At the Garden
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Work Days
Fond memories from Saturday work days.
(2008/2009)
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Fruit Tree Planting
Volunteers plant bare-root fruit trees at the garden; apple, pear, plum and fig.
(Feb-14-2009)
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Blueberry Planting
Volunteers plant more than 30 bare-root blueberry bushes at the garden.
(Mar-28-2009)
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Tree Planting
Volunteers plant trees at the garden with the 4H Million Trees project.
www.4hmilliontrees.org
(Mar-11-2012)
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Bee Counting
Counting bees for The Great Sunflower Project.
www.greatsunflower.org
(Aug-11-2012)
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Education
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Seed Saving Workshop
Instructors from Ecology Action teach Pacifica Garden adults the art of seed saving.
(Feb-01-2009)
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Composting Demonstrations
On-site demonstrations of composting, worm composting, and sheet mulching for Earth Day.
(Apr-18-2009)
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School Kids Garden Lesson 2009
Pacifica 4th graders visit the garden to learn about propagation, life-cycles, worm composting, and harvesting.
(May-28-2009)
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School Kids Garden Lessons 2010
Approximately 200 Pacifica school kids from nine different classes, grades 1-7, visit the garden for workshops.
(May-Oct 2010)
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Garden-Based Education Workshop
Free workshop on garden-based education, in collaboration with the HEAL Project, San Mateo County Food System Alliance, and Seacrest Elementary.
(Mar-19-2011)
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School Kids Garden Lessons 2011
Approximately 300 Pacifica school kids from 11 different classes, grades K-7, visit the garden for workshops.
(May/Jun 2011)
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Events

Fog Fest Parade 2008
The Pacifica Gardens contingent marches in the 2008 Fog Fest parade.
(Sep-27-2008)
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Fundraiser Picnic 2012
Picnic fundraiser at the garden - Food, live music, tours, demonstrations, silent auction.
(Sep-16-2012)
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Composting

Pile Composting
Traditional pile composting using "biostack" modular stacking box frames.
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Sod Wall Composting
Recycle extracted sod, remove refuse from the local waste stream, and create fertility all in one operation!
(Summer 2008)
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Sheet Mulching
Building soil fertility by "composting in place" while simultaneously suppressing weed growth.
(Summer 2009)
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In the Beginning
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
City dignitaries and school district officials join the community to celebrate the opening of the garden.
(May-24-2008)
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ADA/Senior Bed Construction
Young adult volunteers from St. Bart's church in Atlanta came cross-country to build the ADA/senior beds.
(Jun-9-2009)
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