San Mateo

Celebrate Earth Year 2025! In Half Moon Bay, every day is treated like Earth Day! But to make this Earth Day extra special, the City of Half Moon Bay has put together a series of fun events for the community to enjoy. At the Earth Day Resource Fair at the Half Moon Bay Library, UC Master Gardeners will be on…

Learn how to turn your kitchen scraps and yard waste into a nutritious, money- andenvironment-saving amendment for your garden. You will learn how to take what Mother Nature doesnaturally, breaking down or decomposing organic matter into dark, sweet-smelling compost. Whenadded to soil, it improves drainage…

Learn how to turn your kitchen scraps and yard waste into a nutritious, money- and environment-saving amendment for your garden. You will learn how to take what Mother Nature does naturally, breaking down or decomposing organic matter into dark, sweet-smelling compost. When added to soil, it improves…

Descripción: ¡Aprende a cultivar tomates, pimientos, hierbas, ajo y cebolla! Jardinera Maestra Rebecca Flato explicará todo sobre la cultivación de estas plantas. Aprenderemos cómo elegir tomates para el clima de San Mateo, cultivar las plantas, cosechar, y preparar la tierra para la próxima cosecha. No se…

Join us to learn everything tomato… starting from the seed to the seedling, when to plant out your tomatoes, how to prune them, how to trellis them and what to do when things go sideways! Growing them for flavor, not watery blobs. What varieties are best for your climate, how to increase yield, and how to…

Join the Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties for a workshop focused on stone fruit. We’ll cover boiling-water and steam-canning processes that can be applied to most fruits, briefly introduce how pH affects canning safety, and talk through thickening options like Clear Gel, fruit…

Beautiful berries are showing up at the farmer's markets! How can you save them for year-round enjoyment? Join the Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties for a workshop that will touch on dehydration, freezing, and both delicious freezer and shelf-stable berry …

Description: The City of San Mateo is hosting a Compost Awareness event as part of Compost Awareness Week. UC Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer general gardening questions and explain how to care for your soil and the life in it.

Description: Much of what is hauled away from your curbside green bin can instead be kept and converted into compost, by you. Whether you have a yard, or just a small, cool spot to place a worm bin, this presentation will help you get started on composting. We'll describe ways you can turn kitchen scraps and…

Descripción: ¡Aprende a cultivar tomates, pimientos, hierbas, ajo y cebolla! Jardinera Maestra Rebecca Flato explicará todo sobre la cultivación de estas plantas. Aprenderemos cómo elegir tomates para el clima de San Mateo, cultivar las plantas, cosechar, y preparar la tierra para la próxima cosecha. No se…