I finally got a chance to go see our eco-friendly ivy-eating goat herd living at the Presidio Golf Course. Excitingly, several of the ladies have given birth in the past week. These kids are about 5-7 days old.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Goats at the Golf Course
2/14/14
I finally got a chance to go see our eco-friendly ivy-eating goat herd living at the Presidio Golf Course. Excitingly, several of the ladies have given birth in the past week. These kids are about 5-7 days old.
I finally got a chance to go see our eco-friendly ivy-eating goat herd living at the Presidio Golf Course. Excitingly, several of the ladies have given birth in the past week. These kids are about 5-7 days old.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Garden for the Environment March Workshops
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2014 Workshops Press Release
March 2014 Workshops Press Release
CONTACT: Garden for the Environment, Executive Director, Blair Randall, Maggie Guerra, Programs Manager
TEL: (415) 558-8246
EMAIL: info@gardenfortheenvironment.org
DATE: February 13, 2014
Garden for the Environment will offer the following classes in
March of 2014. All classes will be offered at Garden for the Environment,
San Francisco’s organic teaching garden at 7th Avenue and Lawton Street.
Since our founding in 1990, the garden has operated as a demonstration
site for small-scale urban ecological food production, organic gardening,
compost education and low water-use landscaping.
UPCOMING ORGANIC GARDENING AND COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS
Urban Composting
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2014
Time: 10AM – 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton
Street, San Francisco
Cost: FREE; Sponsored by the San Francisco Department of the
Environment
Spring is a great time to start a new compost
pile as you get ready for your spring garden! Join GFE as we discover how to
turn those leftovers, either from the garden or the kitchen, into “black gold”.
This fun, hands-on workshop teaches methods for both backyard and worm
composting for all seeking to enrich the bounty of their garden and reduce
their ecological footprint. Come learn what you can do to improve your
garden and prevent organic waste from ending up in the landfill! Rot On! This workshop is FREE! To
pre-register or for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
Efficiency Meets Beauty: Water-Wise Gardening Today
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2014
Time: 10AM – 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street,
San Francisco
Cost: FREE; Sponsored by the SFPUC
In our lush, colorful water-wise demonstration garden you will
learn to select and efficiently water plants that are adapted to San
Francisco’s climate. In this class we will learn to work with foliage color and
texture, sequence of blooms, and the newest designer plants. This workshop
is FREE! To pre-register or for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
Grow Your Own Food
Organic Vegetable Gardening in March
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street,
San Francisco
Instructor: Carey Craddock, Organic Gardening Instructor
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
Year-round gardening is one of our favorite things about the Bay
Area and now, as we find ourselves on the doorstep of Spring, it's time to get
our Spring gardens going in earnest! Join us for this class which we offer
every month for seasonal-specific instruction for year-round vegetable
gardening.
This month we'll cover:
- Vegetables to plant in Spring and when to harvest them
- Seasonal Spring Plant Care
- Seasonal Soil Fertility and garden bed preparation
- Weeds, weeds, weeds and MULCH!!! What to do about weeds and how
to use mulch.
This workshop is $25/$15 members, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register or
for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
Fruit Tree Installation and Care
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014
Time: 1PM – 3PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street,
San Francisco
Instructor: Matthew Sutton, Founder of Orchard Keepers: Ecological
Fruit Care
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
Yes, you can grow organic, heirloom fruit trees in your garden in
the San Francisco Bay Area! Get started with this workshop for fruit tree
beginners in which you learn the basics of organic fruit tree care for apples,
pears and plums. As we dive into the world of organic fruit trees and organic
fruit tree care, you will learn everything you need to know to care for your
tree for the first year: how to plant your tree, irrigate properly, fertilize
with organic fertilizer, manage pests organically and winter prune (summer
pruning is covered in a separate class).
This workshop will cover both ‘pome’ fruits and ‘stone’ fruits (apples, pears and plums) and will discuss varieties of apples, pears and plums best suited for San Francisco. While this class is intended for beginners, our instructor Matthew Sutton founder of Orchard Keepers: Ecological Tree Care will be available to answer any and all advanced-topic questions.
This workshop will cover both ‘pome’ fruits and ‘stone’ fruits (apples, pears and plums) and will discuss varieties of apples, pears and plums best suited for San Francisco. While this class is intended for beginners, our instructor Matthew Sutton founder of Orchard Keepers: Ecological Tree Care will be available to answer any and all advanced-topic questions.
This workshop is $25/$15 members, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register or
for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
Ask the Experts: Organic Gardening Tour
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014
Time: 1PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street,
San Francisco
Cost: FREE! Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Our orchards, vegetables, and blooming plants are managed without
the use of chemicals and pesticides. Learn how to bring these natural plant
care practices to your garden with a hands-on tour from our experts. Be sure to
bring your gardening questions! This workshop is FREE! To pre-register or
for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
Permeable Hardscaping
Water-Efficient Hardscape Design Class
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014
Time: 10AM – 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street,
San Francisco
Cost: FREE; Sponsored by the SFPUC
Learn how to incorporate hardscape surfaces into your
water-efficient landscape design, and how to choose permeable surfaces that
have water-conserving benefits which support a water-wise garden. This
workshop is FREE! Pre-registration is required. To pre-register or
for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
Growing Edibles in Containers
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street,
San Francisco
Instructor: Johanna Silver, Sunset Magazine Associate Garden
Editor
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
Are you thinking farming your fire-escape, tending herbs on your
windowsill or growing edibles on your patio? This class is for you! Learn how
to choose the right pot, the right soil, and most importantly – the right crops
for your containers. Instructor Johanna Silver experiments with all sorts of
containers in Sunset Magazine’s test garden, from homemade self-watering ones,
to galvanized steel, to turning straw bales into planting space. Yes, you too
can grow food in even the smallest urban spaces! This workshop is $25/$15 members, although no one will be turned away for lack
of funds. Pre-registration is
required. To pre-register or for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
Urban Composting
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014
Time: 10AM – 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton
Street, San Francisco
Cost: FREE; Sponsored by the San Francisco Department of the
Environment
Spring can be a great time to start a new
compost pile as you begin spending more time in your garden! Join GFE as we
discover how to turn those leftovers, either from the garden or the kitchen,
into “black gold”. This fun, hands-on workshop teaches methods for both
backyard and worm composting for all seeking to enrich the bounty of their
garden and reduce their ecological footprint. Come learn what you can do
to improve your garden and prevent organic waste from ending up in the
landfill! Rot On! This workshop
is FREE! To pre-register or for more information please visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
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The Garden for the Environment is wheelchair accessible.
Garden for the Environment
www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
(415) 558-8246
The Garden for the Environment is wheelchair accessible.
Garden for the Environment
www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
(415) 558-8246
GARDEN FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT
http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
(415) 558-8426
Join us in the Garden on Wed & Sat.
We are in the Office on Tue, Thur, and Fri.
http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org
(415) 558-8426
Join us in the Garden on Wed & Sat.
We are in the Office on Tue, Thur, and Fri.
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