• A newly built four foot by eight foot cedar raised bed filled with dark, rich looking soil.
  • A wheelbarrow full of a variety of pumpkins. Some are pastel blue. Some are pastel orange. Some are small dark green with an orange spot.
  • Three fathers smiling in a lush green garden watching their children harvest carrots.

Summer Course Enrollment

Enroll now before our course closes in Mid-June.

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Meet Your Coach, Emily

I'm Emily, an experienced urban farmer and lifetime educator passionate about sharing my knowledge with you. I received my education in small scale agriculture from the UMN Farm at the Arb program and have a certificate in sustainable horticulture. I've mastered the art of growing a lot of food in a small space - the 2024 season I grew over 600 lbs. of food in just 1,000 sq. ft. I'm ready to share my knowledge with you! Join me on this journey to cultivate a thriving, three season garden. Let's grow together and create a sustainable, beautiful space right in your backyard!

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Professional-Quality Training at Fraction of the Price

Get expert-led lessons, live Q&As, and premium gardening templates—filmed by professional food videographers—all for less than the cost of a single in-person consultation

  • High Quality Footage

    $750 value

    The video lessons have been filmed and edited by professional photographers and videographers who have 10+ years of experience filming food. Expect 25 minutes of footage per module.

  • Garden Chats

    $300 value

    Most garden coaches charge $50 per site visit or phone call minimum. Get all your gardening questions answered directly through our live Q&As. There will be six garden chats throughout the course.

  • Downloadable Growing Guides

    $400 value

    Each course contains downloadable growing guides that include seed selection, garden design templates, spacing guidelines, germination guidelines, planting calendar, care guides, and pest identification.

FAQ

  • What do I get when I pay for the Summer Course?

    The Spring Course includes 8 modules with 5 video lessons that range from 3 to 6 minutes. That's 200 minutes of direct gardening guidance filmed and edited by the professionals at Foodist Films. Lessons range from garden prep, seeding and planting tips, and plant care and maintenance. It also includes 6 garden chats, which occur bi-weekly with my direct responses to your questions. Finally, there are several downloadables including equipment & tool recommendations, seed recommendations, garden maps and templates, and growing guides.

  • For what level of gardeners is this course?

    Our courses are for beginning or intermediate gardeners. Beginning topics include direct seeding, transplanting, plant spacing, pruning, trellising and harvesting. Intermediate topics include seed selection for your environment, pest management, and companion planting. I provide garden templates that beginning gardeners can copy. I also provide the information an intermediate gardener should know when trying to come up with their original designs. If you have never done succession planting before, these are the lessons for you!

  • In what grow zones is this course appropriate?

    The Spring Garden course is appropriate for people who are growing in zones 4, 5, or 6. Other zones may find the information helpful as instruction builds an individuals knowledge on when to plant specific seeds. For example, I use soil temperatures as well as planting dates to help determine when to plant. Our summer course is appropriate for people in all grow zones. Just be sure to check your own soil temps and frost-free dates. Again, I educate you how to do this.

  • What does real-time mean?

    Real-time means that the course has been filmed in a way that shows the natural progress of the garden. What I am filming and recommending is what is actually happening in the garden. This means I provide curriculum that is relevant to your garden.

  • What do I get when I pay for the Spring Course?

    The Spring Course includes 5 modules with 5 video lessons that range from 3 to 6 minutes. That's 125 minutes of direct gardening guidance. Lessons range from garden prep, seeding and planting tips, and plant care and maintenance. It also includes 4 garden chats, which occur bi-weekly with my direct responses to your questions. Finally, there are several downloadables including equipment & tool recommendations, seed recommendations, garden maps and templates, and growing guides.

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Mission, Vision, & Values

Access to nature and healthy, fresh food is a basic human right. Being outside and working with the land is essential to our physical and mental wellbeing. Darling Little Farms aims to increase access to nature and healthy foods through the transformation of urban spaces into micro farms. All will have the opportunity to influence this tiny food system from initial growing to the final prepared meal.

  • All will have access to natural spaces and growing food no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual orientation, religion, income, age or residence. People will have the knowledge and skills to impact all levels of the food system. Obtaining healthy food will no longer be a privilege but a right.

  • We value sustainability, joy, community, equity, and inclusion.

What We Offer

  • Custom Garden Design

    A unique design specially curated for your goals within your space. Garden designs include planting & care guides.

  • Raised Bed Construction

    Custom raised beds built to fit your space. Options to add on trellises and unique designs.

  • Urban Farm Workshops

    All ages workshops that cover a wide range of topics related to growing food from seed to harvest.