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Urban Gardens & Heavy Metal: Keeping Lead Off the Menu, 9/7/13

August 31, 2013 by Ecology Center

We have a new event series this September, dubbed “Soil in the City.” The classes, workshops and panels in this series are designed to give urban residents tools to understand and create healthy soil, which in turn will grow healthy food, and be a part of healthy urban places. The first event in the series… Read more »

Author Event: The Vegetable Gardener’s Guide to Permaculture, Thursday, 2/7/13

January 30, 2013 by Ecology Center

Join us for an evening with Permaculture teacher Christopher Shein and a discussion of his new book, The Vegetable Gardener’s Guide to Permaculture: Creating an Edible Ecosystem. Learn how to live in harmony with both nature and neighbors to produce and share an abundant food supply with minimal effort. Shein highlights everything you need… Read more »

Free Talk on Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Bay Area, Sunday, 9/23/12

September 21, 2012 by Ecology Center

Join us for the fifth event in our “Reclaim, Rebuild, Reskill” series, a discussion about beneficial plants that grow among us! This talk is from noon to 1 pm, just before the Lorin Station crop swap, which participants are encouraged to join as well. Herbalist Tellur Fenner will give us an overview of the diverse… Read more »

Building Raised Beds for Planting

July 19, 2012 by Beck.Cowles

Thinking of building a raised bed this summer? There are several reasons why you might choose to build an above-ground structure in which to grow vegetables, herbs, and other plants: -To avoid toxics in the soil such as lead or arsenic -To avoid the drainage problems that heavily impacted or clay soils can present -To… Read more »

Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation (Author Event 12/2/10)

November 29, 2010 by Ecology Center

Join us on Thursday, December 2 as author Sharon Danks presents a vibrant slideshow that will explore the growing movement toward “green” school grounds. We’ll observe various green schoolyard features, including edible gardens, wildlife habitats, schoolyard watershed models, rainwater catchment systems, and wastewater treatment wetlands. Asphalt to Ecosystems is a compelling color guidebook for designing… Read more »