San Francisco Beekeepers Association
October 8- Monthly Meeting - Final Colony Preparations for Winter
Randall Museum 7:30 PM
At this meeting, we will discuss what you should be seeing by way of the preparations your honey bee colonies are and should be making for our mild winter months, and what steps you may take to help them with these preparations. There are variations, of course, depending on the microclimate where you keep your bees. In some parts of San Francisco and environs, there can be a strong nectar flow through mid-October.
Gardening from the Ground Up
Saturday, Oct 11, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Healthy soil is the foundation of a healthy garden. Understanding your soil
will help you grow a blossoming garden this season and for seasons to
come. Backyard composting, sheet mulching basics and other soil building
techniques will be covered during this workshop.
$25 (or $60 for the series of three)
Contact: Janet Stephens
Email: education@magc.org
Phone: 415-455-5263
San Francisco Zen Center Green Gulch
Sunday Tea Gathering at October 12, November 9, December 14
Sundays 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Join us in the quiet, timeless setting of the tea house for conversation, a traditional Japanese sweet, and a bowl of matcha (whisked green tea). Your role as guest is simply to be willing to be fully present and open to the possibilities of this particular gathering of people, this particular time and space. A brief instruction will be given; no prior experience necessary.
Please register in advance. $25
To register for the regular monthly Sunday tea gatherings, call the main office at 415.383.3134
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Thirty Trees for the City and Smaller Properties (212-940)
Sat, Oct 18, 9:00am--4:00pm
Don't plant the wrong tree in the wrong place -- it will break your heart, your wallet, and your sidewalk! Join arborist, photographer and horticulturalist Ted Kipping for an important talk on the ecology of urban trees, and learn how to care for backyard and street trees through proper selection and careful culture, planting, and pruning. Ted will answer site-specific questions and provide numerous slide examples. Attendees will also enjoy some time in the SF Botanical Garden, discussing specific pruning techniques for both young and mature trees.