so that we can have onions year-round.

Big shout out to the Three Sisters Gardens team and family of interns and volunteers who have helped make this possible.

Mitakuye Oyasin. We are all related.

06/18/2026

What a great start welcoming in our summer cohort today. It was a bittersweet day today. We received over 230 applications and we were only able to pick 14. We want to thank everybody who submitted an application. Our hope is to continue to increase capacity and be able to accept more youth for our fall cohort later this year. Special thanks to West Sacramento City Manager, Aaron Laurel, for stopping by and offering encouraging words for our Summer cohort & future leaders. “Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.” Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota, The Great Sioux Nation.

06/15/2026

06/10/2026

The City of West Sacramento Home Run Internship Program is officially underway!

Three Sisters Gardens has been participating in this for the last three or four years. This program runs alongside our Summer youth cohort and they are able to participate in our six week course while getting hands-on training in sustainable regenerative agriculture.

Today, 62 students begin the first day of their 7-week paid summer internships, gaining hands-on experience, developing valuable workplace skills, and exploring future career opportunities right here in West Sacramento.

Each year, the West Sacramento Home Run Program and the West Sacramento Chamber connect eligible Washington Unified School District students with local employers, creating meaningful career opportunities for students while helping businesses invest in the workforce of tomorrow.

A huge thank you to our incredible employer partners for hosting interns this summer and helping shape the next generation of leaders, professionals, and innovators. Your commitment to our youth and community makes this program possible.

Businesss participating: Bridges of the Mind Psychological Services Inc., Bright Beginnings Preschool, CABS Heating & Air Conditioning, Center for Land-Based Learning, City of West Sacramento, Computer 4 Kids, Creative Kids, Daily Dig Auctions, Dajia Digital Touch, Ecojoyous LLC, Fiery Ginger Farm, Got Merch, Invicta Foam Products, Lenise’s Cafe, Little Farmhouse Preschool, MILE Preschool, Mirror Image Dance Company, Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc., Nurture & Learn Early Learning Childcare, Psomas, The BLVD!, The Hen House Preschool, LLC, The Wonder Grove, Three Sisters Gardens, TM Process & Controls, Inc. UpLift Martial Arts, Washington Unified School District, We Grow Farms, YMCA of Superior California, and Yolo County Board of Supervisors.

06/08/2026

A Statement from Alfred Melbourne,
Executive Director
Three Sisters Gardens

06/06/2026

We’re proud to announce the ten nonprofit organizations selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Sacramento Countywide Nonprofit Partnership Initiative (SCNPI), a 20-month capacity-building program designed to strengthen the sustainability of mid-sized nonprofits serving Sacramento County residents in partnership with the County of Sacramento.

⭐ AcademyStay (Sacramento): Transitional housing and wraparound support for foster youth ages 18-24 pursuing college or vocational training.
⭐ Alchemist Community Development Corporation (Sacramento): Connected programs spanning food access, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and community space, helping residents move from immediate crisis toward long-term stability.
⭐ Elk Grove Food Bank Services : Comprehensive food access and homeless services through a client-choice warehouse, senior mobile distributions, home delivery, and school-based programs.
⭐ Orangevale-Fair Oaks Community Foundation (Orangevale): Operator of the Orangevale-Fair Oaks Food Bank and HART (Homeless Assistance Resource Team), serving residents across Orangevale, Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, and Folsom.
⭐ Rancho Cordova Food Locker (Rancho Cordova): A dignity-centered food access program currently transitioning to a community food hub model to expand services and reduce stigma around food assistance.
⭐ Rebuilding Together Sacramento (Sacramento): Homelessness prevention through critical home repairs, safety modifications, and accessibility improvements for low-income homeowners, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities.
⭐ Refugee Enrichment and Development Association (REDA) Inc. (Sacramento): Culturally responsive housing, food, education, and mental health services for refugee and immigrant communities across the greater Sacramento Valley.
⭐ Sacramento Cottage Housing, Inc. (Sacramento): Permanent supportive housing and wraparound services for individuals and families, with deep, relationship-based coaching designed to break cycles of homelessness over the long term.
⭐ South County Services Inc. (Galt): Providing food distribution and homeless services for rural communities across South Sacramento County, including the isolated Delta region towns where few other services reach.
⭐ Three Sisters Gardens of Broderick (Sacramento): Urban agriculture, food distribution, and youth workforce development, paying young people to learn agriculture, food systems, and green career pathways.

Selected organizations work across Sacramento County to address homelessness, housing instability, and food insecurity — some of the region's most pressing challenges. Through SCNPI, each organization will receive practical training and workshops, one-on-one technical assistance, peer learning opportunities, mentorship from experienced nonprofit leaders, and flexible grant funding to support organizational improvements.

06/03/2026

🌻 Three Sisters Gardens’ Summer 2026 Urban Farm Youth Leadership Development Program application is now open! Application dates: June 3 - 14

🫛 Internship runs from June 22nd - July 31st.

🥒 Program days are Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 8am-12pm at any of our 4 West Sacramento urban farms, location varying.

🌶️ This program is for youth ages 16-24

🌼 Orientation: June 18