Events

Have you ever wondered what lives at the bottom of our creeks? Do you want to find out? Join us for the monthly Water Bug Team as we look in the creek for benthic macro-invertebrates, bottom-dwelling bugs that tell us about creek health. This event i

The whole pizza pie... Watch, Learn & Eat...

Whether your operation demands a high-volume conveyor model, requires only a countertop rapid cook unit or falls anywhere in between... there is an ideal oven for cooking your individual style of pizza. Kee

Thinking about installing solar but don’t know where to start or think it’s just too expensive? East Bay SunShares is here to help!

The City of Walnut Creek has partnered with neighboring communities throughout the East Bay and local nonprofit Vote

Choose from more than 100 unique plant species, including California natives, shrubs, groundcovers, perennials, grasses, ferns, annuals and drought-tolerant varieties. Garden Manager Brian Larsen and a team of garden volunteers will be on hand to ans

Walnut Creek celebrates PARK(ing) Day, a worldwide one-day celebration when artists, designers and residents transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Each PARK is designed to be interactive and will include music and entertainment

Learn how to preserve the bounty of summer in this beginner’s class on fruit jam and pickles.  Demonstration of the hot-pack method of fruit jam prepared without a canning kettle will take the mystery out of home-made jams. Students will learn how ea

re you the parent of a fun, inquisitive nature-lover looking for a unique and educational morning activity to do with your kids? The Gardens at Heather Farm is offering for a new enrichment experience for parents and children ages 2 through 5 called

As the harvest season draws to a close, we celebrate the bounty of another growing season.  But one of the many benefits of our climate is being able to garden year-round!! Fall/Winter is still a great time to grow edibles and improve your landscape.

Create Garden Themed greeting cards. You will receive a class kit to make: one 3-D card and one pull-up card. Supplies to make another of each card at home, 4 envelopes and templates for the 3-D card and envelope. Please bring to class: a glue stick

Join us for the last of these very popular classes that teach you a simple solution to use less water in your landscape.  In this class, you will get hands-on experience about how to convert an existing sprinkler system to super water-efficient drip.

California Coastal Cleanup Day is a state-wide event on September 19 where volunteers work together to remove trash from California's beaches and waterways. Join SPAWNERS as we celebrate Coastal Cleanup Day one week early, on September 12. We'll be c

Culinary Salts and Infused Olive Oils Workshop with Hollie Lucas-Alcalay

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

You are warmly invited to join us at:

Plate & Vine Restaurant at the Hilton Concord for our September Wine Maker's Dinner!

What exactly is a "Wine Maker's Dinner"?

It is an amazing culinary experience!  A Wine Maker's dinner is an event that showcase

Hello Everyone,

Please join us for our August Crop Swap

We will be trading seeds, veggies, ideas, fruit, nuts, plants, recipes, home canned goods, eggs, honey among other things. No money will be exchanging hands and as always you don't have to bring a

Join fellow gardeners at PHIG who are developing a water conservation demonstration garden  in a beautiful setting using no pesticides and planting mostly natives and drought tolerant plants for this wildlife habitat that is also a site restoration.

Benicia Community Gardens (BCG) is offering an immediate opportunity to convert your lawn to permaculture food forest and to install a laundry-to-landscape greywater system that will feed all the trees and bushes in your new garden!

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Thinking about installing solar but don’t know where to start or think it’s just too expensive? East Bay SunShares is here to help!

The City of Walnut Creek has partnered with neighboring communities throughout the East Bay and local nonprofit Vote

Herbs have been around since the beginning of time and were our first food and medicine. Attempts have been made to ban their use and create fear about their effectiveness, but they have withstood the test of time and are now becoming a popular alter