Combine your olives in community edition

Do you have one olive tree or two or three? Bring your harvest to Jacuzzi Family Winery in Sonoma on Sunday, November 3, for Community Milling Day, a time-honored Mediterranean tradition of combining and milling olives foraged by community members and small growers.

The mixture of these olives is then used to create community-sourced extra virgin olive oil.

Everyone’s olives will be combined, pressed, and turned into extra virgin olive oil that everyone can share. The amount you receive after milling will depend on the weight of the harvest you contributed.

Bring a handful or up to a ton of ripe, freshly picked olives (within the last 24 hours) in plastic containers, buckets or containers large enough for the average person to lift. The cost is $1 per pound, excluding the weight of the container.

Collect olives of different degrees of ripeness and color. Green olives will be blended with ripe olives.

There is no cost to participate. And even a small bottle of olive oil makes sense when some of it comes from your own tree or trees. Bring fruit between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 3. The oil will be ready to harvest in a few weeks. There will be a second edition on November 24th. 24724 Arnold Drive, Sonoma.

For detailed information go to: jacuzziwines.com/events

November is the time to plant natives

Learn how to integrate natives into your home garden at a free workshop on November 9 at Harvest for the Hungry Garden.

November is the ideal time to plant for spring flowers. Sonoma County Master Gardeners will lead tours of the pollinator habitat garden at Harvest for the Hungry, discuss the benefits of incorporating natives, and talk about a backyard movement to create wildlife-friendly space for insects and birds essential to healthy sustainable ecosystems.

To help you get started, seeds and starters will be available while supplies last. Heavy rain cancels. Garden shelters will be used in light rains. Registration is not required. 09:00 – 11:30 1717 Yulupa Boulevard.

Take a photographic trip wildflowers of california

Renowned conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter will embark on a photographic journey through California’s wildflower wonderland during a presentation in front of the Valley of the Moon Garden Club on November 7.

The duo has been photographing California’s wildflowers for nearly 30 years. Their love affair with these stunning flowers began in 1992 in the Mojave Desert’s Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve and led to the award-winning documentary art project. “Beauty and the Beast: Wildflowers and Climate Change,” a companion coffee table book is also included.

Published in collaboration with the California Native Plant Society, the book celebrates California’s remarkable plant diversity.

During the presentation, they will share their experiences chasing wildflowers, from carrying 80-pound camera equipment across different terrains to innovative field techniques that take their floral portraits beyond traditional photography.

The evening will begin with a meet and greet at 18:30, followed by a presentation at 19:00. Non-club members can join for a $5 donation, which includes a chance to win a copy of Badger and Winter’s book. There will also be copies for sale, as well as calendars and cards.

The event will take place at Burlingame Hall at First Congregational Church, 252 W. Spain St., Sonoma.

The last sale of the season was held at Willowside School kindergarten

The student nursery at Willowside School is holding its final sale of the season on Saturday, November 2; This sale includes drought-tolerant perennials, many California natives, lots of succulents, grasses, salvia, abutilon, and beautiful plants that invite beneficial insects, butterflies, and hummingbirds. to your garden.

The preschool supports the gardening activities of students in the Oak Grove Union School District. Plants cost $8 for one-gallon pots, $4 for 4-inch pots, and $30 to $60 for specialty Japanese maples. No veg starters. Cash and checks are accepted.

For more information, contact Jan at 707-569-4724 or [email protected]. The nursery is at the corner of Hall and Willowside roads in West Santa Rosa.

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