Sustainable Solano Events

A listing of events sponsored by Sustainable Solano or its partners.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Effective immediately, Sustainable Solano has halted all in-person events until further notice. Check below for upcoming online events. Please check partner events (those listed in gray) to see if they have been canceled.

Find a list of Community Resilience Resources here.

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Benicia: Community Garden Individual Cleanup — Details in Description 9:00 am
Benicia: Community Garden Individual Cleanup — Details in Description @ Avant and Swenson gardens
Aug 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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The group workdays have been canceled due to shelter-at-home and physical distancing rules. Gardeners are encouraged to independently visit the garden to help with common area upkeep on their own, practicing safe physical distancing. Avant[...]
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Solano Local Food System Alliance Meeting 4:00 pm
Solano Local Food System Alliance Meeting
Aug 6 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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The Solano Local Food System Alliance will hold its quarterly meeting to review progress and set upcoming goals for its work. The Aug. 6 meeting will be held from 4-5 pm over Zoom. Alliance members[...]
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Grill It! Cooking Class 4:00 pm
Grill It! Cooking Class @ Online/Zoom
Aug 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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The dog days of August are here, and who wants to turn on the oven? Join Sustainable Solano’s Local Food Program Manager Chef Stephanie Jordan for “Grill It!” – a virtual cooking class that covers[...]
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Permaculture Food Forests: Planning, Growing and Enjoying Year-Round Abundance with John Valenzuela & David Shaw
Permaculture Food Forests: Planning, Growing and Enjoying Year-Round Abundance with John Valenzuela & David Shaw @ Santa Cruz Permaculture
Aug 8 – Aug 9 all-day
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August 2020 – May 2021 Do you want to gain hands-on skills and build community around growing food? Interested in learning best practices for orchard establishment and management, food forestry, designing year round vegetable farms[...]
Virtual Sustainable Practices for Water-Wise Gardening 11:00 am
Virtual Sustainable Practices for Water-Wise Gardening @ Online
Aug 8 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
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This virtual class focuses on permaculture and sustainable techniques for your home garden. Lori Caldwell, owner of CompostGal Consulting will cover topics that include sheet-mulching, the benefits of compost and much, bio-intensive edible garding, hydrozoning,[...]
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Soil Not Oil Conference 8:00 am
Soil Not Oil Conference @ Online
Aug 14 @ 8:00 am – Aug 15 @ 7:00 pm
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Soil Not Oil is an educational event in which attendees learn the root causes, effects and solutions towards creating climate stability. Highly recommended to students, educators, activists, farmers, scientists, investors, policy makers, health providers, families,[...]
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Drip Irrigation Basics Online Workshop 4:00 pm
Drip Irrigation Basics Online Workshop @ Online/Zoom
Aug 19 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Join us August 19 for a live presentation on Drip Irrigation! Drip Irrigation can improve water efficiency, keep plants healthy and save time and effort of hand watering. Join Seth Wright, irrigation efficiency specialist and[...]
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Cultivate Community Food Co-op Virtual Potluck and BINGO Winners 6:00 pm
Cultivate Community Food Co-op Virtual Potluck and BINGO Winners @ Online/Zoom
Aug 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Cultivate Community Food Co-op will gather once again for friendly faces and good food (BYO) and this month we have some serious business to discuss. At this virtual potluck, we will talk about the upcoming[...]
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Garden Design Intensive Webinar 11:00 am
Garden Design Intensive Webinar @ Grow A Pear Nursery/online
Aug 25 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Learn what, how and when to start planting for a well-timed and productive garden using organic methods. This webinar with Grow a Pear Nursery will talk about propagation, companion planting, cover crops, perennials, and choosing[...]
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Advanced Permaculture Design Course
Advanced Permaculture Design Course @ Santa Cruz Permaculture
Aug 29 all-day
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August 29 – September 5, 2020 Do you want to gain more permaculture design experience? This 8-day Advanced Design Course is an excellent follow-up to a Permaculture Design Course. Join Dave Boehnlein of Terra Phoenix[...]
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Upcoming Events

Aug
14
Fri
8:00 am Soil Not Oil Conference @ Online
Soil Not Oil Conference @ Online
Aug 14 @ 8:00 am – Aug 15 @ 7:00 pm
Soil Not Oil is an educational event in which attendees learn the root causes, effects and solutions towards creating climate stability. Highly recommended to students, educators, activists, farmers, scientists, investors, policy makers, health providers, families,[...]
Aug
19
Wed
4:00 pm Drip Irrigation Basics Online Wo... @ Online/Zoom
Drip Irrigation Basics Online Wo... @ Online/Zoom
Aug 19 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us August 19 for a live presentation on Drip Irrigation! Drip Irrigation can improve water efficiency, keep plants healthy and save time and effort of hand watering. Join Seth Wright, irrigation efficiency specialist and[...]
Aug
20
Thu
6:00 pm Cultivate Community Food Co-op V... @ Online/Zoom
Cultivate Community Food Co-op V... @ Online/Zoom
Aug 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cultivate Community Food Co-op will gather once again for friendly faces and good food (BYO) and this month we have some serious business to discuss. At this virtual potluck, we will talk about the upcoming[...]
Aug
25
Tue
11:00 am Garden Design Intensive Webinar @ Grow A Pear Nursery/online
Garden Design Intensive Webinar @ Grow A Pear Nursery/online
Aug 25 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Learn what, how and when to start planting for a well-timed and productive garden using organic methods. This webinar with Grow a Pear Nursery will talk about propagation, companion planting, cover crops, perennials, and choosing[...]