Starting Your Gardening Year off Right
with Cynthia LaCroix and Linda Carloni Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda Join us for an interactive session on planning your 2017 food garden and what steps to take in January and February. We’ll talk about when and how to do soil prep, what and when to...Continue reading→
Seed Saving
with Irene Beebe, Alameda County Master Gardener Not so long ago, seed saving was part of every garden. From ancient times until our grandparents’ day (or great-grandparents’, depending on your age!), favorite strains of vegetables and flowers were renewed from year to year and generation to generation, sometimes travelling long distances with a family to...Continue reading→
Introduction to Integrated Pest Management
June 13, 2016, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2512 Blanding Ave., Alameda Come and learn about Integrated Pest Management with Birgitt Evans, Alameda County Master Gardener and co-owner of Pollinate Farm & Garden in Oakland. Using the Precautionary Principal, learn how to reduce pest damage starting with the least toxic method first. Learn...Continue reading→
Fruit Tree Maintenance Alert
ABG’s April 2016 Education Meeting will focus on Spring Fruit Tree Care, but you may want to do some preventive maintenance before that meeting. Co-presenter Jasmine Tokuda recommends that fruit tree owners take some time this weekend or early in the next week to remove overwintering mulch or leaf detritus under fruit trees. This winter’s...Continue reading→
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→