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The Ecology Center

Farm to Fork: Adults - May 5/23/13 6PM - 7:30PM 2013-05-23 18:00:00 2013-05-23 19:30:00

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Led by professional local chefs, this hands-on cooking class for adults starts with freshly harvested ingredients and ends with a delicious...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Beekeeping 5/25/13 1PM - 3PM 2013-05-25 13:00:00 2013-05-25 15:00:00

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Regardless of your preference for honey, beekeeping is for everyone. Beekeeping, otherwise known as apiculture, has been practiced for...

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Farm to Fork: Kids - June 6/1/13 11AM - 1PM 2013-06-01 11:00:00 2013-06-01 13:00:00

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Beginning with an exploration of The Ecology Center’s veggie garden and ending with the preparation of small-plate meals alongside...

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The Ecology Center Guided Tour Multiple Dates 2013-04-06 13:00:00 2013-04-06 14:00:00

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Every first Saturday of the month at 1pm, join us for a free guided tour of The Ecology Center house and grounds. We are an environmental...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Urban Gardening Strategies 6/8/13 1PM - 3PM 2013-06-08 13:00:00 2013-06-08 15:00:00

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The container gardener is only limited by his imagination. Container gardening is a form of growing plants that takes place in a container,...

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Farm to Fork: Adults - June 6/20/13 6PM - 7:30PM 2013-06-20 18:00:00 2013-06-20 19:30:00

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Led by professional local chefs, this hands-on cooking class for adults starts with freshly harvested ingredients and ends with a delicious...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Orchards & Fruit Tree Care 6/22/13 1PM - 3PM 2013-06-22 13:00:00 2013-06-22 15:00:00

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Imagine the joy of biting into a perfectly ripe peach, just harvested from your own backyard! Learn the fascinating world of fruit tree...

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Community Table: Sunday Supper 6/23/13 4:30PM - 6:30PM 2013-06-23 16:30:00 2013-06-23 18:30:00

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Community Table at The Ecology Center is a pop-up cafe experience that focuses on what is local, sustainable, organic and delicious in...

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Basic Needs with Erin Schrode 6/28/13 6:30PM - 8:30PM 2013-06-28 18:30:00 2013-06-28 20:30:00

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To continue the dialogue around some of today’s most pressing – and most tangible – environmental issues, The Ecology Center is pleased to...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Composting Methods 7/13/13 1PM - 3PM 2013-07-13 13:00:00 2013-07-13 15:00:00

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How can we as individuals reduce our waste footprint? The answer is composting. There are simple methods to practice at home, like...

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Design Build Sew Eco-Camp: 1st Session 7/15/13 9AM - 7/19/13 2PM 2013-07-15 09:00:00 2013-07-19 14:00:00

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In this week-long camp experience, your pre-teen girl will develop leadership skills and confidence through solutions-based projects and...

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Basic Needs - July 7/19/13 6:30PM - 8:30PM 2013-07-19 18:30:00 2013-07-19 20:30:00

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To continue the dialogue around some of today’s most pressing – and most tangible – environmental issues, The Ecology Center is pleased to...

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Community Table: July 7/21/13 11AM - 1PM 2013-07-21 11:00:00 2013-07-21 13:00:00

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Community Table at The Ecology Center is a pop-up cafe experience that focuses on what is local, sustainable, organic and delicious in...

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Design Build Sew Eco-Camp: 2nd Session 7/22/13 9AM - 7/26/13 2PM 2013-07-22 09:00:00 2013-07-26 14:00:00

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In this week-long camp experience, your pre-teen girl will develop leadership skills and confidence through solutions-based projects and...

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Farm to Fork: Adults - July 7/25/13 6PM - 7:30PM 2013-07-25 18:00:00 2013-07-25 19:30:00

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Led by professional local chefs, this hands-on cooking class for adults starts with freshly harvested ingredients and ends with a delicious...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Mushroom Cultivation 7/27/13 1PM - 3PM 2013-07-27 13:00:00 2013-07-27 15:00:00

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How can we reduce the amount of waste we send to the landfill? How can we grow a diversity of food ourselves, at our own home? We can do...

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Farm Lab Camp - 1st Session 7/30/13 9AM - 8/2/13 1PM 2013-07-30 09:00:00 2013-08-02 13:00:00

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Become a junior farmer in Farm Lab Camp! Experience the daily rhythm of farm life and learn essential skills from farm to fork. Activities...

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Farm to Fork: Kids - August 8/3/13 11AM - 1PM 2013-08-03 11:00:00 2013-08-03 13:00:00

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Led by professional local chefs, this hands-on cooking class for kids starts with freshly harvested ingredients and ends with a delicious...

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Farm Lab Camp - 2nd Session 8/6/13 9AM - 8/9/13 1PM 2013-08-06 09:00:00 2013-08-09 13:00:00

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Become a junior farmer in Farm Lab Camp! Experience the daily rhythm of farm life and learn essential skills from farm to fork. Activities...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Food Preservation 8/10/13 1PM - 3PM 2013-08-10 13:00:00 2013-08-10 15:00:00

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Limit energy use and enrich your taste buds by avoiding processed foods. Learn recipes, procedures, safety tips, and techniques behind...

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Farm to Fork: Adults - August 8/15/13 6PM - 7:30PM 2013-08-15 18:00:00 2013-08-15 19:30:00

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Led by professional local chefs, this hands-on cooking class for adults starts with freshly harvested ingredients and ends with a delicious...

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Basic Needs - August 8/16/13 6:30PM - 8:30PM 2013-08-16 18:30:00 2013-08-16 20:30:00

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To continue the dialogue around some of today’s most pressing – and most tangible – environmental issues, The Ecology Center is pleased to...

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Community Table: August 8/18/13 11AM - 1PM 2013-08-18 11:00:00 2013-08-18 13:00:00

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Community Table at The Ecology Center is a pop-up cafe experience that focuses on what is local, sustainable, organic and delicious in...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Bicycle Basics 8/24/13 1PM - 3PM 2013-08-24 13:00:00 2013-08-24 15:00:00

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Understand bicycle basics including maintenance 101, safety issues, law and more. Ride a bicycle and enjoy renewable energy! Pump up your...

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Community Table: Sunday Brunch 5/19/13 11AM - 12:30PM

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We invite you to break bread with us to prototype a new farm-to-table dining experience at The Ecology Center. Under the fruit tree canopy...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Building Garden Biodiversity 5/11/13 1PM - 3PM

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Biodiversity is a way to measure the health of an ecosystem, or in this case, a garden. When your garden's full of biodiversity, you'll...

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Eco-Apprentices Lecture: Eco-Design 5/11/13 10AM - 11AM

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We believe eco-design is a large part of the solution to many of the problems we face in our world. Find out why in this lecture....

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Eco-Apprentices Kick-Off: Info Session 5/11/13 9AM - 10AM

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Interested in becoming an Eco-Apprentice? Under the tutelage of agro-ecologist Evan Marks and other permaculture professionals, increase...

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Farm to Fork: Kids! - May 5/4/13 11AM - 12:30PM

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Beginning with an exploration of The Ecology Center’s veggie garden and ending with the preparation of small-plate meals alongside...

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Backyard Skills Workshop: Cheesemaking 4/27/13 1PM - 3PM

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We love cheese, but we love being a cheesemaker even more - become one in this DIY workshop! Cheesemaking is a unique trade skill that...

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Native Gardens with Tree of Life Nursery 4/20/13 1PM - 3PM

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A California native garden is home to plants that are well-adapted to the warm and dry climate we also love. With a native garden, you...

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Farm to Fork: Adults - April 4/18/13 6PM - 7:30PM

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Led by professional local chefs, this hands-on cooking class for adults starts with freshly harvested ingredients and ends with a delicious...

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Earth Day 4/13/13 10AM - 4PM

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Earth Day is just around the corner, and we don't want you to miss it! Whether you are new to implementing earth-friendly practices or...

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Farm to Fork: Kids! - April 4/6/13 11AM - 12:30PM

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Beginning with an exploration of The Ecology Center’s veggie garden and ending with the preparation of small-plate meals alongside...

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TECx: Water / A Community Skillshare 3/30/13 1PM - 4PM

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  With March being Water month here at The Ecology Center, TECx:Water is the culmination of a month-long effort to promote and highlight...

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Backyard Skills: Greywater 3/16/13 1PM - 3PM

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Gardens love greywater! What’s greywater you say? It’s any water leftover from everyday, household chores like laundry, shower, kitchen and...

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Backyard Skills: Rainwater Harvesting 3/9/13 11AM - 12PM

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Get the most out of every drop! Harvesting the rain is a centuries old practice. While the methods of harvesting are more advanced today,...

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Backyard Skills: Fruit Tree Care 2/23/13 11AM - 12PM

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Imagine the joy of biting into a perfectly ripe peach, just harvested from your own backyard! Learn the fascinating world of fruit tree...

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Backyard Skills: Bread Making 2/16/13 1PM - 3PM

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Buy less and eat more. Understand the basics of homemade bread baking including creating a soaker, starter, sponge, ingredients, baking...

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Backyard Skills: Herbology 101 2/9/13 11AM - 12PM

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Growing and using herbs as medicine is a practice deeply seeded into ancient Chinese tradition for many centuries. Discover it’s teachings...

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Talking GMOs with farmer Howard Vlieger 2/9/13 9AM - 11AM

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The Ecology Center is pleased to host Iowa farmer Howard Vlieger, a leading voice in the battle surrounding the use and adverse affects of...

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Farm to Fork: Kids! - February 2/2/13 11AM - 12:30PM

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Beginning with an exploration of The Ecology Center’s veggie garden and ending with the preparation of small-plate meals alongside...

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Backyard Skills: Mushrooms 101 1/28/13 6:30PM

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The Ecology Center is excited to host R. Michael Davis, author and professor of plant pathology from UC Davis. Professor Davis holds a BA...

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Backyard Skills: Terrariums 1/26/13 1PM - 3PM

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A terrarium is a self-contained ecosystem, designed to mimic a particular habitat. In a sealed glass terrarium, humidity rises and causes...

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Backyard Skills: Rain Gardens 1/12/13 11AM - 12PM

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Build a rain garden and harvest the rain passively. A rain garden is a smart design technique that utilizes good rainwater best. It’s built...

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Members Thank you party 11/17/12 4PM - 7PM

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In thanks for our members' continued support, join us for this special members-only reception at The Ecology Center! Let's gather 'round...

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Backyard Skills: All About Rain Barrels 11/17/12 1PM - 3PM

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As the rainy season begins in Southern California, learn the skills to equip yourself to harvest the rain with your own rain barrel system....

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Tools of the Trade: Coffee Brewing 101 11/10/12 1PM - 3PM

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Tools of the Trade is a FREE roundtable series in which local experts in a variety of fields will share useful skills and unique insights...

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Farm to Fork- Gluten Free 11/3/12 10:30AM - 12PM

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Beginning with an exploration of The Ecology Center’s veggie garden and ending with the preparation of small-plate meals alongside...

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Ecotoberfest 2012 10/27/12 3PM - 5PM

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Join us Saturday, October 27th from 3-5pm, for an exclusive beer talk and tasting with local brewmaster Daniel Love of Mother Earth Brew...

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Backyard Skills: Home Brewing 10/20/12 1PM - 3PM

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Join us for a Backyard Skills workshop all about brewing beer at home. If you've always wanted to know how to make one of the earth's...

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Farm To Fork 10/6/12 10:30AM - 12PM

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Beginning with an exploration of The Ecology Center’s veggie garden and ending with the preparation of small-plate meals alongside...

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Tools of the Trade: Acai Bowls with Sambazon 9/22/12 1PM

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If you haven't had Sambazon, you have been missing out. Join us for a cold summer treat with Sambazon, a company who not only brings us...

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2012 Green Feast 9/8/12 4PM

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From all over Southern and Central California, organic farmers, ranchers, wine makers and renowned chefs will contribute their expertise...

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