Cynthia Sandberg
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Overview
2317 Vine Hill Road Santa Cruz, California 95065Cynthia Sandberg, owner of Love Apple Farms in Central California, is an attorney, farmer, and educator. Her homestead is a Demeter-certified biodynamic farm and the exclusive kitchen garden for Michelin-starred Manresa restaurant in Los Gatos.
e: loveapplefarm@gmail.com
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Description
Cynthia Sandberg, owner and farmer, uses biodynamic and organic techniques to grow over 300 different cultivars of fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers for Manresa restaurant. Beginning her work life as a trial attorney, Cynthia transitioned to farming after falling in love with gardening in her backyard on a bit more than one acre in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Founding Love Apple in 2000, Cynthia started as a tomato plant grower and had a small tomato fruit stand on her Ben Lomond property. In 2010, she purchased 22 acres on the former site of the Smothers Brothers Winery on Vine Hill Road in Santa Cruz and re-established her farm on the terraced hillside.
Achieving Demeter certification as a biodynamic farm in 2012 was a proud milestone for Love Apple. Cynthia has spoken at numerous gardening and farming conferences and garden clubs, including the Keynote speaker for Monterey Master Gardener’s BootCamp, Sunset Celebration Weekend, San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, Eco-Farm, MAD Symposium in Copenhagen and Nordic Barista Cup in Oslo, Norway. Cynthia is a sought-after garden speaker on topics such as Mastering the Art of the Tomato, Introduction to Biodynamic Gardening, Farmer/Chef Relationships, and How to Make a Living from your Backyard Garden. Cynthia can be contacted by emailing her at loveapplefarms@gmail.com.
Topics
- Tomato Mastery
- Container Vegetable Gardening
- Summer Vegetable Gardening
- Winter Vegetable Gardening
- Compost and Vermiculture
- Herb Gardening
- Farmer/Apprentice Relationships
- Agritourism
- Farmer/Chef Relationships
- Creating a Successful Garden-Based Business
- Biodynamic Practices
- Garden Design
Locations
2317 Vine Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
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Audience Reviews
spring veggies class
Emily Chen from cupertino, CA - 01/16/2021 23:00:07
Had a great time and was surprised by how many babies I left with! Cynthia is extremely friendly and patient with her explanations. She tends to offer many extra tangential explanations, and has so much knowledge to impart but never enough time!
Great Class
Cris from saratoga - 05/26/2020 17:45:40
This was so useful, and only wish I'd take in 2 years ago. I'm sure I can install an efficient system now. Every question was well-answered and love that the parts #'s even were provided. I'm ready to do it!
A vast repository of vegetable knowledge
Nicole Douglas from Santa Cruz CA - 05/26/2020 12:48:10
Cynthia's brain is a vast repository of knowledge pertaining to any and all things vegetable-related. I've embarked on my own continuing education path by taking many of Cynthia's classes. The amount you can learn is never-ending. Highly recommend!