JULY 2009

URBAN COMPOSTING
Date: Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Time: 10AM - 12Noon
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free

Give your summer garden a boost that will guarantee vibrant colors and delectable veggies for the months to follow! Aside from encouraging beneficial soil organisms and conserving a non-renewable resource, composting makes an excellent fertilizer that releases nutrients slowly at a rate which the plants can use them. This fun, hands-on class teaches methods for backyard and worm composting for home and community gardens. Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent organic waste from ending up in the landfill! Rot On!

To pre-register, please call (415) 731-5627, or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.

INTRODUCTION TO GREYWATER
Date: Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Time: 10AM - 12Noon
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Cost: $15

Interested in learning how to reuse your greywater in your own garden? Residential greywater, which is wastewater generated from domestic processes such as washing dishes, laundry and bathing, is a valuable water resource that can be recycled to irrigate plants! Join GFE and the Greywater Guerrillas for this workshop where you'll learn about the best low-tech, low-cost systems, and how to maintain them. You'll also get practice with the components as you plumb a demo greywater system!

To pre-register, please call (415) 731-5627, or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.

GARDENING AND COMPOSTING EDUCATOR TRAINING PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE
Deadline for Applications: July 31st, 2009
Cost: $125

Become an organic food gardener, and an advocate for sustainable food!  The Gardening and Composting Educator Training Program (GCETP) provides an excellent introduction to organic gardening and landscaping practices, urban composting, sustainable agriculture and food security.  The GCETP program runs for three months, September to December, 2009. More information here.

The GCETP is $125, and will be held at Garden For the Environment, on 7th Ave. at Lawton. The GCETP application deadline is July 31st, 2009.

To pre-register, please call (415) 731-5627, or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.

AUGUST 2009

URBAN COMPOSTING
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009
Time: 10AM - 12Noon
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free

Give your summer garden a boost that will guarantee vibrant colors and delectable veggies for the months to follow! Aside from encouraging beneficial soil organisms and conserving a non-renewable resource, composting makes an excellent fertilizer that releases nutrients slowly at a rate which the plants can use them. This fun, hands-on class teaches methods for backyard and worm composting for home and community gardens. Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent organic waste from ending up in the landfill! Rot On!

To pre-register, please call (415) 731-5627, or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.

Other SF Bay Area Events Calendars:

Planet Drum's Green City Calendar

San Francisco Botanical Gardens at Strybing Arboretum

Bay Area Progressive Directory

Pollution Prevention and Water Conservation workshops at the GFE are funded by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.	Urban Composting workshops, SFUSD Field Trips and the GCETP Program at the GFE are funded by the SF Environment, through a 2008-2009 Zero-Waste Grant Award.