Gardening Education - Resources for Learning and Doing
Beekind Honey & Beekeeping
Beekeeping Classes & Supplies 921 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol 707-824-2905 Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4
Blessingway Herbals
Cal Fire – Sonoma, Lake, Napa
2300 County Center Drive Ste 220B 707-565-1152 http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/FES/Fire-Prevention/Curbside-Chipper-Program/
Daily Acts
P.O. Box 293, Petaluma 707-789-9664 www.dailyacts.org Check website for complete listing of community projects and opportunities to volunteer. Free classes include greywater, rainwater catchment, and lawn-to-lunch transformations. Also available for garden design consultations at your home, with a focus on edible, habitat providing, and water-wise plants.
Ethnobotany Library- Botanical Dimensions
3830 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental 707-874-1531 www.botanicaldimensions.org Open Tues & Thurs 11-4 & first Tuesday of each month 5-7pm Unique literary collection of over 2000 volumes on the human use of plants. Topics include food, fibers, dyes, art, tools, medicine, ecology and spirituality. Kathleen Harrison, Co-Founder and Program Director, is the main teacher of ethnobotany at our site and is available for consult by appointment. Classes taught year round, see website.
Gardening by the Moon
gardeningbythemoon.com 707-869-3974 There is always something to do in the garden, and this easy to read planting calendar shows you the best days for planting by the phase and sign of the moon. Each month shows garden activities based on your growing season, and tells you when is the fertile time to plant. By working with the forces of nature you can have a more abundant harvest.
Greywater Action- For a Sustainable Water Culture
greywateraction.org We are a collaborative of educators who teach residents and tradespeople about affordable and simple household water systems that dramatically reduce water use and foster sustainable cultures of water. Through hands-on workshops and presentations, we’ve led thousands of people through greywater system design and construction, and work with policymakers and water districts to develop codes and incentives for greywater, rainwater harvesting, and composting toilets. We believe that decentralized conservation measures can play a critical role in drought resilience, climate adaptation, and the return of healthy stream ecosystems. Our teaching tools include interactive models of composting toilets and greywater systems, presentations, and design and installation workshops.
iGROW SONOMA
igrowsonoma.org We provide information and encouragement for people to grow their own fruit and vegetables – inspire people to create neighborhood garden groups and new community gardens, and help people find local sources of healthy food. See BLOG postings on seasonal garden topics at igrowsonoma.org/blog., as well as the garden-related events calendar.
Permaculture Skills Center
2185 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol 707-824-0836 Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9a to 5p http://permacultureskillscenter.info We are a 5-acre demonstration site and educational institution dedicated to sharing regenerative land development and management practices. We offer diverse programs for everyone, from our online Eco-Landscape Mastery School (ELM) for those interested in starting or growing their own ecological landscape business to students interested in home gardening, farming, landscaping or land management. We are empowering the next generation of land tenders with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to create regenerative and resilient ecosystems, communities and economies. We strive to align passion, purpose & prosperity in partnership with the planet.
Quarryhill Botanical Garden
12841 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen 707-996-3166 www.quarryhillbg.org Open Daily 9-4 Sonoma Valley’s Quarryhill Botanical Garden is home to one of the largest collections of scientifically documented, wild-source Asian plants in North America and Europe, many of which represent ancestors of horticultural favorites found throughout the western world. The 25-acre wild woodland garden has grown into a world-renowned botanical institution, providing other botanical gardens, arboreta, researchers, conservationists, students, and the visiting public with living examples of the beautiful and threatened temperate flora of East Asia. Quarryhill is not only a modern-day ark of rare and beautiful plants, but also a place where education and conservation are at the heart of its mission and run as deep as the tranquil ponds and seasonal waterfalls that surround it. Entering its 31st year, Quarryhill Botanical Garden is one of the most exotic and biologically diverse places in Sonoma Valley. quarryhillbg.org