Events

A glimpse into the future with sea level rise, come witness the mighty king tides in this flood walk in Suisun City. Sustainable Solano and Greenbelt Alliance will lead this interactive waterfront tour to learn about the impacts of flooding, sea leve

Grow Your Own Produce is a 10 class monthly series taught by permaculture expert Marisha Auerbach. Each class features seasonally-relevant information about planning, growing, maintaining, and harvesting food from your own vegetable garden. 

Each mon

The Contra Costa County Flood Control District, Walnut Creek Watershed Council, and Contra Costa Resource Conservation District are working together to create a Watershed Restoration Plan for the Walnut Creek Watershed!

The Walnut Creek Watershed Res

With the winter rains, our remarkable California and Rough-Skinned newts return to the lagoons where they were born to mate and lay eggs. We'll take a nature hike to view these amazing amphibians as they cavort au naturale! As we walk, will listen fo

Bike East Bay will be at San Pablo Library to answer all your questions about biking for your commute! Biking to work saves money and is a healthy way to contribute to your community's sustainability. Meet amazing instructors and other attendees inte

Join us at the Garden to meet fellow plant lovers! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with plant enthusiasts and learn how you can continue fostering your connection through Bay Area-based garden clubs, plant societies and other plant-centric gro

Join Master Gardener Andrea Salzman as she shows you how vegetables and herbs can be grown year-round  inside your home as microgreens.

This program is 1 hour and 30 minutes long.

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Get ready to fill your carts with plants, pottery, soil, and more! The Ruth Bancroft Garden's Friends and Family Sale starts this week and is open to EVERYONE. Stop by Wednesday-Sunday, and enjoy 30% off the entire Nursery!

The sale excludes mulch,

Let your inner Druid shine on a (nearly) winter solstice nature hike up Mitchell Canyon. As we walk, we'll search for signs of the season, including mistletoe, beard lichen, Christmas berry, and those natural tree ornaments, “ oak apple galls” and “C

Proteaceae plants are 30% off for Members this weekend in the Nursery! This includes Leucospermum, Leucadendron, Protea, Banksia and Grevillea.

Not a Member of the Ruth Bancroft Garden? Members receive 20% off Nursery purchases daily, have access to

Join us at the Antioch Library for a visit from multisensory storyteller Alicia Retes. Alicia's stories promote diversity, peaceful relations, and prosperity for all.

Alicia will use her hand-crafted corn husk characters in her retelling of The Three

It’s winter, and that means soup season! Warm yourself up with a hearty bowl of chili-inspired lentil soup, packed full of plant-based protein. In this live, virtual hands-on class, participants are invited to join Chef Stephanie Oelsligle Jordan, Su

The 2024 Dry Garden Design Certificate Program guides homeowners and experienced designers on an exploration of landscape design through the lens of dry gardening — the utilization of a climate-appropriate plant palette.

Join us for a free info sessi

Unique Hand-Made Products
All Local, Independent Artisans
We’ve curated a collection of really interesting people and products
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* Live music by the McChan Experience*
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Beverages and Snacks

http://www.rodgersranch.org/ for more info

Grab your kids, grandparents and dancing shoes and come on down to the Party for the Planet! This fun and lively event is a benefit to support the great work of Save Mount Diablo.

Blue-Eyed Grass, Save Mount Diablo’s house band, will open the show. L

Join Pete Veilleux, owner of East Bay Wilds Nursery, for an inspiring webinar on creating harmony in your garden with iconic California native plants. Pete will give design and maintenance tips highlighting manzanitas, ceanothus, buckwheat, sages, an

Bay Area SunShares, offers rooftop solar and battery storage options with pre-negotiated pricing. Bay Area SunShares is a renewable energy program for all Bay Area residents. Join us for an introductory, one-hour webinar that explains how SunShares w

9 ebikes under $1,999
Through December 31, 2023

Ebikes are at the center of a revolution in clean transportation and we want to help you find a quality Ebike that will last. Ride & Drive Clean Bay Area has partnered with Rad Power Bikes to offer an ad

Celebrate fall at Pleasant Hill’s unique historic farm. Family Fun for Adults and Kids!

• Live music by the McChan Experience
• Make Halloween decorations
• Classes – succulents / herbs / leaf rubbings / crocheting
• Make rope with our machine
• Candy Hunt
• Tr

We are excited to announce an after-hours shopping experience to say thank-you to our members and to welcome new supporters to our community!

On October 26, we are opening our doors from 5-7 pm for an evening event where you can shop exclusive invent