Events

Help us keep this wildlife-friendly, water conservation demonstration garden looking good! Bring your favorite small garden tools. Wear comfortable clothing and dress in layers. Get a little exercise at the same time you are in a beautiful setting wi

We will explore the world of herbal medicine and its connections to the garden and kitchen. Many of our most common kitchen herbs and spices are not only powerhouses in the medicinal world but easy to grow in the garden. We will cover the definition

People eat meat. That is a truth. But how we serve those needs and desires determines the welfare of many animals and the health of our planet as well as the health of the eating public. Is there such a things as ‘humane meat’? Can a small group of d

Sustainable Lafayette and the Town Hall Theatre are co-hosting a screening of "Wilder Than Wild." This one-hour documentary reveals how fire suppression and climate change have exposed our forests and wildland-urban landscapes to large, high intensit

Help us keep this wildlife-friendly, water conservation demonstration garden looking good! Bring your favorite small garden tools. If you have a bicycle pump to put air into our wheelbarrow tire, please bring it with you. Wear comfortable clothing an

Lower your water bill ** Conserve water ** Practice reuse ** Grow happy plants

Did you know you use 45-55 gallons of water per laundry load? Or that you can use 3-10 gallons per minute to water your landscape?

Learn how to install a greywater system

Help us keep this wildlife-friendly, water conservation demonstration garden looking good! Turn and harvest the compost. Bring your favorite small garden tools. If you have a bicycle pump to put air into our wheelbarrow tire, please bring it with you

Are you thinking about keeping bees? Or perhaps you just want to know more about these miraculous garden helpers and how to encourage them to visit your yard? Our expert from the Mt. Diablo Beekeepers' Association, will teach us about bee biology, eq

Help us keep this wildlife-friendly, water conservation demonstration garden looking good! It's time to prune the roses and other plants. Bring your favorite pruning shears and lopers. If you have a bicycle pump to put air into our wheelbarrow tire,

The Interfaith Climate Action Network and Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center present a film in which a team of artists and activists expose the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the planet. 

Hosted by the Ecology Center, StopWaste and City of Berkeley, with the generous support of BayREN.

Our homes and buildings are the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. But thanks to local Community Choice Energy providers, electricity i

Learn all about California native ferns from Angela Pai, a naturalist with the California Center for Natural History! She’ll cover ecology, basic identification, and common ferns in the area. Join us at the Elks Lodge in El Sobrante for this fascinat

Help us keep this wildlife-friendly, water conservation demonstration garden looking good! Prepare the meadow area for new native and drought-tolerant plantings. Bring your favorite small garden tools. If you have a bicycle pump to put air into our w

Back by popular demand! Superstar gardener Marian Woodard presents a very special opportunity to learn the most effective, most natural, deeply earth-centered gardening practices in this 6- week series. No matter what size your yard is, you’ll learn

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Learn to convert your thirsty lawn to a beautiful water-smart garden! This FREE workshop will visit the beautiful Pittsburg Living Green Garden and learn the low-cost, SIMPLE method of

Throughout 2018, we've seen how powerful we are when we gather together, raise our voices, and advocate for change. Now it's time to do it again. Together we rise! All Contra Costa residents are invited to join us on January 19, 2019 for this non-par

Fresh fruit off your tree is so much better than what you find in stores! The best time to plant fruit trees and berries is in January and February, when nurseries have the best selection of bare root plants. Master Gardener and fruit tree expert Hel

Winter does not have to be dormant! Discover the display of beautiful blooming CA Natives in The Ruth Bancroft Garden. Led by RBG Docent, Ed Ellebracht, learn how to plant and take of California Natives in your own water-wise garden to add sustainabl

By 2020 leaf blowers and other small gas-powered gardening equipment will create more ozone pollution than all the passenger cars in California!

Electric options have improved significantly now offering longer batterly life with less vibration, less n