Garden & Water Workshops
Interested in changing your landscape, improving irrigation, and reducing pesticide use? Are you trying to figure out how to maintain that new Water Smart Garden you have installed?
Join us for this series of workshops.
The City of Pittsburg, in partnership with Sustainable Contra Costa, offer a series of helpful workshops.
As part of these workshops, you will be given information about Living Green Gardens, an interpretive garden, at City Hall. This garden was created to share information with the community regarding drought tolerant plants, integrative pest management and water conservation.
Back by popular demand! Superstar gardener Marian Woodard presents a very special opportunity to learn the most effective, most natural, deeply earth-centered gardening practices in this 8- week series. No matter what size your yard is, you'll learn to be more self-sufficient, conserve water and energy, and build community with your fellow gardeners. Students will work on shaping and re-designing their own growing spaces throughout the class. You will see your yard in a whole new light!
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center, 315 Cortsen Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Saturday, March 4th
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $0 - 35.00
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Clean & Green - Easy Non-Toxic Gardening
Certified permaculturist Kelley Burnham teaches you all about healthy soil without chemicals; what to plant and where, with special emphasis on habitat for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects. Also learn which plants work well together and which don't, good and bad bug identification, and make your own, all-natural "Killah Bug Spray"!
Pittsburg Library Community Room, 80 Power Avenue, Pittsburg
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $20.00
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Maintain an easy and thriving garden without chemicals.
Pittsburg Library Community Room, 80 Power Avenue, Pittsburg
Saturday, March 11, 2017
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $20.00
Register Here
What's the Buzz: Backyard Beekeeping
Are you thinking about keeping bees? Or perhaps you just want to know more about these miraculous garden helpers and how to encourage them to visit your yard? Jan Pinkerton-Spieth, our expert from the Mt. Diablo Beekeepers' Association, teaches us about bee biology, equipment, installation, seasonal management, bee-friendly gardens, and much more!
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center, 315 Cortsen Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $20.00
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The Egg & I: Backyard Chickens for Everyone
Backyard chickens are easier than ever! You can enjoy fresh eggs and the many benefits for your garden of these peaceful and low maintenance animals. The class will cover starting chicks, coop designs, food, bedding, health, egg birds vs. eggs & meat, and ALL your questions! Coop designs and resource list will be provided. Location details will be sent upon registration.
Private home in Walnut Creek, CA
Saturday, March 25th, 2017
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $20.00
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Taking Permaculture Out into the Community
Back by popular demand! Superstar gardener Marian Woodard presents a very special opportunity to learn the most effective, most natural, deeply earth-centered gardening practices in this 8- week series. No matter what size your yard is, you'll learn to be more self-sufficient, conserve water and energy, and build community with your fellow gardeners. Students will work on shaping and re-designing their own growing spaces throughout the class. You will see your yard in a whole new light!
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center, 315 Cortsen Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Saturday, March 25th, 2017
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $35.00
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Join Amy in Sugi Garden where we will spend our time together being introduced to the wide variety of ways that we benefit from living in sync with nature. Our experiences will lead us to understanding how we fall out of balance and the resulting stresses that influence our lives. Solutions for stepping back into the natural rhythms of life will be offered. A snack foraged from the garden will be served.
Sugi Garden, Pleasant Hill
Saturday, April 1st, 2017
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $20.00
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Gardening in Containers and Small Spaces
Garden efficiency for limited spaces.
Pittsburg Library Community Room, 80 Power Avenue, Pittsburg
Saturday, June 24, 2017
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Workshop fee: $20.00
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