Page 58 - Sonoma County Gazette - October 2017

Plant Sales
Sep 30 & Oct 21 ~ Willowside School Plant Sale - No veggies. 9-2p, Willowside School, 5299 Hall Rd (entrance on Willowside Rd), Corner of Willowside and Hall Rd, Santa Rosa, 707-569-4724, ogusd.org/ willowside-nursery
Oct 1 & 15 ~ Plant Nursery Sale and Land Tour - Occidental Arts & Ecology 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707-874-1557, oaec.org/ events/tours/, oaec@oaec.org
Oct 7 ~ Sonoma County Jail Plant Nursery and Teaching Garden Free 9-Noon, Sonoma County Jail, 2254 Ordinance Rd., Santa Rosa, 707-525-8310, Rick Stern, scoe.org/ pub/htdocs/rop-jail-industries.html, jailind@mcn.org
Oct 13 & 14 ~ Fall Flower Show & Plant Sale - Graton
Community Center - “It is time to “Bring in the Harvest” - Mini- talks on canning, drying, and putting food by, hearty harvest fare for lunch, crafts and plants spilling over, creative floral displays, live music, $10 lunch is served from 11-2, with beverages and desserts served all day. 707-829-5314 Free, 9-4p, Graton Community Club, 8996 Graton Rd, Graton, 707-823-7455, Nancy Kesserlring, gratoncommunityclub. org/, kessel@sonic.net
Oct 14 ~ Milo Baker Chapter Plant Sale 9-1p, Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, cnpsmb.org/
Sonoma County Master
Gardeners Fall 2017 Library
Series & Workshops
.sonomamg.ucanr.edu/ *All events are free to the public; 133 Aviation Blvd, Suite 109, Santa Rosa, M-F 9-12p & 1-4p; 707-565-2608; mgsonoma@ ucdavis.edu
Sep 30 ~ Growing Perennial Vegetables and Small Fruits Speaker: Ann Chambers 10:30- 12:30p; Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr.
Oct 7 ~ Monarchs and Milkweed
Speaker: Suzanne Clarke 10:30 – 12:30 p; Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr.
Oct 7 ~Seed Saving in the Home Garden Speaker(s): Electra de Peyster 10:30 – 12:30 p; Sebastopol Library, 7140 Bodega Ave.
the unseen and underestimated presence in the garden Speaker(s): Guma, UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County 10:30– 12:30p; Windsor Library, 1020 Old Redwood Hwy, Bldg 100
Oct 7 ~Composting Speaker: Lyle Bullock 10:30 – 12:30 p Guerneville Regional Library 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd.
Oct 14 ~Seed Saving in the Home Garden Speaker: Electra de Peyster 10:30-12:30 pRohnert Park Library, 6250 Lynne Conde Way
Oct 14 ~ Supermarket Orchids Survival Class Speaker: Ann Chambers 10:30-12:30pGuerneville Regional Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods, Rd.,
Oct 21 ~Getting Your Food Garden Ready for the Winter Speaker: Stephanie Wrightson 10:30-12:30p Bayer Farm Community Garden, 2150 Giffen Ave. SR
Oct 21 ~Supermarket Orchids Survival Class Speaker: Ann Chambers 10:30-12:30 p Sonoma Valley Library, 755 West Napa St.
Oct 28 ~The Wonderful World of Vines Speaker(s): Ann Chambers 10:30-12:30 pRincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd, SR
Oct 7 ~ Are We Having Fungi Yet?:
By Date
Oct 2 ~ Garden Design Workshop Create Your Own Waterwise Oasis Participants will leave with the resources needed to confidently design their own water-wise garden, source appropriate plants, and group them accordingly in the landscape for ease of irrigation programming. Free (thanks to the City of Petaluma), 6-8:30p, Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, dailyacts. nonprofiteasy.net/PublicPages/Event/ Details.aspx?eid=31917
Oct 5 ~ Garden Club Event ~ Monarch Butterflies in the Garden - Cover basic anatomy from the caterpillar to butterfly stages, their life cycle, diet, plants they need for nectar, and their spectacular long distance migration. $5 for guests, 7pSonoma Veterans’ Memorial Building, 126 First Street West, Sonoma, 707-935- 8986
Oct 28 ~ Community Seed Exchange -
Scarecrow in Petaluma Library
Oct 7,14, 21, 28 ~ Sonoma Harvest Market
Daily Acts
Oct 2 ~ Garden Design Workshop
- Dreaming Up Your Water-Wise Oasis; Free; 6-8:30p; 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma
Oct 12 ~ Garden Day - Cavanagh Center Food Forest 10-12p; 426 8th Street, Petaluma Oct 18 ~ Garden Day - Sebastopol City Hall & Library Landscape; 10-12p; 7140 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
Oct 19 ~ Daily Acts Open House 5:30- 7p; 245 Kentucky St. Petaluma Oct 27 ~ Garden Day - Pocket Park; 2-4p; Cotati
Oct 28 ~ Work party: Creating the Living, Learning Landscape at the Petaluma Library! 10-3p; 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707-789- 9664, dailyacts.nonprofiteasy.net
at Sonoma Garden Park - Info. on growing vegetables, pest problems, and more is available from trained Master Gardeners. 19996 7th St E, Sonoma, 707- 996-4883, sonomagardenpark.org/#
Oct 14 ~ Creating a Mini Garden Retreat Learn three design elements Free – 1-2p, Wildwood Nursery, 10300 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood, 707-833- 1161, wildwoodmaples.com, opengate@ wildwoodmaples.com
Oct 12 & 28 ~ Creating the Living Learning Landscape - Petaluma Library Join the staff of the Petaluma Library to transform their water-guzzling lawn into a water-wise, edible Come in Costume!Free, 10-3p, Petaluma Library, 100 Fair grounds Drive, Petaluma, 707- 763-9801 dailyacts.nonprofiteasy.net/
Tools and gloves available for all. Bring your lunch and water. Free, no registration required, Bayer Farm, 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa, landpaths. org/propertyexplorer/bayer-farm- neighborhood-park-and-gardens.aspx
Oct 24 ~ Farmer-to-Farmer Field Trip & Potluck - explorie a bedrock of sustainable farming: sowing your fields with nutrient-building, water-retaining, climate smart cover crops. Free ~ Please register in advance, 3-6p, Oak Hill Farm, 15101 Sonoma Hwy., Glen Ellen, eventbrite.com
Grassroots, community seed library supports Sonoma County gardeners with free, locally grown, open- pollinated, pesticide and GMO-free seeds. Celebrating Seeds and Their Stories. 9a-12:30p, free, St Stephens Church, 500 Robinson Rd, Sebastopol, communityseedexchange.org
Oct 21 ~ LandPaths Bayer Farm Workday
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