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SUMMARY:(Benicia) How to Attract Beneficial Earthworms to Your Garden
DESCRIPTION:Learn the benefits earthworms and how to attract them to your garden! Register here\n\n\n\nAttracting earthworms to a garden improves soil health by enhancing aeration\, increasing drainage\, and boosting nutrient levels. Join Lori Caldwell\, the “Compost Gal”\, to learn how to attract these beneficial creatures to your garden to improve soil and grow stronger flowers\, vegetables\, and herbs. \n***First 20 registered attendees receive a gift \nThis is a Solano Gardens program class that is funded by Republic Services
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/benicia-how-to-attract-beneficial-earthworms-to-your-garden/
LOCATION:Heritage Presbyterian Church\, Benicia
CATEGORIES:compost,garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T170000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Buy Local Forum: Community Preferences for Local Food
DESCRIPTION:The Solano Local Food System Alliance is hosting its next online educational forum on what goes into community members’ decisions around purchasing local food. \nAlliance member Sustainable Solano has partnered with UC Davis around the development of marketing and messaging strategies that will encourage more people in Solano County to buy local food. One of Sustainable Solano’s key initiatives is to increase community awareness about local food and its support for local and regional farmers and food producers. \nUC Davis has conducted research to understand consumer preferences and purchasing decisions in our county. Dr. Kristin Kiesel\, an Alliance member and the UC Davis lead researcher on this project\, will present and discuss the findings. \nWho should attend? Local farmers\, food producers\, restaurant owners\, business support organizations and others interested in supporting the local food system! \nLearn more and register here
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/online-buy-local-forum-community-preferences-for-local-food/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alliance,local food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T140000
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SUMMARY:(Dixon) Tree Guild 101
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for a fun and informative session at Dixon Library to learn how to create a “tree guild” that will help your trees thrive. We will cover the essentials of building a self-supporting\, permaculture-based community around your trees. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/dixon-tree-guild-101/
LOCATION:Dixon Library
CATEGORIES:air quality,food forest,permaculture,trees
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T150000
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SUMMARY:(Vallejo) Community Tree Planting Day - Rain or Shine!
DESCRIPTION:Join Genesis House\, Sustainable Solano and the Vallejo Environmental Leadership Fellowship to help plant trees\, improve air quality and expand Vallejo’s green spaces. \nWe will be planting trees at Genesis to beautify the garden\, purify polluted air\, create shade\, and provide a barrier along the highway. We will also be planting a garden to grow food & create a pollinator habitat. \nLunch and other refreshments will be provided. \nLearn more and register here \n** There is rain expected this day\, so please dress and plan accordingly. We will make sure that all activities are safe for wet weather.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/vallejo-community-tree-planting-day/
LOCATION:Genesis House\, Vallejo
CATEGORIES:air quality,resilience,trees,youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T190000
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SUMMARY:(Benicia) Companion Planting & Garden Design
DESCRIPTION:Companion Planting & Garden Design\n6-7 pm\, Avant Garden\, Benicia \nJoin us in person for a fun and hands-on session all about companion planting at Avant Garden in Benicia! Learn how to mix and match plants to boost growth\, keep pests away\, and create a vibrant garden layout. \nThis is part of a series of classes offered by Master Gardener and SuSol Board President Maggie Kolk\, with a different gardening topic each month. Join us for one or all of them! \nRegister here. \nUpcoming classes: \n\nMay 20: Pest & Disease Management\nJune  17: Harvesting & Garden Maintenance
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/benicia-companion-planting-garden-design/
LOCATION:Avant Community Garden\, Benicia
CATEGORIES:BCG,garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T130000
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SUMMARY:(Benicia) Swenson Garden Workday
DESCRIPTION:Join this volunteer-led workday at Swenson Community Garden behind Heritage Presbyterian Church at 1400 East Second St.! This is a perfect time for community garden members to spruce up the garden and visitors to help out and get a chance to learn more about the garden (beds are still available for this season!)
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/benicia-swenson-garden-workday/
LOCATION:Swenson Garden\, Benicia
CATEGORIES:BCG,garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T120000
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SUMMARY:(Dixon) Food Forest Tour
DESCRIPTION:Teri Brown\, a food forest keeper in Dixon\, is opening her front-yard garden from 10 am-12 pm Saturday\, April 18. \nVisit the garden to learn how it was transformed through a series of Sustainable Solano workshops in October 2023 from a patch of weeds and dead trees into a vibrant garden with seven fruit trees and various plants that attract pollinators. Come see how the garden has flourished under Teri’s loving care! \nTeri is in the process of preparing various plant starts to give to those that attend the event. Sustainable Solano’s Dixon Youth Air Protectors\, high school interns engaging the community around ways to improve local air quality\, will be at the event to share seeds and air quality surveys. \nContact Teri by texting her at (916) 601-3371 for directions. \nThis event is being graciously organized and hosted by Teri Brown for members of the Dixon Women’s Improvement Club and members of the public.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/dixon-food-forest-tour/
LOCATION:Text for Directions
CATEGORIES:air quality,food forest,garden,partner event,permaculture,youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T183000
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SUMMARY:(Online) CEQA: What Changes to This Environmental Law Could Mean for Communities
DESCRIPTION:CEQA has been California’s strongest environmental justice and conservation law\, but changes last year have weakened it. Last year the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 131\, which was signed into law by the governor. SB 131 was introduced and passed in conjunction with AB 130\, a bill that was intended to make building affordable housing faster and easier. \nSB 131\, however\, goes much further\, allowing projects to move forward without environmental review in a number of circumstances\, including exempting nearly every category of industrial manufacturing from review. \nThis community conversation will include a presentation on the history of CEQA\, the changes made through SB 131\, and the efforts underway to restore key protections and residents’ right to know. There will be time for Q&A and discussion at the end. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/online-ceqa-what-changes-to-this-environmental-law-could-mean-for-communities/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
CATEGORIES:air quality,flood,resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T200000
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SUMMARY:(Vallejo) Bounty of the County Cooking Class: Seasonal Spring Feast!
DESCRIPTION:Join Sustainable Solano’s Local Food team for a hands-on class to create a fresh Spring menu including a snap pea salad with Pecorino\, chicken with easy lemon parsley sauce\, roasted asparagus and seasonal fruit dessert! A brief overview of knife skills will take place\, along with cooking techniques and how to source locally from area farms. After cooking\, participants will enjoy a shared meal together. \n$20 class fee covers instruction\, equipment and ingredients. Learn more and register here. \nClasses are open to adults of all ages and teens ages 12-17 can attend with a guardian.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/vallejo-bounty-of-the-county-cooking-class-seasonal-spring-feast/
LOCATION:Vallejo Community Center
CATEGORIES:cooking,local food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T200000
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SUMMARY:(Vallejo) Teen Cooking Class
DESCRIPTION:Teen Cooking Class\n6-8 pm\, Vallejo Community Center \nJoin Chef Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan\, SuSol’s Local Food program manager\, for a Spanish tapas cooking class for teens ages 13-17. Chef Steph will teach hands-on cooking skills\, all materials are provided and the class ends with a shared meal! This is one of three stand-alone cooking classes this spring — or interested youth can sign up for a spring break cooking camp! The teen cooking class is offered through the Greater Vallejo Recreation District (GVRD)\, and costs $50 for residents and $60 for non-residents. Learn more and register here.
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/vallejo-teen-cooking-class-2/
LOCATION:Vallejo Community Center
CATEGORIES:cooking,youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T160000
DTSTAMP:20260116T172322Z
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SUMMARY:Benicia & Vallejo Annual Demonstration Food Forest Tour
DESCRIPTION:Have 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? Join our annual Food Forest Tour! Do not miss out on the chance to tour local community gardens and our demonstration edible gardens fed by secondary water (roofwater and/or laundry-to-landscape greywater system) in Benicia and Vallejo! \nLearn simple techniques that you can apply to your own yard to create a vibrant\, food-producing ecosystem using water wisely. \nAsk our food forest keepers questions\, enjoy the gardens\, be inspired and get ideas on how you can work these design principles into your own yard! \nRegister here \nHow it will work:\nYou can choose to tour for the whole day or for half a day on Saturday\, April 25 \nBenicia Demonstration Food Forest Gardens will be open 10-1 pm \nVallejo Demonstration Food Forest Gardens will be open 1-4 pm \nItinerary pickup and special events\n\n9-11 am: A detailed itinerary with garden locations will be distributed at Avant Garden in Benicia (400 First St.) This itinerary will include all of the demonstration food forest gardens in Benicia (open in the morning) and Vallejo (open in the afternoon).\n12-1 pm: Itineraries for the Vallejo garden sites (open in the afternoon) will be available in the front of the Global Center for Success building:1055 Azuar Dr(BLDG 733) at Pollinator Pathway\n\nmore tour details TBA \n$15 suggested donation at check-in
URL:https://sustainablesolano.org/event/benicia-vallejo-annual-demonstration-food-forest-tour-5/
LOCATION:Avant Community Garden\, Benicia
CATEGORIES:food forest,garden,tour
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