Page 59 - Sonoma County Gazette - August 2018

Volunteer Opportunities
Thru Aug 30 ~ Community Garden Work Days at Andys Unity Park - Tue, Thu, 10-5p, Second Sat, 10-1p, 3399 Moorland Ave., Santa Rosa, parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov
Ongoing ~ Larkfield Community Garden Work Day at Maddux Ranch Park - FREE, $7 Parking, Lavell Rd., Santa Rosa, parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov
Ongoing ~ Sonoma Garden Park - Drop-in volunteers are welcome. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, 9-1p, 19996 7th St. E., Sonoma, 707-996-0712, sonomagardenpark.org
Garden Days at Daily Acts - Monthly volunteer days at demonstration gardens in Petaluma, Sebastopol, Windsor, and Cotati. liz@dailyacts.org
By Date
Aug 1 ~ Sonoma County Fair
Proceeds benefit the Sonoma County Fair Scholarship Fund. Wine and dine on appetizers while getting a sneak peekatthe2018HallofFlowersdisplay. $35, Sonoma County Fair, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, 707-545-4200, sonomacountyfair.com
Aug 2 ~ Cover Crops, Tillage and Vineyard Soil Health Tailgate: Ridge Vineyards Join Sonoma Resource Conservation District and David Gates, Senior VP of operations at Ridge Vineyards, for a talk on cover crops and alternative tillage practices. FREE, 10a-12p, 650 Lytton Springs Rd., Healdsburg, 707-569-1448, Keith Abeles, kabeles@sonomarcd.org , eventbrite.com
Aug 3, Sep 7~ Guided Public Tours at Garden Valley Ranch - One-hour guided walking tour through rose fields. $10, 11a, 498 Pepper Road, Petaluma, 707- 795-0919, gardenvalley.com
Thru Oct 21 ~ Public Tours at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center - An 80-acre research, demonstration, education, advocacy and community- organizing center. FREE; 1-2:30p, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, 707-874- 1557, oaec.org
Landscape Design Templates Now Available - Residential Landscape Design Templates are available for at download.savingwaterpartnership.org/ landscape-design-templates
Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue Garden Club ~ Predator Prevention and Educational Barnyard Program. $20/month, Wildlife Rescue, 403 Mecham Rd, Petaluma, 707-992-0274, scwildliferescue.org
Daily Acts: dailyacts.org
Aug 4 ~ 10-1p, Petaluma Regional Library - 100 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma Volunteer, , 707-789-9664
Aug 9 ~ Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop at Cavanagh Food Forest Horticulturalist Cody Darling, teaches introductory workshop to fruit tree pruning. Pre-register. Drop-ins welcome.$0-$15, 10a-12p, Cavanagh Recreation Center, 426 8th St., Petaluma
3rd Wed ~ 10-12p, City Hall and Library Landscape - 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol
2nd Thur ~ Cavanagh Community Food Forest, 10-12p, Corner of 8th and G St., Petaluma,
4th Fri ~ 10-12p, Pocket Park Food Forest, Intersection of LaSalle and Loretto, Cotati, dustin@dailyacts.org
Hall of Flowers Preview Party
Aug 4, Sep 1 ~ Kids Garden Workshop
Learn about growing food and taking care of our earth. FREE, 11a-12p, Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, 707-823- 7691, sonomalibrary.org
Ongoing
Thru Oct 27 ~ Community Seed Exchange
A network of organic seed seed savers in Sonoma County. 9-12:30p, Work Party; 9-10:30a FREE, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol, communityseedexchange.org/
Plant Sales for Good Causes
Every Wed ~ Luther Burbank Experiment Farm - 9-12p, 7781 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol, 707-481-3488,
Aug 9 ~ Backyard Cannabis Regulations and Growing Tips - $5, FREE for members, 6:30p, Sonoma Vets Bldg, 126 1st St. W., vom-garden-club.or
Aug 12,13 ~ Sonoma County Fair Plant Sale - Come early for best selection! Sunday, 8-10p, Monday 7a-1p, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, 707-545-4200, sonomacountyfair.com
Aug 18 ~ Willowside School Nursery - 9-2p, 5299 Hall Rd, Santa Rosa (corner of Willowside and Hall Rd.) Entrance on Willowside Rd., 707-569-4724
Sep 8, Oct 6 ~ Sonoma County Jail Plant Sale - 9-12p, FREE, Bring a cart to carry plants. 2254 Ordinance Rd., Santa Rosa, 707-525-8310, jailind@mcn.org
Sep 8 ~ Santa Rosa Iris Society - 9-3p, Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, santarosairis.org
Ongoing ~ Vallejo Home Plant Sale - Grow plants propagated from the Vallejo Home property. Some plants are direct-descendants of the Vallejo era. Mon-Sun, 10-5p, Vallejo Home, 363 3rd St. W., Sonoma, 707-938-9558, Lynn Luzzi
FREE Master Gardener Workshops 707-565-2608, ucanr.edu
Aug 1,4 ~ Fall into Food Gardening - Integrated pest management, nutritious garden
& cover crops. 10:30a-12:30p, Sebastopol Library, 7140 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
Aug 11 ~ Gardening with Less Water - Replace water hungry plants with low water alternatives - convert to drip irrigation. 10:30- 12p, Harvest for the Hungry Garden, 1717 Yulupa Ave,, Santa Rosa
Aug 25 ~ Fall Food Gardening - Planting for a fall vs. early spring harvest; soil care in unused winter beds; how to protect against cold and frost; and plant selection, FREE, 10:30a-12:30p, Harvest for the Hungry Garden, 1717 Yulupa Ave,, Santa Rosa
Sep 1 ~ Healthy Gardens Weed Management - FREE, 10:30a-12:30p, Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
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