Modesto Home Garden Events

PALS Classic Car \& Motorcycle Raffle

Saturday, Aug 25 3:00p
Sycamore Lane Farm, Lodi
This is PALS very first Fundraising car raffle! Drawing for the Karmann Ghia and Yamaha motorcycle will be held at Sycamore Lane Kennels, Lodi CA on August 25, 2012.

Free Orchid & Indoor Plant Workshop at Exotic Plants

Saturday, July 7 12:00p
Exotic Plants, Sacramento
Free Orchid Workshop (and general indoor plant care) given by Exotic Plants Owner and Founder Kifumi Keppler.

Master Gardeners Present: 2012 Educational Garden Tour

Saturday, June 23 10:00a
Redwood High School, Redwood City
Tickets are now available. The tour will feature six beautiful examples of sustainable, water-wise gardens in Atherton, Menlo Park, Redwood City and San Carlos.

The Garden Faire 2012 "Growing Your Change"

Saturday, June 23 9:00a
Skypark, Scotts Valley
Come enjoy a full day of wandering amid organic gardening and sustainable living workshops, demos and booths stuffed with goodies like tools and seedlings will inspire the gardener in anyone.

Choosing Perennials and Ground Covers for Color in Your Garden

Thursday, June 7 7:00p
San Carlos Public Library, San Carlos
Make your garden sustainable and “green” in every sense of the word by planting California native plants.

Urban Farm Tours

Saturday, June 9 11:00a
Institute of Urban Homesteading, Oakland
See what established home-scale urban farmers are up to and what is possible on a small. medium, large, or extra large urban lot.

Growing Blueberries

Saturday, July 21 9:30a
Garden of the Sun, Fresno
Learn how to prepare your site, select varieties of berries to grow, plant, care for and prune your bushes.

Growing Cherry Trees

Thursday, June 14 7:00p
Gilroy Grange Hall, Gilroy
Master Gardeners and California Rare Fruit Growers will describe which cherries will have had the best success in Santa Clara Valley & new varieties to try.

Urban Rabbitry: Raising Rabbits for Fun, Food, Fertilizer & Fur

Sunday, Aug 12 11:00a
Institute of Urban Homesteading, Oakland
Raising rabbits is an excellent way to include animals on a small urban farm. This class will cover the basics to get started with your own urban rabbitry.

Introduction to Biodynamic Gardening

Sunday, June 17 1:00p
Love Apple Farms, Santa Cruz
Often called the "forerunner of organic farming," biodynamics works with nature, the soil, living organisms and the cosmos in a rich, inter-woven circle of health, fertility, and spirituality.

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