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Beginning in 2009, Daily Acts formed a pioneering partnership with the City of Cotati  to transform an underutilized neighborhood park from a municipally maintained lawn into a public food forest. The garden is now dubbed “Pocket Park” for the wealth of ecological gems tucked into a pocket-sized space. Prior to the transformation, during the [...]

Murray and Lori Rockowitz are neighbors of the Heckmans. From across the street, they saw the transformation of Trathen’s yard into the bio-diverse, food-producing oasis that it is today.The experience was contagious.  For a decade, the Rockowitz front yard was an ivy patch centered by an old apple tree. Murray collected cardboard, had compost delivered [...]

In the spring of 2012, Daily Acts partnered with the Petaluma Health Center to sheet mulch 4,000 square feet of lawn and install an edible garden as part of the 350 Home & Garden Challenge. Since the initial collaboration in 2012, the Petaluma Health Center has conducted numerous inspiring education programs for Center clients, using [...]

In May 2009, Daily Acts partnered with the City of Petaluma, Rebuilding Together and Petaluma Bounty to spearhead a water-wise transformation of the city’s Cavanagh Recreation Center. Over 3,500 square of lawn was transformed into a water conserving landscape of food, medicinal, and habitat plants. This incredible effort to sheet-mulch 3,500 square feet of turf [...]

The Kaplan-Kinsey clan lives on a small site on Petaluma’s west side that they call Tiny Town Farm. The site sports intensive use of every area that can support plant life – there are plants in the ground, in containers, in raised beds. The yard provides habitat for rabbits, chickens and bees as well [...]

Trathen Heckman’s permaculture garden is an exercise in resilience and stacking functions. The site is simultaneously providing food security, medicine, beauty, storm water management, habitat, watershed restoration, and inspiration for neighbors and friends. Stories of Sustenance Since our goal from the beginning was to make this place a model and engage our community to learn [...]