Contra Costa Master Gardeners
North Wiget Ln. & Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, September 6th, 2014
10:00am – 3:00pm | FreePRESENTATION SCHEDULE
10:00 Introductions and Acknowledgements. Laura McCauley, President, Contra Costa Master Gardeners Association.10:30 The Green Foodprint. Presented by Linda Riebel, author and environmental educator, Board Member Sustainable Lafayette.
11:30 Plants that Attract Beneficials and Pollinators. Presented by Ellen Zagory, Director of Public Horticulture, UC Davis Arboretum.
12:30 Building Healthy Soil with Worm Composting. Presented by Stephen Andrews, Soil Scientist and UC Berkeley Professor of Environmental Earth Science, aka The Dirt Dude.
1:30 Growing Vegetables the Biointensive Way. Presented by Janet Miller, Master Gardener and Ecology Action-trained Biointensive Instructor.
2:30 Prize Drawing! If you filled out a Sustainability Fair survey earlier in the day, come to the presentation area at 2:30 for your chance to win a plant or even a new compost bin!
DEMOS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Composting 101
Irrigation Basics
Fruit Trees: Planting and Care
Backyard Grapes: Tips and Tricks
Fresh, Local, Healthy Food—For All
The Drought Resistant Home
Waste-Free Lunch
Getting Started with Backyard Chickens
Growing Winter Vegetables in Containers
Container Prep & Vegetable Selection
Growing Potatoes in a Grow Bag
Lose Your Lawn by Sheet Mulching
See the 2014 Sustainability Fair printed program (pdf) for demo times