April 16, 2019, 7 to 8:30 pm Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda
You can not only grow food for yourself, but also support local pollinators, such as hummingbirds, bees and also other beneficial insects that help control pests. Many of the herbs and vegetables that we enjoy are also attractive to beneficials and pollinators. Other plants, cultivated for their beauty, are excellent food sources for these important creatures. Jeff will provide information and resources for those who choose to make their yards a sanctuary for pollinators and beneficial insects.
About the Speaker: Jeff Bridge has worked over half his life in nurseries all over the Bay Area, including Orchard Nursery and Florist of Lafayette, Far West Nursery in Santa Cruz and Flora Grubb Gardens in San Francisco. As manager of Ploughshares Nursery he is grateful for the opportunity to focus on native, drought tolerant and edible gardening to benefit society as well as working to end homelessness, as all profits at Ploughshares are used to maintain supportive housing on the old Alameda Naval Base for formerly homeless families and individuals.