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Classes: Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Courses 2010

OAEC is a nonprofit organizing and education center and organic farm in Northern California’s Sonoma County. OAEC was founded in 1994 by a group of biologists, horticulturists, educators, activists, and artists seeking innovative and practical approaches to the pressing environmental and economic crises of our day. Much of the Center’s [...]

By | March 26th, 2010|0 Comments

Classes: Ready-Set-Garden! SR Rec and Park Edible Gardening Classes Affordable and Fun!

Gardening promotes lifelong learning, both practical and creative...and it's fun too! Santa Rosa Recreation, Parks and Community Services offer a variety of garden related classes and workshops with subject matter varying from selecting, planning and remodeling a garden to seasonal water conservation workshops or bonsai garden techniques.  The following edible gardening classes are [...]

By | March 25th, 2010|2 Comments

Daily Acts Voted Outstanding Environmental Education Program

The Sonoma County Conservation Council, the Sierra Club, Sonoma Group and more than 170 activists gathered Saturday night at the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor individuals and local programs working to protect the environment. Daily Acts of Petaluma named the Outstanding Environmental Education Program. Daily Acts was nominated by Amie Glass of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy...

By | March 12th, 2010|0 Comments

Harmony School Garden Is A Winner

By Nicole Zimmerman, School Garden Network; edited by livinggreen. In October 2009, the Harmony Union School District's School Garden, shared by Harmony Elementary and Salmon Creek Middle School, received one of five honorable mentions for the California School Garden of the Year Award. Offered by the California School Garden [...]

By | January 19th, 2010|2 Comments

The School Garden Network of Sonoma County

By Nicole Zimmerman, School Garden Network; edited by livinggreen. La Tercera Elementary students sow seeds for their garden and plant sales. The School Garden Network (SGN) is a non-profit organization of garden program coordinators, teachers, parent volunteers and community partners. SGN supports and promotes sustainable garden- and nutrition-based learning [...]

By | January 18th, 2010|3 Comments

Plant A Fall And Winter Garden

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Plant Sale This Weekend and Edible Garden Class next Saturday, August 29. Fall and winter gardens require less work and are more forgiving - just the thing for busy people wanting to start growing some of their own food.   My farmer friend, Wendy Krupnick says:” [...]

By | August 22nd, 2009|2 Comments