A Balanced Garden Aug. 3, 5:30 pm, Online Join the California Native Plant Society for this webinar about maintaining your native plant garden this winter. How do you let plants go dormant when they need to, prune others at the right time, and keep up with the weeds? Learn how to maintain balance with the different needs […]

Benicia Tree Care Days Aug. 12, 9 am-12 pm Join the Benicia Tree Foundation for an upcoming tree care day this month at a TBD location. Tree care days include watering, mulching, pruning and planting. Learn more and register here.

Trail Crew Volunteer Opportunity Aug. 12, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Rush Ranch, Suisun City Solano Land Trust's Trail Crew spends every second Saturday of the month in partnership with Solano County Parks to work on trails and projects at Lynch Canyon Open Space. Help take care of Lynch Canyon’s 1,000-plus acres. Projects include improving trails, fixing fences, weeding […]

Tomato & Vine Festival Aug. 19-20, 11 am-5 pm Saturday, 11 am-7 pm Sunday, Downtown Fairfield Live entertainment, tomato sampling and tomatoes for purchase, beer and wine gardens, kids activities and more! Sustainable Solano will be there on Saturday with activities and cooking demonstrations. Learn more here.

'Full Flower': Alternative Economics, Urban Permaculture, Invisible Structures Aug. 26-27, Santa Cruz Join Vital Cycles and economist Della Duncan for this weekend of exploring belonging and place, urban permaculture, regenerative economics, creativity, energy, and pruning. The weekend is part of Vital Cycle's 2023 Permaculture Design Certificate program, but single weekends are open on a space-available basis. Learn […]

Permaculture Food Forests Aug. 26-27, Santa Cruz Participants can sign up for one weekend or the entire series of this six-weekend course set across the seasons with Santa Cruz Permaculture. The first weekend starts with designing food forests, stonefruit, propagation via budding and semi-hardwood cuttings and planting the fall/winter garden. Learn more here.

Fall Native Plant Sale Oct. 3-9 & Oct. 14, online & Benicia The Willis Linn Jepson chapter of the California Native Plant Society is holding its seasonal plant sale, with online sales open to the public Oct. 3-9 (with pickup Oct. 14 at Benicia and Fairfield sites), and an in-person sale in Benicia on Oct. 14. […]

Pachamama Alliance Climate Convergence 2023 Oct. 5, 9 am-4 pm, Online Delve into the full scope of the climate justice movement through workshops, performances, and discussions that focus on intersectional alliance-building, frontline activism, art, healing, and our collective interconnection. This day-long online event brings together thought leaders in the climate justice movement. Learn more and register here.

HUM: A Weekend of Song, Connection & Regeneration Oct. 6-8, Watsonville Join Anne Freiwald and Lydia Neilsen of Vital Cycles and Della Duncan for this weekend that brings together singing, permaculture for earth and self-healing, and the Work the Reconnects. Learn more and register here.

Fairfield Compost Giveaway Day Oct. 7, 9 am-2 pm, Dunnell Nature Park & Education Center, Fairfield Republic Services will be giving away compost to Fairfield residents at this event (proof of residency is required). Residents are invited to take as much of the free, locally sourced compost as they would like while supplies last. Bring your own […]