Events

An in-person, inspiring educational experience that invites you to discover a radical and emerging reality in the effort to address climate change. You’ll learn about the latest research from Paul Hawken's Project Drawdown on how it is possible to ac

Join Contra Costa County's Last Plastic Straw, a Crestwood Healing Center sustainability campaign, for a screening of the film Straws at the Campbell Theater in Martinez on 11/14 at 6:00pm. Learn about the problems caused by plastic pollution and ste

On September 8th, over 250,000 people on all 7 continents stepped up to demand tangible action on climate change from their elected officials. Hundreds of frontline communities led the way, building momentum and urgency for this fight. So we’re askin

Join us in the Garden for an afternoon of Expert Talks, Sustainable Partner Exhibits, and Hands-on Educational Activities! Families welcome.

PHIG and other exhibitors will provide information and hands-on activities on gardening for wildlife habitat,

Be part of the hands-on Solar Workshop Team led by Dr. Sean White (Expert PV/Renewable Energy Teacher, Author, Speaker Extraordinaire).  You will be helping with the wiring and hookup of the 2.2kW array at Ecohouse Walnut Creek.  "World's first permi

Join Sustainable Lafayette October 16th to view Al Gore's powerful film "An Inconvenient Sequel" with a panel of climate change advocates. Founder Steve Richard will be on hand to answer questions and share his insights on how we can continue to make

Join us for this interactive salon and learn about Resilient Richmond, a plan to microgrid the entire city of Richmond with locally generated renewable energy. As Naomi Klein describes in The Battle for Paradise, a community with a solar microgrid be

The Museum of the San Ramon Valley now has on display two exhibits each with the common thread of the first inhabitants of California: Native California and The Anza Expedition, and California Indians: The First People. The latter exhibit covers how

Learn biointensive organic urban farming and permaculture methods that you can use in your own backyard. Bethallyn Black will teach our first and only 2018 farm class on how to work with urban soils, lay out and build planting beds, install drip irri

Join us for a wonderful night of inspiration and celebration!

Sustainable Contra Costa will present the Leadership in Sustainability and Green Building Awards at the 10th Annual Awards Gala on September 20th. This fun and inspiring event supports and

Adios Summer

This is usually our annual, overstock, blow-out sale, so come back and check for more details.  All of our current inventory is especially suited for our late summer/early fall and winter conditions.

Why pay big bucks for kombucha when you can make it yourself? Learn all about kombucha (a fermented tea beverage) and why fermented foods are so good for you! This class will cover how to make kombucha safely at home with a focus on the double ferm

Don't miss a Sunday evening of swing, bop, blues and bossa as Bay Area bassist and bandleader, Tom Lilienthal, brings sensational jazz vocalist, Jennifer Lee and an all-star quartet to The Gardens at Heather Farm's Summer Concert Series.

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We invite you to the 27th annual celebration of the Rodgers Ranch journey. Celebrate our new brick pathway, new meadow lawn and plantings, meet the current board, and the enjoy the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. Refreshments, and l

Do you have some great memories of summer camp—or did you ever wish you went to summer camp?Check out this 21 and over “Adult Camp” with Wild@Night here at Lindsay Wildlife Experience!

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Join Habitat for Humanity on Sunday, August 12^th for the Second Annual Oakland ReUse Fair as we celebrate sustainability with DIY demonstrations and reuse organizations who do more with less! Admission is FREE so come enjoy the fun, food, music, and