Sustainable Solano

Nurturing Initiatives for the Good of the Whole

What does Sustainable Solano do?

We are a grassroots, countywide movement uniting people through work that aims to serve the future of Solano County, to promote ecologically regenerative, economically and socially just communities in a world that works for everyone. Sustainable Solano has grown out of decades of dedicated community work that started with community gardens and has grown to include an emphasis on creating sustainable, regenerative environments, community capacity building, supporting local food systems and building youth leadership and workforce skills for a better future.

Solano Gardens

Learn more about this program for supporting community gardens here!

Our Work

Green Infrastructure

Building resilient communities through regenerative landscapes

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Local Food

Supporting local farmers and feeding communities

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Community Resilience

Connecting people to create engaged communities around climate and environment

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Workforce Development

Supporting the green economy and youth leadership

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4M

Gallons of annual water impact

105

Cooking classes with local food

68

Sustainable gardens installed

12,800

Workshop/event participants since 2015

Green Infrastructure

Building resilient communities through regenerative landscapes

 

Learn more

4M

Gallons of annual water impact

Local Food

Supporting local farmers and feeding communities

Learn more

105

Cooking classes with local food

Community Resilience

Connecting people to create engaged communities around climate and environment

Learn more

68

Sustainable gardens installed

Workforce Development

Supporting the green economy and youth leadership

 

Learn more

12,800

Workshop/event participants since 2015

Resources to Take Action

 

News and Updates

Grow Your Gardens and Knowledge Through Our Compost Classes

Grow Your Gardens and Knowledge Through Our Compost Classes

Soil health is a big focus for Sustainable Solano this year. This March through May, we’ll be offering classes for all levels of composting to build healthy soil. This series will consist of three classes, with a beginners composting class in March, an intermediate class in April and an advanced composting class in May.

Sustainable Landscaping, Lawn Removal on Water-Efficient Rebate Budget

Sustainable Landscaping, Lawn Removal on Water-Efficient Rebate Budget

Thanks to everyone who came to our class with Alana Mirror about how she transformed her lawn into an edible and native landscape, all within the budget of the Water-Efficient Rebate Program from the Solano County Water Agency. For resources on how you can make a sustainable transformation in your own backyard (and on a budget!), here’s a playlist of videos from the class and more.

Rebates for Residential Greywater Recycling

Rebates for Residential Greywater Recycling

Ainslee Shuemake is a graduate student specializing in water resource management in UC Davis’ Environmental Policy and Management (EPM) Program and wrote this op-ed piece on the state’s proposed water conservation regulations. We wanted to share her insight with you and also let you know that we are currently looking for sites to host laundry-to-landscape educational workshops.

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