Cooking Pumpkin Pizza with Miss Mary and Nature Tour with Farmer Jones at Alta Vista Gardens

November 9th, Kids in the Garden Class from 10am to Noon

Alta Vista Gardens is starting our fifth year of getting kids outdoors to learn about their environment, nature, gardening, and to share art and music.

Join us this month at our Kids in the Garden class to do a bit of fall cooking: we’re making pumpkin pizza! We just might get some inspiration for what to do with our pumpkins after Halloween. After cooking, we will tour the 15-acre Gardens to experience animals and plants in their natural habitats.

Class time is from 10 am to 12 noon. Adults are free and welcome to join us.

Your registration for the class covers your visit to the Children’s Garden: the new Enchanted Garden Tube Tunnels, Fall Fun Festival scarecrows, the fantastic Children’s Music Garden, the Dino Dig, and the Incredible Edibles Garden.

Class fee is $5 per child for two hours of FUN and LEARNING – accompanied adults are free! When you join and buy a family membership in Alta Vista Gardens, the monthly Kids in the Garden class is FREE for a year. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Pre-registration with Farmer Jones is required so we have enough food … contact farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Farmer Jones is a retired elementary teacher with 28 years’ experience in the classroom. She is a Master Composter who has been working in school gardens and children’s gardens for 40 years.

Questions? Contact farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Farmer Jones is a retired elementary teacher with 28 years’ experience in the classroom. She is a Master Composter who has been working in school gardens and children’s gardens for 40 years.

School field trips and club tours are also available for a reasonable fee.

Alta Vista Gardens is located at 1270 Vale Terrace Drive in VISTA, at the top of the hill inside Brengle Terrace Park.

San Diego Horticultural Society

The San Diego Horticultural Society meets on the second Monday of every month from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Surfside Race Place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Mingle with rose enthusiasts, nursery owners, palm fanatics and plant breeders. We’re a diverse and neighborly group!

Click here for driving directions.

Everyone is welcome to attend the monthly meetings, which are free for members and $10 for non-members. (Note: The meeting in June is usually a Special Speakers event; the date and location for that meeting varies each year.)

For more information, call (760) 295-7089 or visit www.sdhortsoc.org. You may call Anne Murphy 760-941-4385

Grand Tradition Estate Public Gardens

Discover a garden paradise. Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens in Fallbrook, California, is a place like no other. Once available for viewing only during private events, this lush botanical reserve is now open year-round as a public garden.

As you journey along our winding pathways, you will be transported to a veritable Shangri-La of thematic gardens—from Victorian to Mediterranean to tropical. Experience 15 acres of densely planted gardens, profuse with exotic floral scents, sparkling waterfalls, and award-winning displays of colorful botanicals.

Spend the day with family and friends and escape to this secret garden paradise.

For more information and to see their upcoming events go to: Grand Tradition Estate Public Gardens

For a list of dates and details view their event site

UCCE California Avocado Growers Seminar Series 2013

For a list of dates and details view their event site

Sunshine Care Garden Lectures

Free Garden Lecture Series. 12695 Monte Vista Road, Poway CA 92064.

RSVP or get more details at 858-752-8197 – website

Volunteers Needed – Meals-on-Wheels

The impact that Meals-on-Wheels has on the seniors we serve goes far beyond the wholesome meals provided. Daily friendly contact also provides important socialization for those who may be isolated with little or no connection to the outside world. Lives are often saved in the course of delivering meals when a person does not respond to a knock on the door, has fallen or may have become ill. For over 52 years, Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego, Inc. has contributed to the overall well-being of seniors by providing regular nutrition and daily contact with a caring volunteer.

We’re in need of volunteers in Escondido, Valley Center, Oceanside, and Fallbrook area. Learn more at www.meals-on-wheels.org or call North County Service Center (760) 736-9900.

California Department of Pesticide Regulation

Approved and Pending Continuing Education Units.

To view approved and pending classes which offer DRP units, please visit http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/classes.cfm

Solana Center Free Compost Workshops

These workshops are typically 2 hours on Saturday mornings throughout the San Diego Region. See our Events Calendar for the most updated dates and locations of our workshops.

Escondido History Center Events

View upcoming events for the Escondido History Center

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For Events and Tours with the San Diego Horticultural Society

Visit the the San Diego Horticultural Society for their upcoming events and tours.