On Saturday, June 10, Sustainable Contra Costa hosted our Greywater “Laundry-to-Landscape” workshop at a home in Antioch, CA in partnership with Contra Costa Water District and the City of Pittsburg. Participants learned how to install a greywater sy
Have you taken steps to drought-proof your home this year? Participants in our Lawn-to-Garden workshop hosted on June 3 have taken their first steps in an important process- shifting lawns to water-wise landscapes! Photos from our workshop on Jun 3,
Read more…There are so many reasons to harvest rainwater. The obvious one is that water is more precious than ever, especially in California during drought, and rain is a freebie! The trick is to learn how to harness and store rain so you can use it as needed
Read more…Hi, I've been following Sustainable Contra Costa for some time on Facebook and wanted to be part of the group. I'm out in Alhambra Valley and have been setting up a teaching garden with lots of fruit trees of all sorts, honey bees, chickens, veggies
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I am new to the network and hope to gain some insight into a process that I am, potentially, about to embark.
I am an intern architect and work at an Architecture firm in Brentwood. I will be pitching an idea for a company-run garden onsite, soo
Read more…Hello everyone!I'm currently working with the City of Antioch to start community gardens in different communities around the City. I need some help in determining how much it would cost and if anyone has ever done this before. Also if there are any l
Read more…Come to our Hands-on Rainwater Harvesting Workshop on December 12th!
Save water by capturing the rain that falls on your own roof! Participants will learn by installing a rain barrel system in a Walnut Creek backyard. You'll get info about sizing you
Read more…GMOs – Going Against Nature?
Editorial by Lois Courchaine
There are always different sides to a story, and it’s no different with GMOs. For those of you that aren’t in the “know” about GMOs, the acronym stands for Genetically Modified Organisms. Defi
Hi! I just published a blog post on the BayFriendly Blog, I'd love to share it with you. This is about the impact of conventional lawn chemicals used throughout the Bay Area. They are associated with many conditions we don't want to see in ourselves,
Read more…I've always wanted to know how to do this, can't wait to give it a try. Anyone else done this? I'm wondering if it's really necessary to buy another appliance for dehydrating.
http://blog.superhealthykids.com/2012/01/drying-your-own-food-how-to-and-b
Read more…HELP to Anna Chan "The Lemon Lady" - HELP'S those less fortunate, the true poor who are struggling for food.
Read more…Hi there... I wanted to share this video with you about the Walnut Creek Food Scrap Recycling Program. It won an award last week. It is too cute!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEn6aQynHXo
Read more…I was just appreciating that I never get snails and walked out to find my vegetables covered in slugs! What do I do?
Read more…This inspiring project kicked off its second year this morning, inviting gardeners of all abilities and interests to join them for another season of growing at their collaborative Our Garden project in Walnut Creek. This garden teaches people garden
Read more…Want to learn more about environmentally-friendly gardening and landscaping? The Gardens at Heather Farm in Walnut Creek will host a FREE Healthy Gardening Workshop on March 6th. Please call (925) 947-1678 to learn more about this informative prog
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