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Spring Fruit Tree Care
with Jasmine Tokuda and Marla Koss April 11, 2016, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2512 Blanding Ave., Alameda Having had a nice drink of water, are those fruit trees in your yard now blossoming? Are you wondering what you need to do so they’ll produce for you this summer? This session will address...Continue reading→
Permaculture Principles
Monday, October 12, 2015 (6:30 – 7:30PM) Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda Damian Mason discussed Permaculture principles. To download a Word document of the presentation, click here. To download a PDF of the slide presentation, click here.
Water Conservation Workshop
Sponsored by Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan Learn about: The state of the drought in California How to save water in-and-around your home And how to turn your lawn into a drought tolerant yard When: Saturday, Sep. 12, 2015 11AM – 1PM Where: Alameda High School RSVP: Call (510) 278-0367 or email karina.rivera@acgov.org Click here...Continue reading→
Fruit Tree Grafting
Learn about the fascinating world of fruit tree grafting with tree expert John Valenzuela.
Drought gardening: tips for growing food
As we head into what could become an epochal drought, despite recent welcome rains, vegetable gardeners are feeling the uncertainty. Will water restrictions snuff out the salad garden, bash beans and thwart tomato dreams? We do know that it is typical for Central California to have great variations in annual rainfall. Our location between a...Continue reading→
Selecting and Planting Fruit Trees on the Island of Alameda
with Eve Holguin, Irene Rakochy and Linda Carloni Monday, November 10, 2014 (6:30 – 7:30 PM) Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda, Join us for a lively discussion about selecting and planting fruit trees in our Island City. The fruit trees planted throughout our city are a tremendous legacy from the Alamedans that came...Continue reading→
IPM Principles and Practices for Pests of the Fall Garden
with Dr. Andrew Sutherland, UC Cooperative Extension Monday, September 8, 2014 (6:30 – 7:30 PM), Rhythmix Cultural Works This interactive presentation will provide an overview of the central tenets of integrated pest management (IPM) as illustrated by several IPM programs for specific pests of Bay Area urban garden systems. Speaker: Dr. Andrew Sutherland is the Urban...Continue reading→
Improving Soil Quality
Saturday, September 13, 20142:00 – 3:00pm FREE event open to the public presented by Rob Bennaton Alameda Main Library Here is a link to Rob Bennaton’s talk on Improving your Soil Quality. Here is a PDF on Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crops (PDF).
Lemon Sauce
Here’s a simple egg-lemon sauce that turns blah stove-top recipes fabulously Greek–without much fuss: 3 eggs 1 tbsp water 3 tbsp lemon juice Whisk eggs in a bowl with the water until frothy. Add lemon juice a bit at a time and mix in thoroughly. Pour over fully-cooked meat or poultry and/or vegetables that are...Continue reading→
Apple Tree Pruning
Sunday, October 20, 2013 from 1 to 3PM Many years ago in our city, forward looking residents planted fruit trees and we are enjoying the fruits of their labors today. We can give the gift of maintaining those healthy trees for current and future residents by ensuring that we are engaging in proactive maintenance of...Continue reading→