Events

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Past Events (1800)

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May 13, 2011
Friday

  • GIVE YOUR STUFF AWAY DAY

  • May 13, 2011 to May 14, 2011
  • Location: EVERYWHERE
  • Description: The World's Biggest Giveaway Event

    Free stuff will be available in neighborhoods all over the place. It’s an event Mike Morone is hoping to establish twice annually. This event could
    help millions, while diminishing landfills, lowering costs, and hel
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
May 7, 2011
Saturday

  • Come to the Table: Change the Food, Change the Future

  • May 7, 2011 from 3:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: Mt. Diablo High School
  • Description:

    HUNGRY FOR CHANGE?

    Please join Wellness City Challenge and individuals and organizations throughout our county to learn how we can work together to change the way we feed our families!

    • Healthy Breakfast & Lunch will be prepared and served by students f
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
May 4, 2011
Wednesday

  • Green Business Network of Contra Costa luncheon

  • May 4, 2011 from 6:00am to 7:30am
  • Location: Nibblers Eatery
  • Description:

    Please join us Wednesday, May 4 for our monthly Green Business Network of Contra Costa lunch. Doors open at 11:45 for networking at Nibblers Eatery in Pleasant Hill. RSVP is required. Cost is $20 which includes lunch, tax and tip. Drinks and side ord

  • Created by: Laurie Prindle
May 1, 2011
Sunday

  • Bringing Back the Natives Tour

  • May 1, 2011 from 4:00am to 11:00am
  • Location: Alameda and Contra Costa County
  • Description:

    This delightful c

    Pollection of gardens ranges from Jenny and Scott Fleming’s 50-year-old collector's garden to brand new installations, from five acre lots to small front-yard gardens, from local native plants to natives from throughout California, a

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
April 30, 2011
Saturday

  • "FRESH!" - New Thinking about What We're Eating!

  • Apr 30, 2011 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: Walnut Creek Library
  • Description:

    See it FREE this Saturday in Walnut Creek!

     

    Fresh! celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are reinventing our food system.  Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and c

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
 

  • Keeping your Garden "Green": Sustainable Gardening

  • Apr 30, 2011 from 4:00am to 6:00am
  • Location: The Ruth Bancroft Garden
  • Description: The Ruth Bancroft Garden will kick off the Garden Workshop Series with a preview of a rating system that will ‘green’ the world of gardening. Now in its pilot stage, the Sustainable Sites Rating System sets benchmarks to help gardeners design, constr
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
 

  • "Fill Your Plate With Green" Bay Area Green Schools Summit

  • Apr 30, 2011 from 2:00am to 11:00am
  • Location: Mexican Heritage Plaza, San José
  • Description:

    Teachers, parents and other school leaders are invited to the 5th Bay Area Green Schools Summit. This year's focus is on bringing healthy, locally grown food into schools around the Bay Area, along with other topics on how schools are greening their

  • Created by: Stefanie Pruegel
April 23, 2011
Saturday

  • Lafayette's 6th Annual Earth Day Picnic and Celebration

  • Apr 23, 2011 from 5:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: Downtown Lafayette
  • Description: Sustainable Lafayette, the City of Lafayette, and the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce invite you to Lafayette’s 6th annual Earth Day Picnic & Celebration!  For over 40 years, Earth Day–April 22nd–has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
April 16, 2011
Saturday

  • John Muir Earth Day BirthDay Celebration

  • Apr 16, 2011 from 4:00am to 10:00am
  • Location: John Muir National Historical Site
  • Description:

    John Muir inspired people all over the world to “keep close to nature’s heart.” He also let us know that we had to work to keep what we love.


    In this spirit, we celebrate John Muir’s April 21st birthday at his former home, along with Earth Day, which

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
April 9, 2011
Saturday

  • Ruth Bancroft Garden Spring Plant Sale and Opening

  • Apr 9, 2011 from 3:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: The Ruth Bancroft Garden
  • Description:

    Saturday, April 9
    Members Only Sale: 9 - 11 am*
    Public Sale: 11 am - 3 pm
     
    * Memberships available for purchase upon entry!
     
    The Ruth Bancroft Garden celebrates its Spring Opening Day with our Annual Spring Plant Sale.  We sell a unique collection o

  • Created by: Sophie Damerel
 

  • Healthy Garden Workshop

  • Apr 9, 2011 from 3:00am to 8:30am
  • Location: The Gardens at Heather Farm
  • Description:

    Save time, energy and resources with gardening practices that protect our families, wildlife and water. Sponsored by the City of Walnut Creek. Early registration for Walnut Creek residents through February 28th, open registration begins March 1st, re
  • Created by: Sheila Hill
 

  • Green Business Network of Contra Costa luncheon

  • Apr 6, 2011 from 6:00am to 7:30am
  • Location: Nibblers Eatery
  • Description: Please join us Wednesday, April 6 for our monthly Green Business Network of Contra Costa lunch. Doors open at 11:45 for networking at Nibblers Eatery in Pleasant Hill. RSVP is required. Cost is $20 which includes lunch, tax and tip. Drinks and side o
  • Created by: Laurie Prindle
April 2, 2011
Saturday

  • DVC Plant Sale

  • Apr 2, 2011 from 3:00am to 7:00am
  • Location: Diablo Valley College
  • Description:

    Support the DVC Horticulture Department by purchasing your plants at this great plant sale!

     

     

  • Created by: Sheila Hill
March 28, 2011
Monday
March 26, 2011
Saturday

  • Introduction to Biointensive Gardening

  • Mar 26, 2011 from 3:00am to 7:00am
  • Location: Gardens at Heather Farm
  • Description: Learn how to grow more foodthan you ever thought possible in your ownback yard, organically and sustainably. Theclass will introduce the Biointensive methodof backyard gardening and mini-farmingincluding bed preparation, the use of compostcrops, comp
  • Created by: Sheila Hill