Educational Seminars, Workshops & Events
PLEASE NOTE: ALL seminars and workshops will be held online using Zoom video conferencing.
Please register on this website.
A day before the seminar you will receive an E-mail with a Zoom link and meeting ID. These allow you to connect to the seminar using a Web browser or smart phone.
You will be able to sign in 15 minutes early to confirm that the audio and video connection is working.
Please register on this website.
A day before the seminar you will receive an E-mail with a Zoom link and meeting ID. These allow you to connect to the seminar using a Web browser or smart phone.
You will be able to sign in 15 minutes early to confirm that the audio and video connection is working.
2021 SCHEDULE
2021
Sunday - July 11, 2021
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DSTART NOW TO GROW A YEAR-ROUND FOOD GARDEN with Pam Peirce
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via ZOOM
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Register Now Need a nudge to get your kitchen garden producing all year? Let Pam Peirce, renowned local author and plants woman guide you with her talk and inspiring visual presentation as you prepare for bountiful harvests in fall, winter, and spring. July is the perfect time to start. Her website is pampeirce.com.
In our mediterranean climate, we do not need to settle for only a spring to fall garden. The other half of the year has pleasures and treasures aplenty. Let’s grow them! Learn crops, varieties, and timing to do so in our year-round food gardening workshop. Includes information on container gardening, managing pests of cool-season crops, and links to useful handouts.
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BIO: Pam Peirce is a San Francisco-based gardener, author, photographer, and lecturer. The third edition of her classic regional gardening book, Golden Gate Gardening, was released in 2010, with four different planting calendars—for gardeners in microclimates near the coast to far inland. Wildly Successful Plants: Northern California, teaches ornamental gardening in our region through 50 heirloom garden ornamentals. Pam taught horticulture at City College of San Francisco for nearly 30 years, and her columns have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle since 2006. On her blog, goldengategarden.typepad.com, you can read many valuable posts about gardening in our region.
SUNDAY - AUGUST 1, 2021
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GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES with Susan Karasoff
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via ZOOM
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The bay area is home to many butterflies. Butterfly babies (caterpillars) evolved with and depend on eating local native plant leaves (host plants). We’ll discuss growing a butterfly buffet for baby and adult butterflies, including plants that thrive in containers.
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BIO: Susan Karasoff gardens in San Francisco’s clay soil. Susan is the outreach chair for California Native Plant Society - Yerba Buena (San Francisco/Northern San Mateo County), http://cnps-yerbabuena.org/. Susan builds resilient local ecosystems with an “only the easiest plants survive” approach to gardening. Susan grows a buffet of colorful native edible and pollinator plants. http://cnps-yerbabuena.org/biodiversity/biodiversity-resources/. Butterflies and host plant relationships are available for California plants on the Calscape database https://www.calscape.org/ and for butterflies and plants across the United States on the National Wildlife Federation plant database https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder. The bay area is home to many butterflies. Butterfly babies (caterpillars) evolved with and depend on eating local native plant leaves (host plants). We’ll discuss growing a butterfly buffet for baby and adult butterflies, including plants that thrive in containers.
SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
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LET'S GROW HERBS AND RADISHES!
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via ZOOM
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Nonmembers $15
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We will start growing from seeds and will learn about herb and radish growth. Also, we will create animal and flower designs from vegetables and fruit.
Join volunteer Virginia for a creative learning and design experience.
Join volunteer Virginia for a creative learning and design experience.
SUNDAY - OCTOBER 3, 2021
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SUCCULENT TOPPED PUMPKIN WORKSHOP with Zana Lugo
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Location TBD By August - Program will be at SMAS or via ZOOM
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Celebrate the Fall Season by creating a succulent topped pumpkin centerpiece!
You purchase a 6-8 inch wide uncarved pumpkin. We will supply you with a variety of succulents and other natural materials, glue and Zana Lugo (www.peaceloveplant.com) will supply the instruction.
We recommend your pumpkin have a flat top surface. Fantasy pumpkins also called Cinderella work very well and are usually available at Trader Joes & Sprouts. These types of pumpkins last a lot longer than a traditional carving pumpkin.
You purchase a 6-8 inch wide uncarved pumpkin. We will supply you with a variety of succulents and other natural materials, glue and Zana Lugo (www.peaceloveplant.com) will supply the instruction.
We recommend your pumpkin have a flat top surface. Fantasy pumpkins also called Cinderella work very well and are usually available at Trader Joes & Sprouts. These types of pumpkins last a lot longer than a traditional carving pumpkin.
Bio: Zana Lugo, owner of Peace, Love, Plants (https://peaceloveplant.com ) has a passion for sustainable, beautiful living decor.
Succulents and air plants make perfect gifts and are a low maintenance way to bring life and greenery into your home or office. What not to love? Come see her at the Burlingame Farmers Market on Sundays and the College of San Mateo Farmers Market on Saturdays. We consistently bring the highest quality plants from our local growers, all sourced directly from family-owned farms in Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, and across Northern California.
Succulents and air plants make perfect gifts and are a low maintenance way to bring life and greenery into your home or office. What not to love? Come see her at the Burlingame Farmers Market on Sundays and the College of San Mateo Farmers Market on Saturdays. We consistently bring the highest quality plants from our local growers, all sourced directly from family-owned farms in Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, and across Northern California.
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 7, 2021
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DRIP IRRIGATION with Frank Niccoli
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via ZOOM
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Details TBD
SUNDAY - DECEMBER 5, 2021
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WREATH WORKSHOP
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Location TBD By August - Program will be at SMAS or via ZOOM
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Nonmembers: $40/wreath.
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Use your imagination to create a one-of-a-kind beautiful wreath. We will provide a variety of fresh colorful greens from San Mateo Central Park and all the supplies you will need to create your wreath at home. All you need to provide is pruning sheers and gloves. You will be emailed dates & times when supplies (greens, frame, ribbon. wire & embellishments) can be picked up at the San Mateo Arboretum Society in San Mateo Central Park.
