Events
We host monthly events on the farm or with partners to connect with our community, share skills, and provide farm updates. We’re often adding new events to our schedule, so be sure to check back often!
Do you have an idea for an event you’d like to see at the farm? Email us and suggest it!
Plant Sale
Open 9am-5pm every day, May 10-May 19!
Visit our annual Plant Sale to pick up some of our organically-grown vegetable, herb, and fruit starts, as well as perennial and annual decorative plants sourced Country Arbors, our favorite local nursery! Just in time for Mother’s Day and garden planting season, it’s the perfect chance to celebrate Spring by bringing some of our plants home with you. Cash, credit, check, and LINK cards will be accepted.
Seed Starting Workshop
Learn how to start your own seedlings at home and get a jump start on your garden in the 2024 season! Farm staff will lead you through the process of seed starting and how to care for your seedlings until they are ready to go into the garden. We will also talk about seed saving and discuss some techniques. You’ll get to go home with your own tray of seeds ready to grow! Participation in this event will be limited, so please sign up in advance: Sign Up
A recommended donation of $15 will help us cover supplies for everyone attending the workshop. Thank you!
Seed Starting Workshop
Learn how to start your own seedlings at home and get a jump start on your garden in the 2024 season! Farm staff will lead you through the process of seed starting and how to care for your seedlings until they are ready to go into the garden. We will also talk about seed saving and discuss some techniques. You’ll get to go home with your own tray of seeds ready to grow! Participation in this event will be limited, so please sign up in advance: Sign Up
A recommended donation of $15 will help us cover supplies for everyone attending the workshop. Thank you!
Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting will feature a presentation from farm leaders on our production, programming, and impact in 2023 - including updates on our expansion. It’s a great opportunity to hear an overview of where our farm currently stands and what we are aiming to do in the upcoming year.
Happy Hour @ Riggs Beer Company!
Join Sola Gratia Farm staff and friends at Riggs Brewery for some fun and fellowship to see you through the long winter!
State of the Plate: Health-Related Impacts of Food Insecurity and Food Insecurity and Child Welfare
The Healthy Champaign County Food Access Alliance is hosting a new series of monthly presentations, State of the Plate, to inform and inspire participation in the 2024 Champaign County Food Summit.
January’s State of the Plate presentations will feature:
Nicholas Lee, RD, LDN, and Noelle Park, MS, RD, LDN, of OSF Healthcare, discussing Health-Related Impacts of Food Insecurity
Jesse Helton, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work at Saint Louis University, discussing Food Insecurity and Child Welfare
No registration is required. Join on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81915777208?pwd=ZCtPbUpRcVpwV2VDRUNPSTJSWUdVQT09