Events

April 26, 1 to 4pm  Growing Herbs For Teas

Join us and learn how to grow, harvest, store and make teas grown in your own garden. Hollie Lucas-Alcalay of Hollie’s Homegrown in Moraga has made her own herb farm into a thriving business and will share wi

A workshop on how to replace your lawn with a beautiful water-wise landscape

This inspiring and informative workshop is designed for homeowners interested in replacing their existing water-thirsty lawns with beautiful water efficient landscaping. Expe

Please join us for our monthly Crop Swap where we will be trading veggies, fruits, seeds, ideas, honey, eggs, home canned goods, herbs, recipes and any related food stuffs. 

Please arrive at 6:15 trading will begin and 6:30. 

See you then!

Wei-Tai was personally trained by Al Gore and the Climate Reality Project to present the latest findings about the climate crisis. FREE. Tues April 22, 4 PM at Diablo Valley College in the Trophy Room next to the cafeteria. Park in Lot 8.

Happy Earth Day!  

People across the planet will take time today (as we should every day) to do something good for the earth!  So many actions take only a moment, and just a few keystokes can create change!  A few ideas:  

• Click here to sign the petiti

Join Tellur Fenner at this weekend workshop as we explore the trails of Pepperwood Preserve while learning about the many amazing and functional plants which grow here. This interdisciplinary program will engage students on all levels through a combi

I'm pleased to be a speaker and panelist at an important community discussion on global warming Thursday, April 17 at the Rialto Cinema El Cerrito.

This free event includes a screening of Chasing Ice,  

an award-winning documentary on the impact of glo

April 16th, 7-8:30 pm, in partnership with East Bay Green Drinks starting at 5:30 pm, tasty appetizers all evening

RSVP HERE

Calling all Community Organizing Rock-stars! Mark your calendars - the 2014  Community Resilience Challenge (CRC) is coming t

Spring into spring in the garden! One of our projects is restoring and rebuilding the transition space between Pleasant Hill Park & Rec District’s parking lot and PHIG. Your special talents are needed!

Contra Costa Master Gardeners, Boy Scouts, Girl S

The Ruth Bancroft Garden’s annual Spring Opening and Plant Sale is the Bay Area’s best source for drought tolerant plants, succulents, cacti, California natives, and other Mediterranean climate plants. Featured succulents include Agaves, Aloes, and E

Second sale day!  Thousands of heirloom plants, representing more than 60 proven varieties from Ace to Wisconsin Gold, will be on sale to get the spring planting season off to a healthy start. This year, tomatoes will be joined by a selection of arti

How can you eliminate pests with the least impact on your garden and environment? This class covers several organic solutions, such as encouraging beneficial insects with companion plants, employing cultural practices to minimize diseases, and using

$35. Limit 15 registrants. Pre-registration is required at http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/select-tours

In Gardening with Nature in Mind: Part 2 we will continue where we left off in Part 1 by delving deeper into topics covered only lightly in t

To promote and celebrate the cooperative business model, the California Center for CO-OP Development and its sponsors are hosting a social and auction on Friday April 11th from 6-8pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley. This celebration

Presentation on Thursday, April 10, to learn about ways local organic farmers are delivering their delicious wares to folks in Lamorinda.

 Sustainable Lafayette is hosting a display, presentation, and movie. Find out your produce options, and meet wit

JOIN US for the 5th Annual California Co-op Conference, held this year in Berkeley California on April 11 and 12, followed by a co-op tour on Sunday, April 13.

This dynamic gathering is a celebration of the power of cooperatives to promote local susta

The Green California Summit is the most important annual conference in California focused on the Golden State's sustainability goals and the strategies, best practices and technologies that are helping state and local government achieve these goals.

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Not to be missed!!

Bea and her family generate a mere quart of waste per year. She will inspire you to live simply and take a stance against needless waste. FREE. Tues April 8, 12:00 PM at Diablo Valley College in the Trophy Room next to the cafeteria

Sustainable Contra Costa - Rodgers Ranch Urban Farm - DVC Culinary Department present An Evening with Toby Hemenway- "The Joys of Drought - Living with Nature’s Cycles". Internationally acclaimed best-selling author and permaculture expert. 

The subje

Learn how to successfully grow the most popular of all the summer vegetables, the tomato. We will cover soil preparation, the merits of heirloom versus hybrid varieties, watering techniques, troubleshooting problems and ripening tomatoes off the vine