Tours & Classes
Let our small, productive farm be your classroom.
Come ready to learn, leave feeling inspired and connected.
We offer public & private workshops, tours, demonstrations, and hands-on learning experiences tailored to you.
Upcoming Events
Farms throughout Floyd County are inviting visitors to come see how their food is grown!
Sunday June 14th for more information on participating farms visit this PAGE or View MAP
Kat is offering FREE Mini Workshops:
1:00pm: Tips for Transplanting Success
2:00pm: Suckering and Training Tomatoes
3:00pm: Taste, Smell and Explore Tour for Kids (0-10)
Registration is not required, but encouraged!
Visitors will be able to attend a mini workshop, stroll around the farmlet, shop the farmstand and plant sale.
Farmstand is open 10am-6pm sells prepared salads, merchandise, greens, herbs, pesto, dressing and more.
Drop In Kids activities: Garden Art & Farm Storytime with farm themes storybooks with Linda in a cozy tent in the garden 1:00-4:00pm
No Dogs and No Public Restroom Available (sorry!)
Terrain is varied grass, hilly, and gravel. Closed toe shoes recommended.
Registration Deadline Has Passed*
Learn to grow popular microgreens varieties with Kat Johnson. An opportunity to see a small, productive and profitable system in person, practice seeding and harvesting, and work through the common errors most growers make when starting out. Class includes a free lifetime membership to Kat’s online course and resources “The Farmer’s Guide to Microgreens Made Simple” $98 value.
Sunday May 31st 1:00-3:00pm on the Farmlet in Check, VA
Growing
Growing Mixes
Tools of the Trade
Top Varieties
Seeding Rates and Methods
Watering Methods
Workflow and weekly rhythms
Harvesting
Knives and methods
Wash or Not?
Packaging, Storage, Distribution
Marketing
Pricing your microgreens
Planning for profit (basic enterprise budgeting)
Note: we need a minimum number of registrations to make it a go- so sign up early! Register before May 28th
Floyd Farm Trail 2026
Sunday June 14th
Plan your route using this google map of the six participating farms!
Hands-on Learning Experiences
Microgreens Workshop
Come learn how to grow sun-grown microgreens in a greenhouse. Microgreens are an extremely simple crop to grow for healthy greens every week of the year. Get your hands into the soil and practice every step of the growing process in this workshop.
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Greenhouse Set Up
Soil
Seeding methods
Germinating & Watering
Harvest for exceptional shelf life
Economics of growing for pleasure or business
Timing and workflows
Tools of the trade
Sanitation and Cleanliness
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3 Hour hands-on learning experience.
A membership to Kat’s online version of the class: “A Farmer’s Guide to Microgreens Made Simple”
Lifetime membership
Cheat Sheets and Spreadsheet resources
$98 value
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Group of 1-2 People: $500 total
+$25 per each additional person
Grow Lettuce Like a Pro
Love having fresh lettuce but wish you could grow consistently good tasting lettuce week after week. Its easy to get discouraged when your lettuce goes to seed, tastes super bitter, or you are only able to grow one good crop in spring. We will show you the tricks of the trade for lettuce growing all year.
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Seed Scheduling, Starting & Selection
Bed preparation & Transplanting
Weed control methods
Irrigation
Harvest Timing, Harvest Handling
Sanitation and Superior shelf life (up to one month!)
Varieties for mixes, heads, minis
Season extention in hot and cold months
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3 Hour hands-on learning experience on the Farmlet
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Group of 1-2 People: $300 total
+$10 per each additional person
Farm Business Consult & Mentorship
Starting a farm and want to run your ideas by an experienced fellow farmer? Kat offers up her two decades of organic farming, management and business experience! Oftentimes farmers come to her to brainstorm about small scale farming, adding value added products, getting kitchen licensing, branding and more! We can tailor the conversation to your needs. This can be in-person or via video chat
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Review of your business plan
Layout a weekly work schedule
Tunnels & Grants to cover them
Talk about financing opportunities
Salad Kits, Kitchen Licensing
Economics of Value Adding
Branding and Marketing
Help you identify a niche
Product & Recipe Development
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90 Minute conversation (in person or via video call)
Full transparency into Kat’s operation
Optional Tour of Farmlet
Follow up emails with resources and check-ins
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$150 for 90 minute session
($100 per additional hour)
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Greenhouse Set Up, Seed storage
Timing & Scheduling
Soil mediums
How to select, use, and fill plug trays
Temperature and climate controls for optimum germination and growth.
Moving out of greenhouse (hardening off)
Watering methods
Rooting Cuttings
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3 Hour hands-on learning experience.
A copy of kat’s pre-filled Crop Plan Spreadsheet
A germination temp cheat sheet
Seedlings to take home
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Group of 1-2 People: $300 total
$10 for each additional person
Seed Starting Workshop
Practice the fundamentals of plant propagation: starting your own vegetable plants from seed & cuttings.
Custom Workshop
Let’s create a custom workshop for your group together. Based on your interests and our expertise!
Maybe its a blend of several classes, maybe its tailored to a specific season of specific crop we grow.
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Group of 1-2 People: $300 total for 3 hour workshop
+$25 per each additional person
+$100 per additional hour
Harvest & Storage Workshop
Want to keep your veggies long term? Let’s go around the farm and harvest together. We can go through the finer points of washing, drying, storing so that your harvest lasts as long as possible.
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Harvest timing & Methods
Washing Greens
Harvesting herbs
Washing Roots
Handling tropical crops (basil, tomatoes, cucumbers)
Storage Temps & Humidity
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3 Hour (morning) hands-on workshop
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Group of 1-2 People: $300 total
($10 per additional person)
Farmlet Tours
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Greenhouse & Plant Propagation methods
High Tunnel Production Systems
Crops Growing in Field: Culinary herbs, vegetable crops, greens, edible flowers, cover crops
Small Scale Tools Demonstration
Harvest and Washing for long-term storage
Microgreens Production System
Weed management methods
Organic & Natural Pest Control
No Till, Organic & Natural Fertility and Bed-Preparation
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1-2 People: 1 Hour tour $100
$10 per additional guest
$100 per additional hour
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Visit the Farmstand
Find a shady spot for a picnic
Explore a private woodsy walking trail
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Aspiring Farmers
Students & Student Groups
Gardeners & Gardening Clubs
Retirees
Social Clubs
Individuals & Lifelong Learners
Company & Staff Retreats
Guided walking farm tours are available for individuals and groups. A fun and educational tour with your farmer. We customize the tour to your interests. Leave with a full picture of what it takes to grow and eat beautiful clean local food!
About The Farmlet
Our 1/4 acre working vegetable farm in Floyd County makes for a great classroom and community gathering place.
Visitors to the farm can shop the Farmstand, enjoy our private walking trails in the woods, bring a picnic.
Most classes will be outdoors but we do have greenhouses and covered spaces to host workshops.
The farm has a lot of uneven, grassy and gravel terrain.
Comfortable shoes, sunhat, water bottle and gloves are recommended.
