Bay-Friendly Gardening Workshop Series - 2010 - Integrated Waste Management (DIV)

The Bay-Friendly Gardening program was developed to encourage residents to make environmentally friendly gardening choices. It is not a particular style, but an approach that works with nature to reduce waste and protect the watersheds of San Francisco Bay. Santa Clara County and other members of the Bay-Friendly Coalition have joined forces to implement a sustainable approach to the design, construction and maintenance of landscapes and gardens, by coordinating a Bay Area wide Bay-Friendly brand and suite of programs originally developed by StopWaste.org in Alameda County.

Grow a beautiful garden. Build healthy soil.

You can create a sustainable, healthy and beautiful garden using Bay-Friendly practices. Find out how to build healthy soil, minimize fertilizer use, and select appropriate plants at any of these hands-on workshops. Experienced and beginning gardeners alike can learn more about Bay-Friendly Gardening techniques during any of these hands-on workshops. Attendees will receive the Bay-Friendly Gardening Guide.

Pre-registration required at least 72 hours prior to class. Adults only. One registration per person. All Workshops are free!

For more information about upcoming classes, please call 408-918-4640 or follow us on Twitter

Bay-Friendly Gardening Basics

The Bay-Friendly Basics class provides an overview of the Bay-Friendly philosophy, approach and integrated practices that make for a sustainable garden. It is a mix of lecture and hands-on activities, including breakouts on soil, managing pests and plant selection – where you’ll be introduced to the primary Bay-Friendly maintenance practices. There will also be a small group design activity to instill fundamentals and help with getting started on your own garden.

Saturday, September 11 - 10am - 1pm

Berger Drive Auditorium

1555 Berger Drive, Building 2 San Jose Driving Directions

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Saturday, September 25 - 10am - 1pm

Cubberly Community Center - Room H-1

4000 Middlefield Road Palo Alto Driving Directions

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Let Worms Eat Your Garbage

Small on space and big on benefits - worm composting is a great way to recycle kitchen scraps into a fantastic organic fertilizer.

Saturday, October 16 - 10am - Noon

MAEP Erikson Adult Center World Garden Driving Directions

4849 Pearl Ave. San Jose

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Gardening from the Ground Up

The foundation of a Bay-Friendly garden is healthy soil. And the best way to build healthy soil is to amend with compost and/or cover with mulch. This class digs deeper into how to:

identify your soil type and how to best amend your soil
identify finished compost and appropriate mulch for uses such as pathways, around ornamental beds, in edible beds
build a compost pile in a backyard bin ( hands-on activity!)
sheet mulch to replace a lawn, build new planting bed (hands-on activity!)

This class always takes place outdoors, rain or shine. Dress appropriately, bring gardening gloves if you have them and wear toe-covered shoes.

Saturday, September 18 - 10am - 1pm

Centennial Recreation Center

Senior Activity Room #2

171 W. Edmundson Ave. Morgan Hill Driving Directions

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Saturday, October 2 - 10am - 1pm

MAEP Erikson Adult Center World Garden Driving Directions

4849 Pearl Ave. San Jose

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Gardening to Manage Pests Naturally

Did you know that 95% of the bugs in your garden are not pests? The Gardening to Manage Pests Naturally class will give you the tools to identify beneficial insects and common garden pests as well as the knowledge to incorporate basic Integrated Pest Management practices in your garden maintenance. Through hands on activities, you’ll also learn how to:

attract beneficial insects like ladybugs and lacewings to your garden
apply integrated pest management to your home garden
identify good bugs and bad bugs
use common and less-toxic products and practices for controlling specific garden problems

Saturday, November 6 - 10am - 1pm

Berger Drive Auditorium

1555 Berger Drive, Building 2 San Jose Driving Directions

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