Page 59 - Sonoma County Gazette - January 2018

Pick Your Own Garden Produce ~ Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue Garden Club Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue’s Community Supported Agriculture program. $20/month, Wildlife Rescue, 403 Mecham Rd, Petaluma, 707-992- 0274, scwildliferescue.org/garden-club. html, scwrdoris@scwildliferescue.org
Jan 4 ~ Beautiful Geometry in Nature - In the seeming randomness of the natural world, we can find many instances of mathematical order. Meet-and-greet, complimentary refreshments and raffle follow. Free-$5, 6p, Sonoma Veterans Building, 126 1st St W, Sonoma, 707-935- 8986
Jan 6, 7 ~ Intro to Aquaponics, The Holistic Design Approach - At a time of global climate change, historic drought, depletion of resources, pollution of water and huge losses of topsoil worldwide, learn about Aquaponics. 9-5p, Solar Living Institute, 13771 Highway 101, Hopland, 707-472-2460, adam.goldberg@ solarliving.org
Master Gardener
Jan 20, 27 ~ Rose Pruning Classes & Propagation Demonstrations - Hands- on day of rose pruning with Jan, the Rose Lady. Advanced registration required. Class size limited to 25. $10-$35, 9-4p, The Russian River Rose Company, 1685 Magnolia Dr, Healdsburg, 707-433-7455, russian-river-rose.com/events_feb18. html, info@russian-river-rose.com
Daily Acts
707-789-9664 dailyacts.org, liz@dailyacts.org
Jan 11 ~ Garden Day: Cavanagh Center Food Forest - Monthly volunteer program to care for model landscapes site. Seasonal garden maintenance, weeding, mulching, dead heading and planting, along with educational offerings on the different plants and their uses. Free, 1-3p Cavanagh Center Food Forest, 426 8th St, Petaluma
Jan 17 ~ Garden Day: Sebastopol City Hall & Library Landscape - Monthly Garden Day, interactive and educational day of community action. Free, 10-12p, Sebastopol City Hall 7120 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol
Jan 26 ~ Garden Day: Pocket Park - Monthly volunteer days at Pocket Park. Free, 2-4p, Cotati Pocket Park, intersection of LaSalle and Loretto Streets, Cotati,
Jan 10 ~ Plant 4 Bees - Learn how to create a garden that can provide flowers high in nectar and pollen in all 4 seasons. Free, 10:30-12:30p, Cloverdale Regional Library, 401 N. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, 707-894-5271
Jan 13 ~ Pruning Roses - Learn how to properly prune roses, including the best type of tools for the job. Jim Lang, past president of the Redwood Empire Rose Society. Free, 10:30-12:30p, Cloverdale Regional Library, 401 N. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, 707-894-5271, sonomamg. ucanr.edu/?calitem=392651&g=43833
Jan 20 ~ Building a Habitat Garden - Learn helpful tips for attracting more native birds, bees and insects. Free, 10:30-12:30p, Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, 707-823-7691, ucanr.edu/sites/ scmg/?calitem=395622&g=43833
Jan 20 ~ Don’t Step on It. It’s Alive: An Introduction to Soil - The living nature of soil, dimensions of soil health, good and bad practices, and carbon sequestration. Free, 10:30-12:30p, Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707-565-2608, sonomamg.ucanr. edu/?calitem=392652&g=43833
Jan 20 ~ The Wonderful World of Vines - Presented by Ann Chambers. Free, 10:30- 12:30p, Rincon Valley Regional Library, 6959 Montecito Boulevard, Santa Rosa, 707-537-0162, sonomacounty.libcal.com
Jan 20 ~ Starting and Caring for Your Own Backyard Orchard - With Fred Revetria. Free, 10:30-12:30p, Sonoma Valley Regional Library, 755 W Napa St, Sonoma, 707-996-5217, sonomacounty. libcal.com
Jan 28 ~ Fruit Tree cuttings/scions:
Jan 6 ~ Gardening for Pollinators
- Gina Hitchcock. Free, 10-1p, Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg, 707-433-3772, sonomacounty.libcal.com
Expert custom-grafted trees will be
for sale to the public at low cost by the
California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG)
garden club on Sunday January 28th 10:00AM until 1:00PM, at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building at 1351 Maple Ave, 95404, across from the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The annual CRFG.org Scion and Plant Exchange is where over 500 varieties of common, rare and experimental scions and fruiting plants from all over Northern California are available. $5 entry fee includes a selection of scions and includes all pruning and grafting classes.
Lectures are: 10AM Grafting by UC Master Gardener Fred Revetria, at 11AM Planting, Irrigating and Fertilizing Your Trees and Roots by author Robert Kourik, and 12:00 –Pruning Your Fruit Trees. Custom grafting of your scion selections to available rootstocks by expert grafters is available for just a few dollars each. Learn how to make your own “fruit salad tree” or backyard “fruit jungle”! Proceeds fund agricultural scholarships and donations to worthy fruit- oriented non-profit organizations. Our chapter has donated over $15,000 to local agricultural organizations, grants and scholarships. Bring a gallon baggie, tape and Sharpie to mark your scion acquisitions. INFO: crfg-redwood.org
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