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Mar 29 ~ Community Resilience Challenge Discussion about projects in our community. and how to preserve your own harvest. Free, 7-8:30p, Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, dailyacts.nonprofiteasy.net
Apr 1, 2017 ~ Gopher Trapping Class - Harmony Farm Supply. Gregg Crawford. “The Gopher Guy”, hands- on Outdoor workshop. Free, 10- 12p, Harmony Farm Supply, 3244 Gravenstein Hwy. North, Sebastopol, 707-823-9125, harmonyfarmsupply. com/calendar-of-events/
Apr 1 ~ Getting to Know Your Tomato Varieties - Everything you wanted to know about tomatoes. Free - No Registration Required, 10 – 12p, Harvest for the Hungry, 1717 Yulupa Ave., (Cross St. is Hoen), Santa Rosa, Bob Weis
Apr 6 ~ Building a (Mostly) Native Habitat Garden 6p
Apr 9 ~ Bonsai: The Introductory Course - 10a
Apr 9 ~ Bonsai for Beginners - 12:30p Apr 9 ~ Bonsai Maintenance and
Intermediate Class -3p
Apr 20 ~ Spring Flower Arranging with
Apr 5 ~ Attracting Beneficial Insects
Food For Thought Seeks Homes
for Annual Garden’s for Tour
Do you have a beautiful, unique garden and/or home? Be a part of Food For Thought’s Home & Garden Tour on Sunday, May 28, 10 - 5p! Proceeds from the tour go to feeding your friends and neighbors living with HIV Contact Mary Bigelow-Gale at 707- 887-1647 x 107 or MaryB@FFTfoodbank.org to learn more, sign up, or suggest a property.
How to bring them into your garden and make them want to stay. Free, 5:30-6-30p Santa Rosa near Bayer Farm. Rsvp Sherry at 484-1035
Russian River Rose - Tours
Apr 6 ~ All About Growing Vegetables
No Reservations required $2.00 Donation, Open 10-5, 1685 Magnolia Drive, Healdsburg, 707-433-7455, russian-river- rose.com, info@russian-river-rose.com
Valley of the Moon Garden Club - Best soil, fertilizing, watering, organic pest control, nematodes, and tips on growing. Members Free, Guests $5.00, 6:30p Sonoma Memorial Veterans' Building, 126 First St. West, Sonoma, bonniebrown08@comcast.net
Apr 15 ~ Drip Irrigation Class - Harmony Farm focus on smaller systems for homeowners and cover various types of emitters, micro sprayers, soaker- type drip hose, timers, valves Free, 10–12p, Harmony Farm Supply, 3244 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol, 707-823-9125, harmonyfarmsupply. com/calendar-of-events/
Apr 19 ~ Creating a Self Perpetuating Garden. How to encourage self-seeding annuals and vegetables. Free Sherry to rsvp & directions, 5:30p-6:30p, Bayer Farm, Santa Rosa, 707-484-1035
Apr 18 ~ Milo Baker Chapter of the California Native Plant Society - Features Michele Halbur, Conserving botanical treasure in the heart of the Santa Rosa Plain: a story of Sebastopol meadowfoam (Limnanthes vinculans). 7:30p Lurther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, milobaker.cnps.org
May 3 ~ Growing Perennial Food Crops. Offered by Garden Angel Design. Free 5:30 - 6-30p Santa Rosa near Bayer Farm. Rsvp Sherry at 484- 1035 for information and directions.
Mar 29 ~ Veg Curious Presents Miyoko N. 707-773-1336 -sonomamg.ucanr.edu Schinner - 6p
Lennie Larkin of B-Side Farm - 6p
Apr 30 ~ Sugar Scrubs for Kids Workshop
Apr 1 & 2 ~ Demonstrations at 10a & 2p. Apr 8 & 9
Apr 15 & 16 ~ Special Tours at 10 & 2 Apr 22 & 23 ~ Special Tours at 10 & 2. Apr 29 & 30 ~ Special Tours at 10 & 2.
Seed Bank Classes 199 Petaluma
Ave, Petaluma, 707-773-1336, facebook.
com/pg/Petaluma-Seed-Bank, seedbank@ Habitat Garden - - 6p-8p - Bill Klausing rareseeds.com Petaluma Seed Bank - 199 Petaluma Blvd.
DailyActs
Mar 29 ~ Community Resilience Chal- lenge Kick-off Party! 100 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma, Free - 7-8:30p
Apr 13 ~ April Garden Day - Cavanagh Center Food Forest 426 8th Street, Petaluma, Free Workparty 10-12p
Apr 20 ~ Daily Acts Open House Party,
245 Kentucky Street Petaluma 5:30 - 7p Apr 28 ~ April Garden Day - Cotati
Pocket Park intersection of LaSalle and Loretto Streets, Cotati Free, 2-4p
VolunteerWorkDays
3rd Wed. ~ Sebastopol City Hall and Library Landscape - 7140 Bodega Ave. from 10-12p kellen@dailyacts.org
Apr 8 ~ Simple- Easy and Earth Friendly Backyard Gardening - 10:30a - 12:30p Dennis Przybycien - Healdsburg Regional Library - 139 Piper St. Healdsburg -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Apr 15 ~ Irrigation for Conservation
2nd Thurs ~ Petaluma Cavanagh
10:30- 12:30p - Jerilynn Jenderseck - Sonoma Library - 755 W Napa Sonoma -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Community Food Forest (Corner of 8th
Apr 22 ~ Irrigation for Conservation
and G St.) 10-12p liz@dailyacts.org
3rd Fri. ~ Cotati Pocket Park Food Forest (Intersection of LaSalle & Loretto)2 – 4p
Apr 8 ~ Supermarket orchid Survival Class (Bring your ailing orchids!) - 10:30 12:30p - Ann Chambers - Petaluma Library - 10:30a - 12:30p 100 Fairgrounds Dr. Petaluma -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
10:30-12:30p - Jerilynn Jenderseck - Petaluma Library 100 Fairgrounds Dr. Petaluma -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
dustin@dailyacts.org
Apr 22 ~ Gopher Control - RP/Cotati 10:30- 12:30p - Fred Revetria & Tom Donovan Rohnert Park Library - 6250 Lynne Conde Way - Rohnert Park -sonomamg. ucanr.edu
Master Gardeners Workshops
Apr 8 ~ Dahlia Care and Culture - 10:30- 12:30p - Jim Lang - Sebastopol Regional Library 7140 Bodega Ave. Sebastopol -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Apr 1 ~ Building a (Mostly) Native Habitat Garden - Windsor 10:30a - 12:30p - Bill Klausing - Windsor Public Library - 9291 Old Redwood Hwy. Bldg. 100 Windsor -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Apr 8 ~ The Single Best Thing You Can Do for Your Garden - 10:30 - 12:30p - Lyle Bullock - Cloverdale Regional Library 401 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Cloverdale -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Apr 29 ~ Catching Varmints: Managing Gophers - Moles and Deer -10:30a-12:30p Fred Revetria - Rincon Valley Library 6959 Montecito Blvd. Santa Rosa -sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Apr 6 ~ Building a (Mostly) Native
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