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(Vallejo) Native Plant & Pollinator Garden Installation: Day 2 of 2
Vallejo (Register for Address)Learn to convert a lawn into a water-wise, native plant & pollinator garden! Join us on February 11 & 18 to learn about sustainable landscape design and help install a native plant & pollinator, drought tolerant garden based on permaculture principles on Mare Island in Vallejo! This installation will be in partnership with the Vallejo […]
(Fairfield) Community Garden Expansion
Fairfield Community Seventh Day Adventist ChurchLearn to transform a growing space into a perennial food forest garden. 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 workshop series will create a demonstration food […]
Intro to California Food Forests Talk
Heritage Presbyterian Church, BeniciaSaturday, February 25 Intro to California Food Forests 10 am-12 pm, Heritage Presbyterian Church, Benicia Plants, like people, thrive in community. As an ecological designer who works with permaculture strategies, Joshua Burman Thayer appreciates how nature evolves its plant communities so each member benefits from its associations with the others. That’s valuable knowledge to bring into […]
(Fairfield) Food Forest Installation: Day 1 of 2
City Church of FairfieldLearn to transform a growing space into a perennial food forest garden. 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 workshop series will create a demonstration food […]
(Fairfield) Eat What You Grow: Container Gardening
Fairfield Cordelia LibraryEat What You Grow: Container Gardening Class 10-11:30 am, Fairfield Cordelia Library CompostGal Lori Caldwell will return to lead this class on container gardening. She will cover topics such as seeds vs. starts, soil fertility, transplanting seedlings, perennials, watering/irrigation, nontoxic pest control and great annual crops for your garden. Reusing materials will also be discussed. Learn more and register here.
(Fairfield) Goat education 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 […]
(Fairfield) Food Forest Installation: Day 2 of 2
City Church of FairfieldLearn to transform a growing space into a perennial food forest garden. 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 workshop series will create a demonstration food […]
CANCELED: Rocky Hill Trail Pollinator Garden Installation: Day 1
Rocky Hill TrailCANCELED Unfortunately this project will not be able to go forward, so this installation has been canceled. We hope you will join us for future opportunities to connect with the community. Rocky Hill Trail Pollinator Garden Installation Assist local students and residents in creating a native pollinator garden at the northern end of the Rocky […]
(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 […]
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