Growing food.
Building Community
Nourishing the future.
Heartbeat grows food, community
and opportunites to learn.
Heartbeat Learning Gardens is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
We grow and donate fresh organic food, share knowledge, and cultivate community.
___ August ___
Growing and Preparing Eggplant
Saturday, August 8- 11 :30 – 1;30
In this hands on workshop we’ll look at how to grow, harvest, and cook this nutritious and delicious veggie.
Herbal Infusions -Part 2
Saturday, August 15- 1:00 – 3:00
In this herbal craftshop participants will learn the process of decanting the preparations that we made 6 weeks prior.
Community Garden Day
Sunday, August 16- 11 – 4
Garden, harvest, connect—and stay for wood-fired pizza.
Making and Preserving Tomato Sauce
Saturday, August 22- 11:30 – 2:00
Join us as we harvest and make sauce with the seasons fresh tomatoes
5th Annual Festa
Saturday, August 29- Dinner: 5:30 – 8:30
Join us for a farm to table dinner and an evening of celebration. Festa is a feast of the senses welcoming our community to enjoy nature’s bounty.
_ September _
Fall Workshop I
Saturday _ Date TBD
More information coming soon.
Fall Workshop II
Saturday _ Date TBD
More information coming soon.
Fall Workshop III
Saturday -Date TBD
More information coming soon.
______ Ways to Experience Heartbeat ______
Join us for Community Garden Days, where we cultivate healthy gardens, learn alongside one another, and share food and conversation.
Heartbeat’s workshops bring people together to learn practical skills through hands-on experiences in gardening, food, herbalism.
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
Farm Festa is Heartbeat’s annual celebration of food, music, and community, culminating in a farm-to-table feast.
THE WEEKLY HARVEST
Each Week…
On Tuesdays, volunteers harvest fresh produce from the gardens and share it with local food pantries.
In 2025, Heartbeat donated more than 4,500 pounds of fresh produce—helping provide an estimated 3,750 meals for individuals and families in our community.
Since becoming a nonprofit, the gardens have shared over 50,000 pounds within the community.