Calendar


May
30
Wed
2018
Straws – Free Film Showing @ Alameda Free Library
May 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The City of Alameda is now a leader in reducing plastic pollution!

Join us May 30th (6-8 pm) for the award-winning documentary STRAWS, and meet the woman who inspired Alameda’s local student movement to eliminate plastic straws (and now all plastic food ware) in Alameda.

DETAILS:

Jackie Nunez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw, will present an award to the City. Jackie will show a special presentation of the 30-minute film “Straws” (narrated by Tim Robbins) which highlights impacts of plastic pollution and how communities across the nation, like Alameda, are making a difference. ReThink Disposable Youth Ambassadors (local high school students) will present new findings.

Alameda is an island impacted on all sides by marine litter, mostly single- use plastic food packaging. Last year, Clean Water Action’s ReThink Disposable program selected Alameda for its groundbreaking community-wide project, Unpackaging Alameda, where over 100 restaurants throughout the city are being recruited to reduce disposable food ware in favor of reusables.

On May 30th, The ReThink Disposable Youth Ambassadors will present their findings, celebrate the ReThink Disposable restaurants in Alameda (over 40 already signed-up!), and inspire us as we make our transformation toward a plastic-free Alameda.

Sponsored by CASA, Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund, and City of Alameda’s waste reduction initiatives. This is a FREE event. All attendees will receive their very own reusable, metal straw!

Jun
2
Sat
2018
Project Pick – Lemons Still Coming
Jun 2 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Project Pick - Lemons Still Coming

Hi Pickers,

Hope you’ve been well! Come and help us pick at least one lemon tree on Saturday, June 2 from 2 to about 3:30 PM. The location will be provided when you contact me.

Please bring gardening gloves if you have them, water and a hat.

Also, please let me know if you need Project Pick postcards to distribute to help recruit your neighbors with fruit trees to donate their fruit.

Jillian

Jun
9
Sat
2018
The Art of Pruning
Jun 9 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Take the mystery out of tree pruning with this hands-on workshop! Learn the basics and leave with skills you can start using immediately.
Topics covered include:

  • How trees grow
  • Why pruning keeps trees healthier
  • How trees react to pruning
  • Seasonal pruning
  • How to prune properly
  • Common pruning mistakes
  • Identifying a properly pruned true
    and more!

The workshop will also include a show-and-tell of different types of wood, branches, branch collars, compartmentalization of decay in trees. Bring your questions and come prepared for a fun interactive learning experience.
Tony Wolcott is a Certified Landscape Horticulturalist, Certified Irrigation Designer, Board Certified Master Arborist, Master Composter, and Bay Friendly Designer. His work experience includes being the urban forester at the Cities of Albany and San Francisco, non-profit work with Friends of the Urban Forest, Our City Forest, and arborist representative with Bartlett Tree Experts. Currently he is professor of Arboriculture within the Horticulture division of the Biology Department at Diablo Valley College.

Jun
30
Sat
2018
Plum Picking This Saturday
Jun 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Hi Project Pickers,

We have a quick plum pick this coming Saturday, June 30 (this month has FLOWN by!) at 11 AM.

Come and enjoy being together and picking summer stone fruit! Email info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org to RSVP and I will advise the location.

Please bring gardening gloves if you have them, water and a hat.

Also, please let me know if you need Project Pick postcards to distribute to help recruit your neighbors with fruit trees to donate their fruit.

Jillian

Jul
14
Sat
2018
Join us in the Mini Orchard
Jul 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Join us in the Mini Orchard

Hi Pickers,

Believe it or not we have lots of oranges and lemons to pick in the middle of summer! We need to go back to a backyard that has several orange and lemon trees with delicious fruit!

Let me know if you can join us on Saturday, June 14 from 2 – 3:30 PM and I will give location details.

Bring a hat, water, and gardening gloves if you have them.

Thanks! Hope to see you soon!

Jill

Project Pick Coordinator

Aug
4
Sat
2018
Jean Sweeney Park Public Tour @ Entrance to Jean Sweeney Park on Sherman
Aug 4 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Enjoy a Saturday morning walk in the park and see what’s new!

Join the tour and see how the construction is progressing toward an October or November opening day.  Amy Wooldridge will be leading the tour and will be available to point out the features of the new park.

Aug
9
Thu
2018
Jean Sweeney Park Public Tour @ Entrance to Jean Sweeney Park on Sherman
Aug 9 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Enjoy an evening walk in the park. Be sure to wear sweaters. It can be cool in the evening.
Join the tour and see how the construction is progressing toward an October or November opening day.
Amy Wooldridge will be leading the tour and will be available to point out the features of the new park
Aug
11
Sat
2018
Mid-Summer Pick
Aug 11 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am

Hi Pickers!

Hope you’ve been enjoying your summer!

Our pick on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 2-4pm will feature oranges, plums and lemons!

Come and join us! Bring gardening gloves if you have them, water and a hat.

I will fill you on where we’re meeting when I hear back from you. To RSVP please email me at info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Jillian Saxty

Aug
25
Sat
2018
Late Summer Pick
Aug 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Late Summer Pick

Hi Pickers!

Join us Saturday, August 25 from 2-4PM (depending on the number of pick locations). Our fearless leader will be Holly Johnson and we’ll keep you posted as to what lovely fruit will be picked.

Please email info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org if you can make it and we will fill you in on the meeting location details. Bring gardening gloves (if you have them), water and a hat. Picking tools will be provided.

Thanks! See you then!

Jillian Saxty
Project Pick Coordinator

Sep
23
Sun
2018
Fall Pick for Apples
Sep 23 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Fall Pick for Apples

Hi Pickers,

Long time, no pick! We’ll that’s about to change as we move into fall. Lots of apples are coming in, along with some persimmons and the perennial citrus fruits.

Please let me know if you can make it this Sunday afternoon from 2 to about 4:30PM and I will forward the joining location. Please bring water and gloves and a hat.

Mark your calendars for upcoming picks:

Saturday, September 29, 10 to noon

Saturday, October 13, 2 to about 4PM.