Events

WHAT IS COASTAL CLEANUP DAY? 

Every year, on the third Saturday in September, people join together at sites all over California to take part in the State's largest volunteer event, California Coastal Cleanup Day. In 2012, over 65,000 volunteers remove

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

With Contra Costa Water District and The Gardens at Heather Farm

This inspiring and informative workshop is designed for homeowners interested in replacing their existing wat

What needs to be done in your garden after Daylight Savings Time has ended? This class covers ant controls, saving flower and vegetable seeds, frost protection, dormant spray, fertilizing, controlling next year’s unwanted vegetation now and planting

Whether in the ground or in containers, we’ll show you how to grow these wonderful plants successfully.

Our annual Tomato Tasting Event gives you the chance to sample the many different varieties of heirloom tomatoes along with the traditional hybrid varieties. Tomatoes come in all sorts of shapes, colors and flavors, so you might just discover a new p

Design Strategies for Shady Spaces

With Master Gardener Susan Morrison 

Whether it’s a tree-filled corner, a narrow side yard or a planting bed languishing in the shade of the house, shady spaces can challenge the most creative gardeners. Master Garde

The Gardens at Heather Farm

Our popular fall plant sale is on September 14^th from 9:00am to noon.   Purchase new plants for your garden from a beautiful selection of Mediterranean and California native plants; plants for birds and butterflies; spring/

The National Heirloom Exposition is a not-for-profit event centered around the pure food movement, heirloom vegetables, and anti-GMO activism. Our second annual event held mid-September 2012 in Santa Rosa, California drew more than 14,000 people from

The free educational course will teach the whole family how to bike safely. There will be games and each child will receive a free blinky light. This intended for those who already know how to ride a bike. 

Spaces are limited so register now!

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Calling all kids and families to join Whole Foods Market Lafayette and Global Student Embassy for a fun volunteer project at the Campolindo High School garden!  In September of 2012, Campolindo became the first high school in Contra Costa County to j

Learn the basics of home canning, so you can enjoy homegrown fruits and vegetables long after the harvest season ends.

The Sustainability Fair will share information about gardening, mulching and composting, managing pests, preserving the produce you grow, keeping bees, raising chickens, planting fruit trees and more. Growing your own vegetables can be a first step i

Canning and Preserving- Tomatoes for Sauce, Salsa and More!

With Garden Director Patrice Hanlon and her husband Chris Watt

Canning is a great way of bottling the summertime flavor of your garden, and it really isn't as hard as it seems. If you have a

Get that country club look for your lawn; we’ll teach you how. From watering, insect and fungus control to fertilizing, mowing and saving water too.

Learn how to turn these often avoided areas of your garden into a showplace using colors and textures.

Bea Johnson, famous for having managed to reduce her family's waste to a mere quart jar per year and author of "Zero Waste Home," will give a presentation and answer questions on how the change in the family lifestyle has provided a better quality of

The free camp includes tours of MDR’s 90,000-square foot facility featuring the recycling machine (Big Blue) and his buddy, the baler (Big Wall-e). Participants will learn how Big Blue works, discuss acceptable recycling material, play interactive ga

Our Aug 27th edition of Locally Inspired will be a special format with 4 local panelists talking about how they were able to raise money for their businesses. From crowdfunding to direct investments from community members to loans, we'll talk about h

Are you curious about how to transform your yard from a grass lawn to a drought-tolerant garden?  It can seem like an overwhelming task if you have no prior experience. Join us for this two day series so you can receive some hands-on experience, tips

This inspiring and informative workshop is designed for homeowners interested in replacing their existing water-thirsty lawns with beautiful water efficient landscaping. Experts will provide advice and instruction about design, irrigation and plants