Events

Upcoming garden work parties! We are developing a water conservation demonstration garden using sustainable practices with no pesticides utilizing mostly natives and drought tolerant plants.

Join us on Sunday, March 22, from 2:00-5:00 pm or Earth Day,

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

Join us for this year’s selection of spring and summer vegetable plants. From the ground up, we’ll teach you how to prepare your soil and how to plant, fertilize and water all your vegetables.

With simple plumbing alterations and smart landscape changes, every home has the potential to create a sustainable water supply with an ecologically productive landscape. Learn how you can transform your own home so it conserves and reuses our precio

Learn all about the environmental, economic, social and political impact that soil has on the world. Catch up with neighbors and come to a free screening of the documentary "Dirt! The Movie". 

CARING FOR OUR CREEKS:  A GATHERING HOSTED BY THE

WALNUT CREEK WATERSHED COUNCIL

Are you interested in your local creeks?

Would you like to help with the stewardship of your local watershed?  

Do you care about keeping your creeks healthy and clean?

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Even in our 4th year of drought, it’s never been more important for each of us to grow at least some of our own food.  Marian Woodard, Master Gardener and Navlet’s 2014 Gardener of the Year, will get you and your summer garden started organically and

Guest Lecturer: Mike Moran, Supervising Naturalist at Big Break Regional Shoreline, East Bay Regional Parks District

Understand the history, beauty and importance of the Delta in the State’s water supply and how its estuary drains half of California’s

Zero Waste is a journey, not a destination... "Zero waste" is a term that's popping up across the industry. From a restaurant in Chicago that went totally trash-free, to a first-ever zero waste restaurant in the UK, to events that declare they are co

Seasonal class discussing what to do in your garden for spring.

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

Do you have an ugly shrub or tree in your front yard? How can this situation be remedied? Join Brian Larsen, Garden Manager at the Gardens at Heather Farm, for an introductory course to learn the hows and whys associated with pruning.

Proper pruning t

Upcoming garden work parties! We are developing a water conservation demonstration garden using sustainable practices with no pesticides utilizing mostly natives and drought tolerant plants.

Join us on Sunday, March 8 from 2:00-5:00 pm or Sunday, Marc

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

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

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

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