Events

Learn how to plant and grow Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Blackberries.

Learn how to plant and grow Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Blackberries.

Gardening doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. Let Navlet’s teach you the basics of planting, feeding, and watering, along with basic plant terminology.

Gardening doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. Let Navlet’s teach you the basics of planting, feeding, and watering, along with basic plant terminology.

Informal networking among sustainability professionals, volunteers, and anyone with a passion for being green!

I’ll bet you have thought at sometime, “Gosh, wouldn’t it be fun to have our own chickens!” Then, questions or doubts arise, and the idea disappears. It's time to take the next step!

Sign your family up for Papa John’s Workshop: ʻRaise Your Own Chick

Brian Larsen, Garden Manager at The Gardens at Heather Farm will teach participants the intricacies involved with installing a drip irrigation system. He will cover the basics in the classroom, and then move out into the parking lot to actually insta

Backyard chickens are easier than ever! You can enjoy fresh eggs and the many benefits for your garden of these peaceful and low maintenance animals. The class will cover starting chicks, coop designs, food, bedding, health, egg birds vs. eggs & meat

with Scott Sommerfeld, EBMUD Water Conservation Representative & Landscape Architect

Mr. Sommerfeld will show us how to become water smart in our gardens with hands-on demonstrations of landscape and irrigation tips as well as tools for significantly

February is a fine time to start planning for the year’s vegetable plantings. Join Sue Phalen, The Gardens at Heather Farm Board Member and former education director to learn the intricacies of organic vegetable gardening. From seed to table, you wil

It’s time to start thinking about that Spring/Summer garden! Sustainable gardening educator Lori Caldwell will cover such topics such as: seeds vs. starts,crop rotation, building healthy soil, great crops for Spring & transitioning from your Fall gar

The Ruth Bancroft Garden is offering Valentine’s Day Aloe Tours, an all-day event focused specifically on The Garden’s dramatic aloe collection. The Garden has an unparalleled collection of aloes, including hybrids not found anywhere else in the worl

I’ll bet you have thought at sometime, “Gosh, wouldn’t it be fun to have our own chickens!” Then, questions or doubts arise, and the idea disappears. It's time to take the next step!

Sign your family up for Papa John’s Workshop: ʻRaise Your Own Chick

From floribundas, hybrid teas and climbers to English and tree roses, we’ll teach you how to prune your roses like a professional.

From floribundas, hybrid teas and climbers to English and tree roses, we’ll teach you how to prune your roses like a professional.

Start the New Year With Market Insight and Knowledge That Will Put You Ahead of the Game

The foodservice world is changing: affected by an economy in recovery, technological advances, sustainability initiatives, and an ever more sophisticated public.

We live in one of the best places on earth for growing fruit trees! The primary focus of this class will be on growing fruit with good flavor, intense aroma and complex taste.

This session will review all aspects of growing fruit in Contra Costa Coun

Do you have questions regarding pest management in and around your home or garden? Get them answered by lecturer Dr. Sutherland,  the Urban Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisor for UC Cooperative Extension serving all of the counties in the Bay A

Bonnie Brusseau, Orchard Nursery, Master Gardener and certified nursery professional rose pruning Instructor for the past 25 years will teach students how to prune roses properly to enhance the quality and quantity of blooms in the coming season, as

Dennis Merino of the American Kestrel Partnership will teach you how to make and monitor a home for a pair of these birds which have declined so drastically throughout Northern California.

No woodworking experience is required. Kits will be provided a