Photos
At the Garden
At the Garden
Various views of the garden.(2008/2009)
Fond memories from Saturday work days.(2008/2009)
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)
Counting bees for The Great Sunflower Project.www.greatsunflower.org(Aug-11-2012)
Planting lemon and lime trees in the center mandala.(Nov-8-2014)
Education
Education
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)
Pacifica 4th graders visit the garden to learn about propagation, life-cycles, worm composting, and harvesting.(May-28-2009)
Educational workshop for Circle of Friends summer day camp.(Jul-20-2009)
Approximately 200 Pacifica school kids from nine different classes, grades 1-7, visit the garden for workshops.(May-Oct 2010)
Free workshop on garden-based education, in collaboration with the HEAL Project, San Mateo County Food System Alliance, and Seacrest Elementary.(Mar-19-2011)
Approximately 300 Pacifica school kids from 11 different classes, grades K-7, visit the garden for workshops. (May/Jun 2011)
Workshop on Planning Your Fall Garden, with master instructor Pam Peirce.(Aug-14-2011)
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)
Harvest fundraiser '100 Mile Meal' and silent auction.(Oct-18-2008)
Native plant sale held at the garden.(Dec-7-2008)
Activities at Pacifica Gardens during TOTV Week.(Apr-21-2009)
Pacifica Gardens was 1 of 8 gardens selected for the 12th annual tour.(May-16-2009)
Fall "veggie starts" sale held at the garden.(Aug-22 to Sep-12-2009)
Volunteer appreciation Halloween party held at Sam Mazza castle in Pacifica.(Oct-31-2009)
Pacifica Gardens was selected as a bonus garden for the 13th annual tour.(May-22-2010)
Harvest fundraiser '100 Mile Meal' and silent auction.(Oct-23-2010)
Pacifica Gardens was selected as a bonus garden for the 14th annual tour.(Jun-11-2011)
Harvest fundraiser '100 Mile Meal' and silent auction.(Oct-1-2011)
Picnic fundraiser at the garden - Food, live music, tours, demonstrations, silent auction.(Sep-16-2012)
Halloween Party fundraiser at Sam's Castle.(Oct-25-2014)
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
It all started with an empty field and a sign.(Mar-1-2008)
City dignitaries and school district officials join the community to celebrate the opening of the garden.(May-24-2008)
A donated greenhouse is reassembled and installed in the garden.(Jun-7-2008)
Young adult volunteers from St. Bart's church in Atlanta came cross-country to build the ADA/senior beds.(Jun-9-2009)
Garden volunteers install the permanent fence.(Summer 2009)
A well is drilled and garden volunteers install a drip irrigation system.(Summer 2010)
Installation of the 2nd donated greenhouse.(Jun-2010)
Installation of the decorative iron front gate.(Oct-19-2010)
Celebration of the new gate, fence, well and irrigation system.(Nov-7-2010)
AmeriCorps NCCC Green Team 5 builds new raised beds, propagation tables, storage bays and more.(Mar-8 to Mar-20-2015)