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Contra Costa Master Gardeners In the Community

Pleasant Hill, California (January 3, 2012) – Happy New Year, Contra Costa County! We're excited about the new year and hope you are too. As always, we will be providing lots of free advice to county residents, starting on January 12 with a great talk on rose pruning.

Plans are firming up for "Our Garden Redux", so keep an eye out here for the new location and details. And, if you haven't already done so, be sure to look at the two new vegetable planting guides for coastal and interior locations of Contra Costa. Check them out here in our Edible Gardening section!

We will continue to offer various lectures on Sustainable Gardening and other topics at public libraries across the county. Several talks are currently scheduled at the Walnut Creek Library in the spring of 2012. The events calendar on this web site has details.

If we haven't yet been to your local library, ask your librarian or call our Help Desk to request a series.

Contact:
Contra Costa Master Gardeners
75 Santa Barbara Road, 2d Floor, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(925) 646-6586, mgcontracosta@ucdavis.edu
http://ccmg.ucdavis.edu

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Spotlight on Our Garden

The Story of Our Garden.

In Spring 2009, Contra Costa Master Gardeners joined with the Contra Costa Times to begin the Our Garden project. Our Garden is an ongoing collaborative edible garden managed by dedicated volunteers and supported by generous sponsors. Adjacent to the Contra Costa Times parking lot in Walnut Creek, it is a focal point for Master Gardener educational activities. Short demonstrations and classes are taught every Wednesday from April through October, offering the public a free and open venue for up close and personal learning about the process of growing one's own food. All food produced by Our Garden is donated to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties.

Where We Are Right Now

Event Name	Date
Getting Started with Backyard Chickens	3/1/2012
Library Talk: Building Healthy Soils	4/14/2012
Library Talk: Growing a Seasonal Vegetable Garden	5/19/2012
Library Talk: The Healing Garden	6/16/2012

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