February 1st, 2010 07:10am
by Petaluma.Spectator
On the rainy morning of January 18, I arrived at Valley Vista to find 30 volunteers. They were primarily employees, including friends and family members, from Kaiser Permanente facilities in Santa Rosa, San Rafael & Petaluma.
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TAGS Martin Luther King Day | CATEGORY GOOD NEWS & VIEWS FROM THE 'HOOD, Volunteerism
January 18th, 2010 05:13am
by Petaluma.Spectator
Coordinating the logistics and schedules for the garden is a full-time job. Fortunately, Lois Pearson (I call her the “Dedicated Dynamo”) and the other members of the St. James Community Garden Committee have been more than up to the challenge.
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TAGS community garden | CATEGORY General, St. James Community Garden, Volunteerism
January 13th, 2010 01:01am
by Petaluma.Spectator
Those who have followed my past efforts on this site know that I used to be able to spot a tag a mile away or to identify an abaondoned shopping cart within 50 yards. Readers also know that I evolved from such urban topics to covering the positive community aspects of low water landscaping and community gardens.
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TAGS community garden | CATEGORY General, St. James Community Garden, Volunteerism
October 26th, 2009 01:42am
by Petaluma.Spectator
By the end of the day, they had shoveled, hauled, and raked–250 yards of mulch, 50 yards of compost, and 20 yards of topsoil. For good measure, they also built several raised beds, pulled out several bushes and scrubs, and planted several native plants.
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TAGS lawn conversion, sheet mulching, water conservation | CATEGORY GOOD NEWS & VIEWS FROM THE 'HOOD, General, Lawn Conversion & Low Water Landscaping, Volunteerism
October 12th, 2009 09:53pm
by Petaluma.Spectator
October 12 was the beginning of the transformation of much of the turf area around Petaluma’s City Hall. In the early morning, advance strike teams from the Petaluma Mulchers Army (PMA) landed on the grounds, unloaded equipment and began preparing the terrain for the main attack on October 24.
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TAGS lawn conversion, sheet mulching, water conservation | CATEGORY Front Yard Wildlife Habitat, General, Lawn Conversion & Low Water Landscaping, Volunteerism
October 11th, 2009 11:27am
by Petaluma.Spectator
Morning’s are the best time in Petaluma. As you step outside, you may observe…
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CATEGORY General, Graffiti, SHOPPING CARTS, Volunteerism
