Call (408) 99-TREES x6 to register today!
Eco-Friendly Landscaping
Cost: FREE!
When: Thurs., February 24
6 pm- 8 pm
Where: OCF Office
151 W. Mission St. 95110
How to make your home garden sustainable. This presentation will include practical information about eliminating pesticide use, reducing water use, providing habitat for wildlife, food production, and adding more color to your home garden.
*Guest Speaker Sharon McCray is a certified Master Gardener and the President of the Prusch Farm Park Foundation in San Jose. She has been teaching gardening for 19 years. Her home garden is a certified back yard habitat with the National Wildlife Federation.
Space is limited. To register or request information about other upcoming classes, contact (408) 998-7337 x6 or greenandhealthy@ourcityforest.org.
Want to learn to care for the urban ecosystem while connecting with green-minded neighbors? Want to learn simple and effective ways to use fewer natural resources while saving money and having fun? Register for a Green and Healthy living course with Our City Forest and get started!
What are Green and Healthy courses?
Green and Healthy courses are a free, six-week course series covering green living topics held in San José. This course covers topics such as:
Classes include hands-on activities, like making homemade cleaning products and testing the energy use of your appliances. Participants also choose several action steps to implement throughout the week, such as refusing plastic bags or eating primarily in-season produce. Discussion and reflection are emphasized.
Relevant local resources help ease the transition into a greener lifestyle. Not sure where to safely dispose of old electronics? Want to learn how to block junk mail? We’ve done the research for you.
What does green living mean to us?
We don’t think you should have to spend a lot of money to “go green.” In fact, we know that a more eco-friendly lifestyle can actually save you substantial amounts of money. We also believe that going green should be simple, which is why we have created a clear action guide full of information and resources to help you along your way. Lastly, reducing your environmental impact should be fun! Green and Healthy courses are discussion and activity-based, allowing you to connect with like-minded neighbors.
Who should take a Green and Healthy course?
Anyone! High school students, young professionals, parents and families are all welcome to participate.
Seasoned green living experts might be interested in taking the course as a training program to become a Green Amigo. Green Amigos are dependable Our City Forest volunteers who organize and lead Green and Healthy classes of their own.
To sign up for a workshop, organize a workshop for your community group, or to get information about Green Amigo trainings, please contact Stacy Mesa at greenandhealthy@ourcityforest.org or (408) 998-7337 x6.
Green & Healthy graduates will receive a free Chinook Book (formerly the EcoMetro guide) filled with resources and coupons from local green businesses valued at over $3,000.