Sophie Braccini has a great article in the Lamorinda Weekly about the latest addition to the Lafayette Community Garden. We have a brand new, state-of-the-art, sustainable Chicken Coop. Read the whole article here.
Hens get a lot of attention on the inauguration day of their new Lafayette home. Photo Sophie Braccini
Below is a photo of some Lafayette Community Garden herbs when they were just small. Now they are all grown up and ready for new homes. You can find them starting this Sunday at the Lafayette Farmers’ Market.
Herbs from the Lafayette Community Garden at the Lafayette Farmers’ Market
Reminder: Tomorrow night Sustainable Lafayette’s summer film series kicks off with a screening of “Symphony of the Soil” at 6:30 pm at the Lafayette Library. Snacks, coffee, film, and speaker – all for just a $5 suggested donation! To learn more click here.
A big shout out to Megan McWard (and friends) who built and installed this fantastic Barn Owl Box at the Garden. Learn more below and come see it at the Garden!
Presented by Ann Miller
Saturday, May 11, 2013 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Our Butterflies have a New Home!
Designed for: All Ages, Kids (5-11)
Let’s Celebrate with them at the Grand Opening of the Lafayette Community Garden & Outdoor Learning Center’s new Butterfly Garden!
Join us at the garden for Stories, Crafts & Butterfly Fun!
Don’t forget this Saturday, March 9 from 1:30 – 3pm, you can learn how to do your own plant propagation.
Kathy Echols, retired teacher of horticulture from DVC and respected expert on propagation, will get you excited about propagating your own plants. Learn how to start seeds and cuttings, care for them in the early stages of growth, and prepare them for transplanting to pots or your garden. You will also learn how to save seeds from your favorite vegetables to grow the next year.
See other Outdoor Learning Center activities here.
Have you forgotten what the Lafayette Community Garden used to look like?
On Saturday, January 12, the Lafayette Library and Learning Center is holding a program for kids (5-11) from 2:00 – 3:00 PM.
Come get warmed up in the library with some hardy-good soup stories!! Receive a certificate good for a visit to the Lafayette Community Garden & Outdoor Learning Center! Harvest vegetables to take home for your own pot of soup!
Afterwards, the Lafayette Community Garden will be open from 3:00 to 4:30 where kids (and their parents) can pick vegetables so they can make their own homemade soup.
The Lamorinda Weekly featured one of our Garden classes on their front page this week.
Bug Bingo? Yes, Bug Bingo – also called, “How to learn your bugs and how to live with them in your garden” – was the new trendy game at the Lafayette Community Garden Saturday, July 14 facilitated by landscape designer and gardener Susanne Frey in the outdoor learning classroom across from the Lafayette Reservoir. About 15 adults and a few children came to find natural ways to manage pests and left with a better understanding of the natural processes that the savvy gardener can foster.
Once participants learned to identify the Mealy Bug, the Thrip, the Lacewing and the Katydid, the question was: Which ones are good, bad or ugly?
Read the rest of Sophie Braccini’s article here.