Events on our event calendar fall into one of four general categories: gardening/farming, food preservation, sustainable living, or seed saving, and consist of things like classes, talks, plant sales, seed exchanges, fairs and festivals, movies, and special events.
Calendar
Mar
20
Wed
Mar 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
A tour of our local wastewater treatment plant – Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) – located at 1400 Radio Road in Redwood Shores. Take the opportunity to visit the plant that is in the midst of a an over $700 million Capital Improvement Program to update aging infrastructure originally built back in 1982. The plant is a regional facility that serves Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos and West Bay Sanitary District.
Tour features:
- Secondary treatment and advanced filtration
- Recycled water facility
- Cogeneration of energy from methane gas
- Biosolids production used for composting and farming
- On-site use of recycled water
Please note that no children under the age of 11 are permitted on this tour.
Master Gardener talk in Milpitas.
Thinking about growing some healthy, flavorful vegetables in your garden this year? Come hear Master Gardener Sue Zaslaw talk about:
- Preparing a garden bed
- What vegetables to grow and when to grow them?
- How to start them from seed or choose them from a nursery?
- How to minimize problems and maximize production? Sue will also share some of the planting and growing techniques she has developed over 50 years of vegetable gardening. Free seeds and seedlings at end of talk.
Presenter: UC Master Gardener Sue Zaslaw
Mar
27
Wed
Master Gardener talk in Los Altos.
Tomatoes offer the biggest taste difference between home-grown and store-bought. Master Gardener Mary Collins will teach you how to grow and care for tomatoes, in containers, raised beds, or in the ground. She will cover types and varieties that do well in our particular climate, starting from seed or transplant, watering, fertilizing, and pest management. There will be hands-on opportunity to transplant seedlings!
Presenter: UC Master Gardener Mary Collins
Apr
17
Wed
Apr 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
A tour of our local wastewater treatment plant – Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) – located at 1400 Radio Road in Redwood Shores. Take the opportunity to visit the plant that is in the midst of a an over $700 million Capital Improvement Program to update aging infrastructure originally built back in 1982. The plant is a regional facility that serves Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos and West Bay Sanitary District.
Tour features:
- Secondary treatment and advanced filtration
- Recycled water facility
- Cogeneration of energy from methane gas
- Biosolids production used for composting and farming
- On-site use of recycled water
Please note that no children under the age of 11 are permitted on this tour.
Apr
24
Wed
Apr 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Master Gardener talk in Los Altos.
If you are looking to find some exotic new fruit to add to your garden, dragon fruit would be a spectacular addition! Dragon fruit, also called pitahaya, is native to Mexico. It can be grown successfully in Northern California. UC Master Gardener Jamie Chen will discuss cultivation and care of this exotic fruit.
Presenter: UC Master Gardener Jamie Chen
May
15
Wed
May 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
A tour of our local wastewater treatment plant – Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) – located at 1400 Radio Road in Redwood Shores. Take the opportunity to visit the plant that is in the midst of a an over $700 million Capital Improvement Program to update aging infrastructure originally built back in 1982. The plant is a regional facility that serves Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos and West Bay Sanitary District.
Tour features:
- Secondary treatment and advanced filtration
- Recycled water facility
- Cogeneration of energy from methane gas
- Biosolids production used for composting and farming
- On-site use of recycled water
Please note that no children under the age of 11 are permitted on this tour.
Jun
19
Wed
Jun 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
A tour of our local wastewater treatment plant – Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) – located at 1400 Radio Road in Redwood Shores. Take the opportunity to visit the plant that is in the midst of a an over $700 million Capital Improvement Program to update aging infrastructure originally built back in 1982. The plant is a regional facility that serves Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos and West Bay Sanitary District.
Tour features:
- Secondary treatment and advanced filtration
- Recycled water facility
- Cogeneration of energy from methane gas
- Biosolids production used for composting and farming
- On-site use of recycled water
Please note that no children under the age of 11 are permitted on this tour.
Jul
17
Wed
Jul 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
A tour of our local wastewater treatment plant – Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) – located at 1400 Radio Road in Redwood Shores. Take the opportunity to visit the plant that is in the midst of a an over $700 million Capital Improvement Program to update aging infrastructure originally built back in 1982. The plant is a regional facility that serves Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos and West Bay Sanitary District.
Tour features:
- Secondary treatment and advanced filtration
- Recycled water facility
- Cogeneration of energy from methane gas
- Biosolids production used for composting and farming
- On-site use of recycled water
Please note that no children under the age of 11 are permitted on this tour.
Aug
21
Wed
Aug 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
A tour of our local wastewater treatment plant – Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) – located at 1400 Radio Road in Redwood Shores. Take the opportunity to visit the plant that is in the midst of a an over $700 million Capital Improvement Program to update aging infrastructure originally built back in 1982. The plant is a regional facility that serves Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos and West Bay Sanitary District.
Tour features:
- Secondary treatment and advanced filtration
- Recycled water facility
- Cogeneration of energy from methane gas
- Biosolids production used for composting and farming
- On-site use of recycled water
Please note that no children under the age of 11 are permitted on this tour.
Sep
18
Wed
Sep 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
A tour of our local wastewater treatment plant – Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) – located at 1400 Radio Road in Redwood Shores. Take the opportunity to visit the plant that is in the midst of a an over $700 million Capital Improvement Program to update aging infrastructure originally built back in 1982. The plant is a regional facility that serves Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos and West Bay Sanitary District.
Tour features:
- Secondary treatment and advanced filtration
- Recycled water facility
- Cogeneration of energy from methane gas
- Biosolids production used for composting and farming
- On-site use of recycled water
Please note that no children under the age of 11 are permitted on this tour.