Sustainability
Support Urban Gardening And Open Space In The Santa Clara Valley
Veggielution Farm 647 S King Road, San Jose, CA, United StatesJoin Veggielution and SPUR at Veggielution Community Farm for a tour of the Farm and a discussion of how urban farms and gardens and urban-edge agriculture are important for healthy families and contribute to the sustainability of our communities.
Garden Love Day
private land in Sebastopol RSVP for address, Sebastopol, CA, United StatesThis month we'll be gathering seeds, working the pathways, and clearing out the old with love and reverence, making way for new plants to surface.
Wine and Cheese Sunset Tours on the Petaluma River
David Yearsley Heritage Center, Steamer Landing Park 6 Copeland Street, Petaluma, CA, United StatesOur Wine and Cheese Sunset Tours take you on a delectable tour of our Watershed. Beginning at 5:30PM at the Petaluma Marina, we voyage downstream for an hour, peeking into sloughs and exploring historic sites.
Create A Year-Round Edible Garden: Tools for Production and Harvest
Ploughshares Nursery 2701 Main Street, Alameda, CA, United StatesWant to produce and harvest food from your own garden? Join us for a free, fun and user-friendly talk on the building blocks for a sustainable, edible garden. Learn how to build healthy soil, what to plant when, and how to manage pests naturally. Ideal for beginner and intermediate gardeners.
Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sale
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA, United StatesWe specialize in regionally-appropriate, Mediterranean climate plants including California natives, and plants from South Africa, Australia, the Mediterranean region, and South America. We also have the exotic and unusual. Our wide variety of plant offerings will appeal to everyone.
Introduction to Beekeeping
Sebastopol Grange Hall 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol, CA, United StatesBasic Beekeeping: information on how to get started with bees, use of equipment and what to expect in your first year. A must-have class if you are interested in keeping bees.
World Animal Day
WorldwideWorld Animal Day - a special opportunity for anyone who loves animals to celebrate animal life in all its forms.
Harvest Fair and Exposition
Emma Prusch Farm Park 647 S King Road, San Jose, CA, United StatesThe goal of our event is to embrace the spirit of the county fair and provide a place for families to celebrate a ‘country fair’ in San Jose. This year’s event will include a large family-oriented pumpkin patch, exhibits of 4H projects, expanded plant sales, all day entertainment, tours of the Park, historic farm house, barn, orchards and Emma’s Heirloom German Kitchen Garden.
Oaktoberfest
Dimond District Fruitvale Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA, United StatesOakland’s Dimond District hosts this one-of-a-kind Fall Festival (combining Oktoberfest with Oakland), welcoming thousands with craft beer and food, entertainment, arts, and ecology.
Family Nature Camp on the Petaluma River
David Yearsley Heritage Center, Steamer Landing Park 6 Copeland Street, Petaluma, CA, United StatesConnect with nature on a day of fun and adventure out along the Petaluma River! All ages are welcome to come and experience the marsh, where we will learn heritage/earth skills such as cordage, animal and plant identification, and canoeing. All ages are welcome.