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Design It Yourself Native Plant Landscape (Online)

Online CA, United States

Explore a new and approachable way to develop designs for beautiful, productive, habitat rich, and maintainable native plant landscapes. Learn the steps and principles of creating a native plant landscape design. Instructor:  Juanita Salisbury Register for free here: bit.ly/Native-Plant-Landscape-Webinar Registration closes Wednesday, May 19th 3:30 pm Hosted by: Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency […]

Family Workshop: How to Grow Your Own Salad (Online)

Online CA, United States

Need a social distance hobby? Join us by learning how to grow your own salad ingredients from scratch. This workshop will teach you techniques to conserve water in your garden by growing seasonal edible plants that you can harvest. This program is intended for the whole family, suggested ages 6 and older. Instructor:  Suzanne Bontempo […]

Collective Roots Organic Pest Management Workshop (Online)

Online CA, United States

Join us in the garden to identify and mitigate uninvited guests and avoid them eating your garden treasures. Also, how to attract the beneficial critters to your garden for better fruition and overall garden ecological health. Únase a nosotros en el jardín para identificar y mitigar a los no invitados y evitar que se coman […]

Backyard Composting Workshop (Online)

Online CA, United States

This workshop, instructed by local gardening and composting experts Najiha Al Asmar and Jesús Jimenez, will cover the basics of backyard hot pile composting via lecture and live demonstrations. By attending this workshop, San Mateo County residents qualify for a composting bin and discounted supplies. Please note that backyard composting (also known as “hot pile” composting) is a special […]

Firescaping! (Online)

Online CA, United States

As California’s population and temperatures continue to grow, so does the likelihood of community destroying wildfires. The 10 most costly wildfires in U.S. history have all occurred in California—and the top 5 within the last two years. Join Douglas Kent, author of Firescaping, as he highlights the essential qualities of a protected property. Kent will […]

Compost Basics for Everyone (Online)

Online CA, United States

This class is part of the UC Master Gardeners Series. What do food scraps and plant trimmings have to do with gardening? They can be turned from trash to treasure by making compost for growing healthy plants. You can also save money and the planet by making this nutrient-rich soil amendment yourself. We'll cover basics […]

Good Bugs – Bad Bugs on Edible Plants (Online)

Online CA, United States

Before you grab insecticide to rid your vegetable garden from all those creeping, crawling, flying bugs, learn to separate the "good bugs" from the "bad bugs.” This class will focus on encouraging the good bugs to work for you, saving money and time wasted on treating your garden with unnecessary insecticides and on keeping your […]

Basics of Raising Backyard Chickens (Online)

Online CA, United States

Learn all the questions to ask yourself BEFORE you begin.  Understand the requirements (food, space, health, etc.) for raising chicks and hens. Co-presenter Master Gardener Cindy Burgdorf:  Cindy Burgdorf has been a UC Master Gardener for thirteen years.  Cindy has year-round vegetable beds, gardens devoted to bees and butterflies, five bee hives, six chickens, a worm […]

Farm + Fish + Flowers

Half Moon Bay CA, United States

The Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce & Visitors’ Bureau presents their 30th Annual  Farm + Fish + Flowers, on Saturday, July 24, 2021 Check here for tickets and schedule. Farm + Fish + Flowers offers the general public a once-a-year opportunity to visit the Half Moon Bay Coastside’s nurseries/greenhouses, historic sites, farms, and even a working harbor. Many […]

Worm Composting Workshop (Online)

Online CA, United States

Local composters Todd Sutton and Alejandra Warren will explain how to start and maintain a vermicomposting system at home, complete with some live demonstration! After attending this workshop, you'll be eligible for complimentary worm composting supplies. Vermicomposting is a great home composting solution for people without a backyard space, because you can site your worm […]