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At the Garden
At the Garden
Volunteers plant bare-root fruit trees at the garden; apple, pear, plum and fig.(Feb-14-2009)
Volunteers plant more than 30 bare-root blueberry bushes at the garden.(Mar-28-2009)
Volunteers plant trees at the garden with the 4H Million Trees project.www.4hmilliontrees.org(Mar-11-2012)
Education
Education
School Kids Garden Lesson 2008
Pacifica 3rd graders visit the garden to learn about plant life-cycles, worm composting, and harvesting.(Oct-28-2008)
Instructors from Ecology Action teach Pacifica Garden adults the art of seed saving.(Feb-01-2009)
On-site demonstrations of composting, worm composting, and sheet mulching for Earth Day.(Apr-18-2009)
School Kids Garden Lesson 2009
Pacifica 4th graders visit the garden to learn about propagation, life-cycles, worm composting, and harvesting.(May-28-2009)
Circle of Friends Workshop 2009
Educational workshop for Circle of Friends summer day camp.(Jul-20-2009)
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)
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)
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)
Pam Peirce Fall Garden Workshop
Workshop on Planning Your Fall Garden, with master instructor Pam Peirce.(Aug-14-2011)
"Eat Your Greens" Cooking Workshop
Workshop on cooking with locally grown organic veggies.(Jul-20-2014)Events
Events
The Pacifica Gardens contingent marches in the 2008 Fog Fest parade.(Sep-27-2008)
"Gardens by the Sea" Tour 2009
Pacifica Gardens was 1 of 8 gardens selected for the 12th annual tour.(May-16-2009)
Volunteer Appreciation Party 2009
Volunteer appreciation Halloween party held at Sam Mazza castle in Pacifica.(Oct-31-2009)
"Gardens by the Sea" Tour 2010
Pacifica Gardens was selected as a bonus garden for the 13th annual tour.(May-22-2010)
"Gardens by the Sea" Tour 2011
Pacifica Gardens was selected as a bonus garden for the 14th annual tour.(Jun-11-2011)
Picnic fundraiser at the garden - Food, live music, tours, demonstrations, silent auction.(Sep-16-2012)
Composting
Composting
Traditional pile composting using "biostack" modular stacking box frames.
Composting using vermiculture worm bins.
Recycle extracted sod, remove refuse from the local waste stream, and create fertility all in one operation!(Summer 2008)
Building soil fertility by "composting in place" while simultaneously suppressing weed growth.(Summer 2009)
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
City dignitaries and school district officials join the community to celebrate the opening of the garden.(May-24-2008)
Young adult volunteers from St. Bart's church in Atlanta came cross-country to build the ADA/senior beds.(Jun-9-2009)
Well Drilling and Irrigation Installation
A well is drilled and garden volunteers install a drip irrigation system.(Summer 2010)
Celebration of the new gate, fence, well and irrigation system.(Nov-7-2010)
AmeriCorps Infrastructure Project
AmeriCorps NCCC Green Team 5 builds new raised beds, propagation tables, storage bays and more.(Mar-8 to Mar-20-2015)Page updated
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