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Job Openings

Posted on July 14, 2017

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We are currently hiring! We are looking for a part time gardener to join our team.   Garden Manager Position Common Ground Garden (commongroundgarden.org), a project of Ecology Action (www.growbiointensive.org), is seeking a part-time (starting at 30 hours/week) Gardener to manage our sustainable education and demonstration garden using the GROW BIOINTENSIVE® (GB) system. The Gardener will coordinate […]

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Redirect Classes

Posted on May 2, 2017

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Terman Middle Schoolers Learning in our Garden

Posted on March 20, 2017

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Spring has sprung, and our twice-weekly lessons at Common Ground Garden are reaching a midpoint. While half our students are taking their last trips to the garden, a whole new group is preparing to explore it for the first time. During this transitional period, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve […]

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Class Preview: Fall Fruit Tree Pruning

Posted on October 5, 2016

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Apple blossoms

October 22nd from 2-4pm, Tom Cronin will be running Fall Fruit Tree Pruning for Beauty and Bounty. Tom will be teaching the art of growing beautiful fruit trees that also produce prolifically. This will help enable participants to start their own backyard orchard. This class is part of the ‘Home Orchard’ series, including ‘Fall Fruit Tree Pruning […]

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Upcoming $5 Class on Fall Pest Prevention

Posted on September 16, 2016

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With winter coming, now is the time to ready your garden against pests! Fall is the perfect time to set your garden up for success in the spring. Come learn about what you can do now to help prevent pests and disease in the coming months. Participants will also learn how to keep ants, rodents and […]

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Upcoming $5 Class on Bee-autifying your Garden

Posted on September 16, 2016

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Welcome Bees and Other Beneficials to Your Garden Teresa Lavell is a certified IPM Advocate who works with water agencies in the Bay Area to promote cleaner waterways by educating home gardeners on less-toxic solutions for their gardening problems. Teresa will be teaching a class at Common Ground Garden on September 24 from 2-4pm on how to […]

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Crop Troubleshooting: Pale Tomatillos

Posted on September 15, 2016

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In May the Gunn High School Spanish for Native Speakers class worked hard to plant their bed of Latin Heritage veggies. As mentioned in the last newsletter, the class returned after the summer to enjoy a good harvest of tomatoes, peppers, onions, and cilantro to make a tasty pico de gallo salsa. Tomatillos are related […]

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Take your seats: the Garden is Back in Session!

Posted on September 15, 2016

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As the leaves change and the weather grows cooler, it’s time for another school year to begin. And for Gunn High School’s Spanish for Native Speakers class, this means returning to Common Ground Garden. This year, the class plans to visit the garden twice a month to participate in various hands-on activities like planting, harvesting, […]

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September Planting Calendar

Posted on September 15, 2016

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To prepare for our busy Fall planting, we’ve been double-digging beds non-stop since the Edible Garden Tour at the end of July. We still have a few more to finish before the grains go in during October. Our volunteers have helped us to sift the compost piles we’ve built up all year long. We have […]

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Soil Health Workshop Preview

Posted on August 15, 2016

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We are lucky to have Ryan Batjiaka coming to teach a class on Soil Health at Common Ground Garden August 27 at 2pm. Ryan previously worked with Ecology Action (our parent organization) in Willits as the assistant garden manager and has a great interest and knowledge in soil science which he loves to share. Here is […]

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