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iStock_000003825287Medium_rev Your yard may be green, but is it sustainable? Whether you care for a small yard or serious acreage, your landscape plays an important role in the ecosystem. It can beautify your home, raise the value of your property, and for those who grow fresh fruits and vegetables, it can be a healthy, low-cost food source. Learn how sustainable gardening practices can help you cut costs, conserve natural resources, and enhance your family’s health.

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Free Composting Workshops

Napa Recycling and Waste Services - Learn how to turn yardwaste and kitchen scraps into wonderfully rich, free compost for your garden. Discover the basics of backyard composting, worm composting, and grasscycling. The City and County of Napa, NRWS/NCRWS, and the Napa County UCCE Master Gardeners offer free composting classes annually...

Fall Cuttings

By Napa County Master Gardeners - Fall is a transition time between late summer’s harvest and winter’s bare-root planting, when early morning breezes bring a whiff of ocean air or newly crushed grapes. It’s a good time to putter. It’s also a good time to take cuttings from favorite plants that you would like to propagate...

Drought Resistant Gardening

By Sophia Sanchez - Drought resistant gardens offer every benefit, if not more, of a traditional garden. Just like a traditional garden, the plants you would use provide hardy foliage, bountiful blooms and a quiet retreat in your yard. In addition, you will find that a drought resistant garden is easier and costs less to maintain, is an eco-conscious choice because it does not require regular watering, and is a great option for those who vacation throughout summer.

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SNC Events and News

Sustainable Napa County names inaugural Board o...
Feb 25, 2008 Napa County business and community leaders support sustainability efforts (Napa, CA – February 24, 2009) &n... More >

Sustainable Napa County e-News March 1, 2010
In this issue... • Harnessing the sun - getting started and going solar • California adopts n... More >

Other Events and News

State of Green Business 2009
Mar 10, 2009 In the second annual State of Green Business report, Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com answer the question... More >

Gasser Goes Green: Conservation features and so...
Feb 21, 2009 Gasser Goes Green Conservation features and solar panels installed By KEVIN COURTNEY Register Staff Writer ... More >