Events

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

Join the Contra Costa Library and 350 Contra Costa for three FREE Sustainability Week webinars that will help you take meaningful action at home and in your community to advance the transition to a cleaner and greener planet.

All programs are from 12

In this class, we will take a virtual tour of regions of the world that are considered dry, i.e. has low precipitation. We will focus on cold and hot deserts, Mediterranean-climate ecosystems, and arid grasslands and shrublands. For each region, we w

A webinar in the EBMUD Water Conservation series. Creating a low-water garden isn’t just about making pretty landscapes. Replacing lawn monocultures with local native plants helps to reduce species extinction, sequester carbon, and minimize water con

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

Please join us for our Grand Opening! We will have appetizers by Cindy Gershen, drinks, live music, and raffles. Casual dress, kids welcome, and open house format.

Schedule of Events:
3 PM: Live Music
4 PM: Ribbon Cutting with local officials
5 PM

Join us for an exploration of the intricate relationship between plants and people at this drop-in event at the Garden.

• Visit the out-in-the-Garden exhibit on plants in our collection that hold special roles in the lives of people (be it food, drink

A FREE virtual Worm Composting Workshop will be offered by the Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development on Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

You will learn how to make your own worm compost. Vermicomposting