Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice

05/31/2026

📣 Community Potluck THIS Tuesday, June 2nd 6p-8p. We’ll be in the barn and folks are welcome to tour the gardens, picnic outside, or take a walk along Mary’s Way.

As we enjoy warmer weather, Florentina will be sharing drink recipies to help people cool off & stay hydrated. This month, she’s making Agua de Jamaica, sweetened iced hibiscus tea 🌺

Bring a dish to share, or pack a picnic and enjoy an evening of community & being outside!

131 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd.

05/30/2026

Our gardens are looking great thanks to our hardworking volunteers!

We’re proud to support 3 local pantries this year with donations of fresh produce 🪏🌶️🥬

05/29/2026

We’ve got refreshments and materials stocked. All are welcome to attend this free workshop tomorrow. See you on the farm! 🥗📚👩🏻‍🌾

05/29/2026

📣Events this weekend! Come join the fun 🎨🥗

05/28/2026

🚨FREE workshop this Saturday🥗

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

Tia Stuart, our Regional Agricultural Initiatives Director, hosted farm tours for visiting farmers from Athens.

Tia shared seeds from her native & perennial garden along with her experiences working on food aggregation projects.

Tia leads our regional partnership work such as our Farmer-2-Farmer Skill Share grant with Central State University.

Our regional partnerships help us model regenerative practices throughout the Miami Valley and exchange knowledge with other farmers.

05/25/2026

🚨FREE workshop Sat., May 30th, 10am-12pm.

131 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd.

Join Donnetta Boykin, folk school educator, community herbalist, and farmer, and Amy Wing, nature-based educator and curriculum designer, for a series of hands-on activities from Amy’s new Natural Foods & Nutrition learning system.

This workshop is great for homeschool educators, food & farming educators, school garden leaders, youth & agricultural educators, and anyone wanting to find engaging ways to connect learning about plants, food, and wellness.

No registration required, but please rsvp for materials and refreshments (email/text Florentina 937-581-4316 or [email protected]).

Natural Foods & Nutrition: Understanding Health-Giving Properties

10:00 am Welcome and Introduction

3 Practical Steps

10:15 - 10:30. I. What are My Natural Foods?

10:30 - 10:45 II. Who are my gardeners, farmers, and wild harvesters?

10:45 - 11:00 III. How do I combine My Natural Foods to make nourishing meals?

Break 11:00 - 11:15

Planning Nutrient-Rich Meals

11:15 - 11:30 Colorful & Protective Nutrients

11:30 - 11:45 Finding My Nutrient Sources

11:45 - 12:00 Final Thoughts

📚🌱🥗

05/23/2026

Another awesome Seed Saturdays today! We planted sweet potato slips and collards, harvested garlic scapes, foraged mushrooms, made great progress on a giant hugelkultur bed, and shared free seeds, plants, and food.

📣 FREE workshop NEXT Saturday, May 30th, 10am-12pm on Natural Foods & Nutrition: Understanding Health Giving Properties.

Folk school educator, herbalist, and urban farmer Donnetta Boykin will pair up with nature-based educator and curriculum designer Amy Wing to host a series of hands-on activities from Amy’s new natural nutrition learning system. This workshop is perfect for homeschool educators, school garden programs, youth garden/farm educators, community-based educators, and anyone interested in learning tips and tools for teaching connections between plants, food, & wellness.

This program will be held in conjunction with our regular Seed Saturdays activities.

No registration required (but email or text Florentina to count for materials and refreshments 937-581-4316 [email protected]).

131 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd.