Events

Hands-On Workshop with Katherine Bergman

To participate you must attend the November 13 presentation

Take what you saw in Katherine's presentation and make your own centerpiece or arrangement.  Bring a vase or container and materials and she will advis

Please consider joining like-minded sustainability professionals, advocates and activists for the next “Green Drinks”, an informal opportunity to network with each other. We will convene at the Creek Monkey, 611 Escobar St., Martinez at 5:30 PM on Th

Looking for that simple, tasty, homemade holiday gift for your family and friends? Hollie rejoins us with her secrets to make award winning culinary salt blends and herb infused olive oils. With locally sourced sea salt and organic California olive o

Help take care of one of our native plant restoration sites! People with all levels of experience are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear sturdy shoes, comfortable work clothes, and bring a water bottle. SPAWNERS will provi

Learn to convert your thirsty lawn to a beautiful water-smart garden! Instructor Patrice Hanlon is a Bay-Friendly Certified landscaper who has designed and maintained public gardens for over 15 years. The class will meet at the beautiful Living Green

More Green Electricity is coming to our neighborhood, or it could be. YOU can help make this happen.

The Sierra Club, the Contra Costa Chapter of Organizing for Action and other local organizations concerned about the environment and climate change ar

Katherine will entertain us with her floral creations as we head into the fall and holidays. Her design style is lush, romantic and she is influenced by natural and unusual plant materials. Her favorite flowers include David Austen roses, old Gallica

A discussion 24 days before the Paris climate summit—perhaps the most important negotiation of our lifetimes.

Next month, 195 nations will convene in Paris to negotiate an international agreement for reducing the greenhouse gases that are changing our

Barry Hoffer, “The Maple Guy”, will offer a hands-on workshop in maple pruning. His approach to tree pruning ensures meeting industry standards and customer expectations. He cautions on the effects of improper pruning, which can harm the health, stab

Dishwashers are a hot new topic in commercial foodservice. The emergence of new technologies brought to the marketplace in recent years has propelled FSTC to complete over a dozen field monitoring projects to measure real world energy and water use o

We will be trading home canned goods, nuts, honey, plants, ideas, veggies, fruit, eggs, ideas, baked goods, recipes, seeds among other items. As always no money changes hands and you do not have to bring something to get something. This is a free com

Take advantage of this opportunity to shop for unique or hard-to-find native plants that are not normally available in most nurseries.

This shopping extravaganza will offer native plant fans a good selection of native plants and provide a more relaxed

Are you tired of mowing and edging your lawn, or for paying to have that done for you? Wouldn’t it be great to save money on your water bill? Wish you could quit with the herbicides? Would you like to have a beautiful, water-conserving garden that at

with Yuki Nara

The Japanese Maple has an essence of grace, beauty, tastefulness, elegance, mood and feeling, with its horizontal branches and space. Maples attract attention for the brilliant fall color, their leaf shape, texture, delicacy and as a fo

The Right Tool for the Job -Online Energy and Water Cost Calculators that save you Time and Money
Food service equipment can be very expensive but, the purchase price is usually just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true cost to own and ope

Restaurants are 5 Times More Energy Intensive than Other Commercial Buildings:
Restaurants have the highest utility costs of retail establishments. Cooking, lighting, refrigeration, ventilation, sanitation and water heating systems combine to drive th

Meeting of the Minds is an annual, global leadership summit focused on the intersection of urban sustainability and connected technology. The conference is vital to accelerating the emergence of smart and sustainable cities around the globe.

Meeting

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 irrigation and native plants will be covered. 

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Ready to save water? Curious about irrigation systems, but haven’t figured out which one to choose? Don’t know how to install a drip irrigation system? Interested in finding out how you can receive up to $2,500 for removing your lawn and replacing it

Join renowned environmental educator Judy Adler in this in-depth tour of her half-acre Walnut Creek garden. Judy’s suburban garden, part farm, part classroom, part nursery, and part nature preserve, features happy chickens, a rainwater harvesting sys