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Help create and maintain a beautiful, water-conserving garden that demonstrates healthy garden practices using water recycling, mulch, drought-tolerant and native plantings, and no pesticides. Garden work parties may prepare beds, compost, chip, weed

Register now so that you, too, can make yourself a beautiful, drought-loving, and low cost garden. 

In this hands-on class, learn how to:

 - make new plants from existing ones;
 - build a fast and easy succulent bed;
 - create the best succulent soil.

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The drought is still present, despite recent El Nino rains. Discover many different simple options for household water conservation. Grey Water landscape design expert Joseah Rosales discusses how to get the biggest bang for your buck and the details

Help create and maintain a beautiful, water-conserving garden that demonstrates healthy garden practices using water recycling, mulch, drought-tolerant and native plantings, and no pesticides. Garden work parties may prepare beds, compost, chip, weed

RSVP to: slowfoodeastbay@gmail.com to get further details and confirmation of attendance. 

Let's gather this month on a SUNDAY for a potluck meal in the garden. We're being hosted in the lovely home of chapter member Lorena - vegetarian cook extraordi

This advanced class is designed to inform and educate participants on the importance of sustainability by having a deeper understanding of the 3Rs – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. You think you already know this stuff? This workshop will take you knowle

Hello Everyone,

Please join us for our June Crop Swap!

We will be trading home made goods, plants, veggies, fruit, ideas, recipes, nuts, eggs, community, home canned goods, honey, among other things. As always you do not need to bring anything to get s

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 fo

In historically industrialized uban areas, the potential for residential yard soils contamination is often high. Many urban residents want to grow their own food for health, economic, and community-building benefits, but are concerned due to nearby e

Now you can have a beautiful garden…and eat it, too! Gardening and horticulture expert, Bob Hornback will show you how to produce your own organically-grown veggies, fruits and herbs in plantings that are attractive enough for the front yard. In addi

Gardening All Year: Prepping Your Garden for Fall

One of the many benefits of our climate is being able to garden year-round!! Fall/Winter is still a great time to garden. This class will go over some great techniques on how to transition to your Fall

Start Summer Break with the Green Footprint Festival at Small World Park! The City of Pittsburg Invites the community to a Day of Eco-Friendly Fun and Entertainment. The Festival takes place on Thursday, June 9th in Small World Park. The event will r

Now that it feels like summer, come out to join us in the garden and see what's blooming! Help us keep the weeds under control and prune plants that have already bloomed. It’s an opportunity to also see the wildlife – lizards, birds, butterflies, bee

We are featuring hundreds of plants selected for our summer-dry climate.  Many are unusual or hard to find, such as Anisodontea 'El Rayo', Salvia munzii 'Emerald Cascade', Grevillea baueri...and many more.  There will also be a tour of our honey bee

Sustainable practices for Water-Wise Gardening

This class focuses on permaculture and sustainable techniques for your home garden.  Topics such as:  sheet-mulching, the benefits of compost and mulch, bio-intensive edible gardening, hydrozoning, drip i

The hot water system is a basic component of any commercial food service operation. Water heating, delivery and use represents a significant cost to the operator ranging from $2,000 in a small quick-service restaurant to $50,000 annually in a large f

On May 22nd, the Institute of Urban Homesteading is bringing their popular Urban Farm Tours to Benicia and Vallejo (and featuring one of Benicia Community Gardens' permaculture food forests!). 

The tour of sites in Vallejo & Benicia offers a foray int