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Watch how some experienced Alameda County gardeners build healthy soil. This is part of a series of videos that highlights sustainable gardening techniques.
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This slide show demonstrates how to remove your lawn using sheet mulching techniques.
This model garden design includes: concept plan, planting and irrigation plan and annotated plant list.
The owners of this property wanted to transform their front lawn into a beautiful and productive garden that would allow them to engage neighbors. Gardeners both, the owners enjoy doing maintenance themselves and wanted to incorporate edibles and native plants.
This model garden design includes: concept plan, planting plan, and irrigation plan.
This model garden design includes: concept plan, planting plan, irrigation plan, and plant list.
News | 07/14/2014Composting reduces waste and builds healthy soil to support local food production and protect against the impacts of extreme weather, from droughts to heavy rainfall.
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Published on May 1, 2014
Food scraps become nutrient-rich compost that's used to grow crops on farms, like Terra Bella Family Farm in Alameda County.
- Reports
Results of a scientifically reliable survey of over 800 Alameda County residents measuring attitudes and knowledge of home composting.
Success StoriesThe College of Alameda, one of four Peralta Community Colleges, renovated its campus entry landscaping as part of its Sustainable Peralta campaign. The new entry landscape makes a visible statement about the College's commitment to environmental stewardship and signifies a move away from traditional resource-intensive landscape designs.
