Events & Workshops

Rugged Roots is more than a farm, it’s a community space. During the season Rugged Roots transforms into an outdoor classroom, a prep kitchen, a dance floor, a floral studio, and more.

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Events Calendar

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Poster designed by Jac Clark (2025)

Instructor: Presley Alexander
Date: Saturday, August 2nd
Location: Rugged Roots Farm Outdoor Classroom
Time: 9:30am - 11:00am
Learn to simplify the art of floral painting. With inspiration from the farm, we will practice looking at the simple form of flowers to create loose, impressionistic paintings. All supplies are ready for you as well as a pallet and brush to take along to continue your practice.

RSVP required, only 15 spots available!
RSVP here.
Instructor: Sean Conry
Date: Thursday, August 7th
Location: Dragonfly Cafe on Main St. (next to the Town Hall Theater)
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Gain some inspiration and pick up some cooking skills from expert chef Sean Conry. Sean is the FRC culinary instructor and has years of experience teaching culinary arts. Using farm fresh produce from Rugged Roots farm, he'll demonstrate how to incorporate fresh produce easily into simple, elegant meals.

RSVP required, only 20 spots are available.
RSVP here.
Instructor: Martín Uriarte
Date: Thursday, August 14th
Location: Rugged Roots Farm Outdoor Classroom
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

RSVP required, link to RSVP will be posted one week in advance
Date: Tuesday, August 19th
Location: Rugged Roots Farm Outdoor Classroom
Time: 5:15pm-6:45pm

No RSVP required, just show up ready to craft!
Instructor: Jane Chang
Date: Thursday, August 28th
Location: Dragonfly Cafe on Main St. (next to the Town Hall Theater)
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
More info to come soon.

RSVP required. RSVP will be posted 1 week in advance.

Info about workshops for August-September will be added in July!

Kids Activities

Poster designed by Jac Clark (2025)

Cool off under some sprinklers, run through the berry patch, and learn about our water system!
Tuesday, July 29th
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
Learn about farm pollinators, make inspired costumes, and pollinate the berries on the farm!
Tuesday, August 12th
5:15 pm to 6:15 pmbuilding nests for their coming summer brood.
Eat the fruits of our labor and prepare a fun strawberry snack in the outdoor kitchen!
Tuesday, September 2nd
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
Take home strawberry runners to plant in your garden!
Tuesday, October 14th
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm

Join us for a series of events for kids on Rugged Roots farm centered around strawberries! These fun, easy-going educational events led by our Farm Educator will impart cooking and gardening skills, and give kids a sense of ‘ownership’ of our newest strawberry patch as they watch (and help) it grow.

Annual Events

Brewing Lair Fundraiser - August 23, 2025

Pumpkin Patch - October 4, 2025

All events are fundraisers for Lost Sierra Food Projects programs.

On-Farm Summer Workshops

Every summer, LSFP hosts free/low-cost workshops on Rugged Roots farm. Workshops cover a range of subjects- from food preservation to flower arranging. A workshop scheduled is announced at the beginning of the season— stay tuned for our 2025 schedule!

Jar of Rugged Roots veggies prepped to be pressure canned at a Pressure Canning Workshop led by Canning Masters from UC Extension in partnership with the Feather River Food System Collaborative.

Feather River College' Culinary Arts instructor Chef Sean Conry leads a free cooking class sponsored by Plumas County Public Health’s CalFresh Ed Program.