From: lbsaltzman@aol.com

Date: May 4, 2009 10:18:27 AM PDT

Subject: [sbfoodfuture] Upcoming Garden Club Events

The garden club working with other organizations continues to play its part in building a resiliant and sustainable Santa Barbara by teaching gardening skills.

UPCOMING FREE EVENTS – YOU’RE INVITED!

May 16th 9:00 AM until 12:00 Noon
Work Party/Workshop at Alpha Resource Center, We will be sheet mulching and planting vegetables. Sheet mulching is an extremely valuable technique for weed suppression, water retention, and restoring fertility to depleted soils. We are building what we hope will become a demonstration food forest and edible landscape.  Overtime this site will provide food for Alpha's clients as well as a place of beauty where they and the staff of Alpha can connect with nature.  Donations of plants, are greatly appreciated.  We can use any edible plant, companion plants for the fruit trees, as well as plants for the sensory garden that will part of the final design.

Alpha Resource Center provides support services for developmental disabled adults. 
Alpha is located at 4501 Cathedral Oaks Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

For the MAP to Alpha Resource Center - CLICK HERE

Saturday June 13th 10AM – 12:00 PM
Jan Joy-An will present a talk on gardening with essential oils. Learn how to use these oils for stopping garden pests. She will also discuss companion plantings and health remedies. The event will be held at Pilgrim Terrace Community Gardens and the Garden Club will be joined by gardeners at the community gardens. The talk will be followed by a pot luck luncheon starting at noon.

For the MAP to the Pilgrim Terrace Community Gardens - CLICK HERE
There are two entrances to Pilgrim Terrace, use the one by the Garden, Modoc/opposite Portesuello.

June 20th 10 AM – 12:00 PM
Joint meeting With California Rare Fruit Growers
Talk on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Worms by Dr. Michael Thompson,
an expert on vermiculture (worm composting). Dr. Thompson will have his new book on worm composting for sale that day
WHERE: Alpha Resource Center, 4501 Cathedral Oaks Rd. (Entrance from Calle Del Remedio), Santa Barbara, Ca 93110 (805) 683-2145.  At noon we will have a potluck luncheon with members of the California Rare Fru it Growers joining us.

Call for information: Larry 805 451-4168, Aura- 805-386-3123 or Jennifer- 805 886 8465.

For the MAP to the Alpha Resource Center - CLICK HERE

July 18th
Visit to Rincon-Vitova Insectiary
Learn about beneficial insects and how to create habitat for them. Rincon-Vitova is located in Ventura County and offers biological solutions for pest problems. We will learn about the many beneficial insects they sell and their other programs for organic pest control. Details will be posted later.