Events

We will be covering legislative updates, best practices, programs that other local governments are using to save water during times of limited budgets, along with updates from EBMUD, the CC Water District and much more!  

Enjoy complimentary Whole Foo

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

Friday, Sept. 27, 2-5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Get Cash Rebates

• Whole-building rebates at $750 per dwelling unit
• In-unit and common area improvements eligible
• Choose your own contractors

Free Energy Consulting
Provided by the Association for Energy Affordability (www.aea.us.org)

• Free energy usage analy

Come over to Center Ave Community Garden for Crop Swap the 4th Wednesday of each month! Wonderful offerings - bring something to share from your [neighbor's] garden or just bring yourself - plenty to go around!

Look at one attendee walked away with!

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Debra Lee Baldwin, author of Designing with Succulents and Succulent Container Gardens, has released her third book focused on succulents, Succulents Simplified, which is sure to a great addition to the collection.  This book introduces Baldwin’s fav

Cooler weather brings with it the fabulous fall to winter vegetable crops. Come learn how to grow your own produce.

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.