Events

This inspiring, informative, and FREE workshop is designed for homeowners interested in replacing their water-thirsty lawns with beautiful water efficient landscaping. Experts will provide advice on landscape design, plants, and drip irrigation. In a

Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. Worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. GREAT MOVIE!! SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers prot

Planned maintenance is good business.

Regular planned maintenance is the best way to ensure trouble-free operation and peak performance. Mark Finck (FSTC) and Nicole O'Rourke, Energy Expert will teach you how to reduce downtime and how to keep your eq

Please join us for our first Crop Swap of the 2017 season. We will be welcoming the coming of spring with our March Crop Swap and Community Gathering. We invite you to share in honoring the beginning of this season by bringing what ever crops you may

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make cheese or butter?  Chef Alison Negrin, will demonstrate some basic recipes that will remove the mystery and reveal the benefits of preserving dairy. You will have the opportunity to taste, create and practice

The rainy winter WILL end soon, and this spring is a perfect time to get new plants established. Here are just a few of the gems we have available at our first sale on March 18 from 9-1. Come early for the best selection. 

Sustainable Lafayette and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church are co-hosting a special wine & tapas film night and fundraiser featuring the new documentary “Before the Flood.”  Start the evening with shared wine & tapas at 6:30pm, and then at 7pm grab some

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? Jan Pinkerton-Spieth, our expert from the Mt. Diablo Beekeepers' Association, teaches us ab

Certified permaculturist Kelley Burnham will teach you all about healthy soil without chemicals; what to plant and where, with special emphasis on habitat for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects. Also learn which plants work well together and w

The Gardens at Heather Farm and The Garden Conservancy invite you to join the conversation when San Francisco-based landscape designers Stefani Bittner and Alethea Harampolis present their new book Harvest: Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary

Efficient lighting is an easy way to save energy in a commercial food service operation but it's important to make sure that the lighting fits the mood, décor and function.

Using the latest technologies in solid state (LED) lighting, it is possible to

Stop by the Diablo Valley Farmer's Market at Shadelands and visit the Walnut Creek Saves booth!

Walnut Creek Saves is a new, nonprofit community program in Walnut Creek that is designed to help you save energy and water and lower your monthly utility

Maintenance staff can only provide the best sustainable maintenance performance when equipped with the state of the art training and tools.  This 4-hour workshop will show your staff the most critical steps that will maintain a good looking turf that

SEI and Quick Mount PV Team Up to Offer PV101 Training in Walnut Creek, California - Feb. 27th!

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This inspiring, informative, and FREE workshop is designed for homeowners interested in replacing their water-thirsty lawns with beautiful water efficient landscaping. Experts will provide advice on landscape design, plants, and drip irrigation. In a

The City of Concord is exploring, with other Contra Costa County cities and the county, the possibility of joining a program that would provide residents and businesses with an alternative to PG&E as the provider of electricity.  Community Choice Ene

Just how much energy does it take to brew one cup of coffee?

How much of that energy actually goes into brewing one cup of coffee? Everyone keeps referring to energy efficiency, but what exactly does it mean and how does it apply to the commercial foo

Drip irrigation allows you to save a tremendous amount of water vs. traditional irrigation methods! Learn the basics of planning and installing a drip system in your yard. Resource materials will be provided.

$20 fee. Register HERE

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. Learn how to choose, prep, plant, prune,