In partnership with Sonoma State University’s California Global Education Program - Teaching for Sustainable Communities, we trained credentialed educators in environmental health literacy and the impacts of toxics on children’s health and development through a series of project-based educational offerings. Photo: credentialed teachers in the Teaching for Sustainable Communities program at SSU [...]
In partnership with Santa Rosa Junior College’s Landscape Design Certificate Program, we provided Spanish-language toxics education and resources related to pesticides exposure in the workplace and best practices for reducing exposures for professionals and their families. We also shared resources on non-toxic alternatives that can be used in landscape maintenance.
In early March, 2020, Daily Acts held their 4th annual Sustainable Equine Management Workshop at Sienna Mountain Ranch in Petaluma. This year we partnered with the Sonoma RCD, the NRCS and the San Francisco Bay Regional Quality Control Board to educate horse enthusiasts and equestrian facilities about new regulations requiring best land management practices [...]
On March 7th 2020, Daily Acts and the City of Sebastopol hosted a garden maintenance workday at the "Our Front Yard" Learnscape at the Sebastopol Library with Sonoma State Student volunteer group Join Us Making Progress (JUMP). Led by Programs Coordinator Sarina Consulter, students were led through a tour of the gardens four sections, each [...]
Thanks to a grant awarded from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Daily Acts is working with Burbank Housings’ Carrillo Place Community to create a demonstration garden in the play area. As a part of this process, Daily Acts and Burbank Housing hosted two listening sessions to gain insight on how to create [...]
Thanks to a grant awarded from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Daily Acts is working with Burbank Housings' Carrillo Place Community to create a demonstration garden in the play area. As a part of this process, Daily Acts and Burbank Housing hosted two listening sessions to gain insight on how to create [...]
On Saturday, November 16th 2019, Daily Acts partnered with the Town of Windsor and Foothills Homeowner Association to host a workshop on landscaping with fire in mind. The day was led by Daily Acts’ Senior Programs Coordinator, Liz Platte-Bermeo, and was supported by HOA resident and board member Ward Cargay. The day began with [...]
On Saturday, November 16th, Daily Acts partnered with the City of Cotati to finish the revitalization of Pocket Park with a seasonal maintenance workshop. 10 Sonoma State University students from Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) came to Pocket Park to finish sheet mulching from June and do some infill planting. Infill plants included lupines, [...]
On Saturday, November 9th, Daily Acts partnered with the City of Petaluma to host a bilingual sustainable gardening program with a Sonoma County Adult Education class. The program was held at one of our original demonstration gardens that was installed 10 years ago, at the Cavanaugh Recreation Center. First, students were able to take [...]
On Saturday, October 12th Daily Acts partnered with four homeowners in Coffey Park to install water-wise and fire safer front yard landscapes for those who were affected by the 2017 wildfires. 65 community members joined the event and volunteered to help implement the landscape templates that were created by multiple architects, designers [...]
