Events Calendar
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(Online) Chickens in the Garden, Benefits and Challenges
Online/ZoomRepublic Services and Sustainable Solano will be joined by UC Master Gardener Tina Saravia to discuss stewarding backyard chickens. Chickens are a great ally for your garden and yard. There are many benefits and challenges to stewarding these feathery friends. We'll share information on how you can best work with chickens in your yard to […]
(Fairfield) Monarch butterflies for kids & families
Tolenas Farms Academy FairfieldTolenas Farms Academy is a nature-based preschool and community program, with a vision to educate children, families and communities on healthy living and holistic learning by educating on things including building healthy soil, agriculture, building housing to support animals and caring for animals, planting and harvesting fruits and veggies and benefits of recycling. Tolenas Farms […]
(Benicia) Composting for Households
Heritage Presbyterian Church, BeniciaComposting for Households 6-7:30 pm, Heritage Presbyterian Church, Benicia Michael Wedgley of Soilogical BioSolutions and Designs will be discussing three different methods of household composting, including worm composting, passive composting, and the more complex thermophilic composting. This presentation will be an introduction to composting. Michael also will host a composting demonstration during the annual food forest tour on […]
(Online) Intro to Permaculture
Online/ZoomIntro to Permaculture 5-6:30 pm, Register for Zoom link Discover how to create sustainable and self-sufficient ecosystems by observing and mimicking nature. Michael Wedgley of Soilogical BioSolutions and Designs will go over the basics of permaculture in this online class. Learn how to apply permaculture principles to design your home, garden and community! Learn more and register […]
(Vacaville) Growing Edible Mushrooms at Home
Vacaville Cultural Center LibraryGrowing Edible Mushrooms at Home 1-2:30 pm, Vacaville Cultural Center Library Class is full. Please register for waitlist. In this Growing Mushrooms 101 class you will be introduced to the science behind growing these delicious fungi and will walk through the process of setting up a grow bag that could produce about 3-5 pounds of […]
(Benicia & Vallejo) Annual Demonstration Food Forest Tour
Benicia & Vallejo GardensHave you ever seen a food forest? Are you interested in growing your own food or want to replace your lawn with a more sustainable landscape? Our Annual Food Forest Tour is back! Do not miss out on the chance to tour our demonstration edible gardens fed by secondary water (roofwater and/or laundry-to-landscape greywater system) […]
(Fairfield) Seventh Day Adventist Food Forest Expansion
Fairfield Community Seventh Day Adventist ChurchLearn to transform a growing space into a perennial food forest garden from 4-7 pm on Thursday, April 27, and Tuesday, May 2. Learn more and register here! Join us to learn about sustainable food production and help install a market garden and demonstration food forest garden to provide food to underserved communities in Fairfield! […]
(Fairfield) Growing Mushrooms in Your Garden
City Church of FairfieldGrowing Mushrooms Outside in Your Garden 1-2:30 pm, City Church Fairfield Class is full. Please register for waitlist. Mushrooms have so many benefits, not just for our physical and mental health but for the soil as well. Even though not all mushrooms are edible, in this Growing Mushrooms 101 class you will be introduced a […]
(Fairfield) Seventh Day Adventist Food Forest Expansion
Fairfield Community Seventh Day Adventist ChurchLearn to transform a growing space into a perennial food forest garden from 4-7 pm on Tuesday, May 2. Learn more and register here! Join us to learn about sustainable food production and help install a market garden and demonstration food forest garden to provide food to underserved communities in Fairfield! This public, hands-on installation […]
(Fairfield & Suisun) Demonstration Food Forest Garden Tour & Celebrating Healthy Local Food: A Culinary and Garden Showcase
Fairfield & Suisun gardensJoin us from 9 am-1 pm May 6 for the annual Demonstration Food Forest Garden Tour in Fairfield and Suisun. Visit waterwise, edible gardens and take home ideas for your own home and community! Learn more and register here Have you ever seen a food forest? Are you interested in growing your own food or […]
(Rio Vista) Perennial Edible Container Gardening
Rio Vista Library10-11:30 am, Rio Vista Library Join us to learn the many benefits of perennials and how to add them to your garden. Topics will include perennial types, when and how to plant, propagation and maintenance.This class is geared towards growing in containers. While the knowledge is transferable if you are planting in the ground, please […]
(Vallejo) Vallejo Project Unity Garden Food Forest Expansion – POSTPONED
Unity Garden, VallejoVallejo Project Unity Garden Food Forest Expansion This event has been postponed to a later date. The calendar will be updated once the new date is scheduled. Unity Garden, Vallejo This public, hands-on garden expansion workshop will expand an already existing market garden and add a demonstration food forest at the Christian Help Center in […]
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