Events Calendar
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Featured(Rio Vista) Community Garden Planning Meeting
Rio Vista LibraryRio Vista Community Garden Planning Meetings The next meetings to help plan the community garden near downtown Rio Vista will be held at 3 pm Nov. 11 and Nov. 25 at the site of the future garden! The aim is to create a beautiful, thriving green space that will not only enhance our community but also […]
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Featured(Fairfield) Cover Crop Workshop
Illinois Street Garden, FairfieldFairfield Cover Crop Workshop 10 am-3 pm, Illinois Street Garden, Fairfield Help us prepare for the development of a food forest in the new year. During this hands-on garden workday we will improve the soil to increase the yield of future in-ground plants and trees. This is an exciting opportunity to meet your neighbors and learn more about cover crops, permaculture, […]
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(Online) Ag Land, Development, Zoning & Orderly Growth: How Does It Work? (Panel Presentation)
Online/ZoomAg Land, Development, Zoning & Orderly Growth: How Does It Work? Register Here The Solano Local Food System Alliance will hold a conversation among experts in how zoning and planning decisions are made and what are the steps that have to take place when development is proposed for farmland at its next public meeting from […]
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(Vallejo) Volunteer: Garden Workday
Emmanuel Temple Apostolic ChurchOften the community gardens in SuSol's network could use some community help with everything from basic sprucing up to planting or sometimes just moving a big pile of mulch. If you have time to help out, here are some community garden opportunities coming up in the next few weeks: - Saturday, Nov. 18: 10 am-12 pm […]
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FeaturedCANCELED: (Rio Vista) Learn to Grow Culinary Mushrooms
Rio Vista Community CenterCANCELED Due to circumstances beyond our control, this class has been canceled. We are actively looking for an instructor who can lead a future culinary mushroom class.
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(Rio Vista) Community Garden Planning Meeting
Rio Vista LibraryRio Vista Community Garden Planning Meetings The next meetings to help plan the community garden near downtown Rio Vista will be held at 3 pm Nov. 11 and Nov. 25 at the site of the future garden! The aim is to create a beautiful, thriving green space that will not only enhance our community but also […]
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Featured(Online) Cooking Class – Teen Seasonal Stir Fry Cook-Along
Online/ZoomTeens Cook! Seasonal Stir Fry 5-6:30 pm, Register for Zoom link Join Chef Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan, our local food program manager, in the kitchen for this virtual cook-along class. Participants will review basic knife skills, building flavors, grouping ingredients for even cooking and seasonal substitutions. This class is designed for teens but open to anyone! An […]
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(Vacaville) Holiday Faire
Soul Food Farm VacavilleHoliday Fair at Soul Food Farm Visit the festive holiday fair hosted by Soul Food Farm and Morningsun Herb Farm. Chef Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan and guest Chef Lisa Nunez-Hancock will demonstrate how to create delicious dishes using the finest farm products sourced locally. This event will also feature a diverse array of local artisans and live […]
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Featured(Vallejo) Unity Garden Workshops
Vallejo Unity GardenVallejo Unity Garden Workshops 10 am-3 pm, Vallejo Project Unity Garden Help the Vallejo Project prepare their garden space for the new year. The first workshop will focus on irrigation. Participants will help add swales and drip irrigation to the garden's food forest orchard, which is located at Transformation Village in Vallejo. The second workshop will focus on tree […]
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(Vallejo) Unity Garden Workshops
Vallejo Unity GardenVallejo Unity Garden Workshops 10 am-3 pm, Vallejo Project Unity Garden Help the Vallejo Project prepare their garden space for the new year. The first workshop will focus on irrigation. Participants will help add swales and drip irrigation to the garden's food forest orchard, which is located at Transformation Village in Vallejo. The second workshop will focus on tree […]
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Canceled: (Fairfield) Street Tree Planting
Downtown FairfieldThis event has been canceled, but please join us on Dec. 16 to plant native trees on Ohio Street and Broadway Street in Fairfield. Help us plant trees and expand Fairfield's green spaces. We will plant native trees to heal our native ecosystem, purify polluted air, and to improve the walkability of the street by […]
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(Online) Cooking Class – Teen Mexican Lentil Soup Cook-Along
Online/ZoomTeens Cook! Mexican Lentil Soup Join Chef Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan, our local food program manager, for this virtual cook-along class on Dec. 11. This hearty bowl of chili-inspired lentil soup is packed full of plant-based protein and perfect for winter. An ingredient list will be posted by Nov. 27 so you can shop in advance. Learn […]
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(Fairfield) Street Tree Planting
Downtown FairfieldHelp us plant trees and expand Fairfield's green spaces. We will plant native trees to heal our native ecosystem, purify polluted air, and to improve the walkability of the street by making it more appealing and combatting the urban heat island effect. Tree planting will be on Ohio Street and Broadway Street.
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(Online) Retain the Rain Webinar
OnlineRetain the Rain Jan. 12, 12 pm, Online Join Suzanne Bontempo from Our Water Our World to learn tools and techniques for retaining the rain and keeping it on-site in ways that benefit your garden. You will learn how to tap into the rain in ways that will help keep your garden more resilient, healthy, and pest […]
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(Vallejo) MLK Jr. Legacy Grove Ceremony
Marina Vista Memorial Park, VallejoMLK Jr. Legacy Grove Ceremony Jan. 14 , 9 am-12 pm, Marina Vista Memorial Park, Vallejo Join the City of Vallejo, along with CalFIRE, Solano County Volunteers, Student Conservation Association, and other partners, in celebration of MLK Day to plant a tree in the MLK Legacy Grove. Learn more and register here.
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(Vallejo) Unity Garden Tree Workshop
Vallejo Unity GardenVallejo Project Unity Garden Tree Workshop 10 am-3 pm, Unity Garden, Vallejo Help the Vallejo Project prepare their garden space for the new year. Participants will help re-plant trees, improve the soil in the orchard area, and prepare the garden's annual vegetable plot for over-wintering. This class is a great opportunity to learn about permaculture, food forests, earthworks, and […]
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(Benicia) Back to Basics Class (first session)
Benicia Adult EducationBack to Basics Class Jan. 20- May 4, Benicia Adult Education Benicia Adult Education is offering a sampler of sustainable living courses in the spring. This 16-week course will cover gardening, beekeeping, composting, keeping chickens, and making kombucha. Students will earn a certificate from Benicia Adult Education. Click here to learn more.
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(Fairfield) Tree Care Workshop
City Church of FairfieldFairfield Tree Care Workshop 10 am-12 pm, City Church, Fairfield This workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn the easiest way to care for your tree while also minimizing water use. Participants will also have a chance to interact with existing tree guilds in Fairfield and see examples of tree guild plants. Click here to register.
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Featured(Online) Sustainable Yard Transformation on a Budget
Online/ZoomSustainable Yard Transformation on a Budget 6-7:30 pm, Register for Zoom link You don’t have to be an expert or go into debt to make a big environmental difference in your own yard. Alana Mirror will walk you through the joys of how she transformed her Vacaville lawn into an affordable, beautiful, sustainable landscape within a budget. […]
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(Vacaville) Hands-On Cooking Class: Trejo’s Tacos
Ulatis Community Center, VacavilleHands-On Cooking Class: Trejo's Tacos 5-7:30 pm, Ulatis Community Center, Vacaville Every season is taco season. Using fresh, seasonal ingredients from local farms, the Sustainable Solano Local Food team will lead the class through several recipes from Danny Trejo's 2020 cookbook Trejo's Tacos. Participants will also learn helpful culinary skills like how to build flavors and when to […]
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