Volunteers trained who use research-based information to promote environmentally responsible and sustainable horticultural practices in the home, community and school landscapes.
If you want to be part or volunteer with a Community Garden use the Community Garden locator.
This website will provide several options with information on the basics of gardening, how to identify your climate zone, encouraging pollinators, dealing with pest and others.
Here you will find information on classes, events, native plants database, volunteering opportunities, and more.
This website offers more information on coming classes, events, volunteering opportunities, and many other resources.
The USDA website will allow you to find the hardiness zone, and plan your garden.
California: Gardner’s Resource by Bruce and Sharon Asakawa
California Master Gardener Handbook
The mission of the Marilyn Magaram Center (MMC) is to enhance and promote health and well-being through research, education and services in food science, nutrition and dietetics. This website will provide you information on volunteer opportunities, nutrition and dietetics flowcharts.
The botanic garden was started in 1959 with only California native plants, but has since expanded to include more than 1,200 different species from a variety of climates and eco-regions. The diversity attracts butterflies, birds, and insects, and students and faculty from a variety of departments visit the garden for research purposes.
Food Forward rescues fresh local produce that would otherwise go to waste, connecting this abundance with people in need, and inspiring others to do the same
Volunteering opportunities to help turn yards into edible gardens.
This website will provide you information on gardening trends, indoor/outdoor gardening, container gardening, basic about soil, pest management, urban rainwater collection, and much more.
This site will provide comprehensive information to successfully establish a container garden.
The site will provide information on how to start an urban garden, and will provide several resources to learn how to deal with different problems and designs.
Use this encyclopedia to learn more about each one of the plants you want to grow this season.
Here you will find several planners to help you design and run your garden.
