Luther Burbank's Gold Ridge Experiment Farm

Arbor Day at the Farm 40 third-grade students, their teachers and some parents joined Farm volunteers to celebrate Arbor Day, traditionally on March 7th, Luther Burbank 's birthday. They toured the Farm and planted a peach tree to commemorate the day. It was a spectacular spring day!

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2019 Farm Open House and Plant Sale. On April 27th and 28th the Burbank Farm hosted it's annual Open House and Plant Sale. Hundreds participated over the course of the weekend enjoying delicious refreshments, spectacular weather and the Farm in verdant green. Many attended Robert Kourik's talks that centered around the concepts in his newest book "Lazy-Ass Gardening". Plant sales were a huge success and many visitors also availed themselves of the opportunity to explore the Farm with volunteer docents. Don't miss this event next year!

Arbor Day at the Farm Forty-eight third-grade students from Parkside School visited the Farm on Wednesday March 13th for a rain-delayed Arbor Day celebration. The students and guests were welcomed and introduced to the Farm by Gail Lee, the Farm’s Director. Students divided into two groups. Each group planted a tree, the traditional Arbor Day activity, with Farm Curator Alex MacLean, who explained the process to provide a tree with a healthy start. While one group was plantin...g their tree, the other group was off with Farm docents Donna Diehl, Kathy Deichmann, and Patty Levenberg on a tour and scavenger hunt. Some of the items on their hunt were: a Wisteria seed, a leaf from Burbank’s Thornless Blackberry, the husk of a fallen Chestnut, as well as other leaves and seeds from all over the Farm. They seemed to relish the search and it led them to explore with docents who could explain the plants, the history of the Farm, and Burbank’s contributions. Along the way, many of the students crossed paths with Fred Bollinger, a long-time Farm volunteer who is currently 102 years old. Fred recounted his experience meeting Luther Burbank on Arbor Day in 1922 when he was a student at Pleasant Hill Grammar School in Sebastopol. After all that activity, everyone shared cupcakes in celebration of Burbank’s birthday before heading back to Parkside. See more

We'll all march with that banner in the Apple Blossom Parade; It Takes a Village to Blossom

The Cottage and Gift Shop will be open this Saturday March 9th from 10am-2pm and every 2nd/4th Saturday until October. Come visit!

Hey there Neighbors, our ARBOR Day, MARCH 6th Event unfortunately is cancelled due to rain forecast. We leave you with this from Emily Dickinson ;-) ""A drop fell on the apple tree Another on the roof; A half a dozen kissed the eaves, And made the gables laugh."

Become a Docent. Docents at Luther Burbank’s Experiment Farm in Sebastopol provide guided tours of the historic farm, cottage, and barn, to groups of adults and schoolchildren. Through their training, docents learn about the history of the farm, the plants that grew there, and the current work of the Farm and its volunteers. There is no cost or obligation to attend docent training. Docent training will occur 9a.m-noon on Thursday March 7th and Saturday March 9th at the Farm 7777 Bodega Ave. Sebastopol. Contact Patty Levenberg at [email protected] if interested.

Come celebrate Arbor Day at the Burbank Farm. Several classrooms from Parkside school have been invited to participate in an Arbor day celebration March 6 at the Burbank Farm. A tree will be planted in honor of Luther’s birthday March 7 th. (1849-1926) Public welcome. 9:30-11:30 a.m. UPDATE: We will be re-scheduling today's events due to rain.