Worm Composting Workshop (Online)
Online CA, United StatesLocal 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 […]
Herbs and Edible Gardening (Online)
Online CA, United StatesJust a few pots of homegrown herbs will enhance your gardens, meals, and health. Learn the basics of growing, harvesting and using culinary herbs and edible flowers. Propagate your plants from seeds, cuttings, transplants and divisions. Integrate your herbs and edible flowers in your native landscapes, vegetable gardens and containers. Maintain, harvest, use or preserve […]
Late Afternoon Hike on the Coast
Cowell Purisima Trail CA, United StatesJoin us for a beautiful, 6-mile walk along the Cowell-Purisima Trail that POST helped to create by protecting adjacent farmland. This hike will be approximately 6 miles out and back, completing most of the Cowell Purisma Trail. We will provide guests the option to turn back at the halfway point in order to complete 3 miles […]
HHW Collection Event (South San Francisco)
South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA, United StatesCome recycle your HHW items each Saturday of 2021! The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program provided by San Mateo County helps residents dispose/recycle their residential hazardous waste properly – for FREE! County residents may drop off a full range of HHW at our collection facilities and events year-round every Thursday, Friday and Saturday (except major holiday […]
Murky Waters or Clean Coastlines? (Online)
Online CA, United StatesEnjoying the beach this summer? How clean is the water? Three of the most polluted beaches in the state are located in San Mateo County. Join us on August 12, 3:30 -5:00 pm, as we discuss what is currently being done across government and nonprofits and identify opportunities for collaboration to work toward cleaner coastlines. Amazing panelists […]
Good Bug, Bad Bug on Edible Plants (Online)
Online CA, United StatesThis class is part of the UC Master Gardeners Series. 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". You will learn how to identify the most common and destructive pests on edible plants and how to identify […]
Weed Identification Webinar (Online)
Online CA, United StatesWelcome to the new UC Statewide IPM Program urban and community webinar series! Join us at 1:00pm on the third Thursday of every month to learn more about pest identification, management, and using pesticides around the home and garden. Webinars will run for one hour. This series is free and open to the public but advance […]
Taller de Jardinería de Verano (Online)
Online CA, United StatesEl jardinero Jesús Jiménez demostrará una variedad de técnicas de jardinería de verano. Estará presentando desde Viveros, su jardín en East Palo Alto. Él nos mostrará diferentes técnicas de recolección, riego y manejo de plagas, y responderá cualquier pregunta que tenga sobre su jardín. Este taller será solo en español. Háganos saber si hay algún […]
Environmental, Social, and Racial Justice Panel (Online)
Online CA, United StatesThis panel discussion will bring together an amazing group of people who work daily on issues of environmental and racial justice in San Mateo County: Ortensia López - Executive Director, El Concilio of San Mateo County; Dr. Omowale Satterwhite - President, Leadership Incorporated; Hector Camacho - President, San Mateo County Board of Education; Ofelia Bello - Executive Director, Youth United for Community Action; […]
HHW Collection Event (Foster City)
Foster City Foster City, CA, United StatesCome recycle your HHW items each Saturday of 2021! The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program provided by San Mateo County helps residents dispose/recycle their residential hazardous waste properly – for FREE! County residents may drop off a full range of HHW at our collection facilities and events year-round every Thursday, Friday and Saturday (except major holiday […]