Garden Coaching
Our garden coaching program provides personalized guidance to help you make the most of your garden.
Option A: The Plan + Prep Package
During this one-time visit, one of our lead farmers will meet with you in your garden to perform a comprehensive overview of your site, and create a plan to help you make the most of your growing space.
1 hour in-person garden visit and consultation*, which includes the following:
Sun reading
pH reading
Site and soil texture evaluation**
Address your specific garden questions and concerns
Help decide which crops will grow best in your garden
Soil preparation and amendment recommendations
Custom garden map with recommended crop layout
Custom planting calendar
Written summary of consultation notes and recommendations
Digital resource packet (19 pages)
Vegetable planting guide
Vegetable fertilization guide
Pest and disease management guide
Harvesting guide
* We must be able to access the garden from outside, masks and 6 ft distancing required at all times.
**We will provide you with a link to a lab that can provide you with a full nutrient evaluation for your soil.
***This is NOT a landscape design service. We’d be happy to help you lay out new annual vegetable garden beds, and provide suggestions for the layout of berries and fruit trees, but this work could incur additional design time costs.
Investment:
Initial in-person coaching visit, and all listed deliverables: $525, paid at the time of scheduling
This price assumes you have an existing garden on site. If you’d like help determining the location and arrangement of new garden beds, this may require additional design time, usually 1-3 hours, billed at $90 per hour
Follow-up in-person visit, no deliverables: $185, paid at the time of scheduling
Option B: The Q+A Package
One of our lead farmers will meet with you on site to address specific questions you have, identify pest and disease issues, share harvest tips, and provide advice on how you can improve your vegetable garden.
1 hour in-person garden visit and consultation, which includes the following:
Sun reading
pH reading
Site and soil texture evaluation*
Address your specific vegetable garden questions and concerns
Digital resource packet (19 pages)
Vegetable planting guide
Vegetable fertilization guide
Pest and disease management guide
Harvesting guide
*We will provide you with a link to a lab that can provide you with a full nutrient evaluation for your soil.
Investment:
Initial in-person maintenance coaching visit, and all listed deliverables: $225, paid at the time of scheduling
Follow-up in-person visit, no deliverables: $185, paid at the time of scheduling
Garden Coaching FAQ:
Q: Will you bring plants to the visit?
A: No, these visits do not include any plant material or soil amendments. If you’re interested in our crew planting and maintaining your vegetable garden throughout the growing season, please email hilary@seattleurbanfarmco.com and she’ll provide you with more information on our Garden Maintenance service.
Q: What is your service range for Garden Coaching?
A: Our range for Garden Coaching is a little different than our range for other services we provide. Please see the green highlighted area on the map here for our Garden Coaching range. If your garden falls outside of this range, feel free to email us for a price quote.
Q: How quickly will I receive my garden plan and other resources after my Garden Coaching session?
A: We put a lot of time and thought in your custom resources so we need a few days to create them for you. All resources will be sent within one week of your visit.
Our books make great complimentary resources to our Garden Coaching program!
Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard is the essential handbook for beginning home gardeners. Combining our knowledge of small-scale organic food production, environmental education and residential landscaping, we have created a thorough, easy-to-use guide for backyard farmers. Including hundreds of instructional photographs, the book provides step-by-step information on everything you need to know when setting up and caring for a home garden including: garden site selection, garden construction, crop selection, garden maintenance and crop harvesting. “Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard” will be your go-to gardening companion, always on hand to provide quick answers to your gardening questions.
In Grow More Food, Seattle Urban Farm Co. founders Colin McCrate and Brad Halm show you how you can make your food garden much more productive, no matter how big or small it is. You'll learn their secrets for preparing the soil, selecting and rotating your crops, and mapping out a specific customized plan to make the most of your space and your growing season. Packed with the charts, tables, schedules, and worksheets you need -- as well as record-keeping pages so you can repeat your successes next year -- this book is an essential tool for the serious gardener.
