California Native Garden Foundation

Here’s the hardscape for another native garden! Plants coming soon!

Processing California Bay Nuts for morning beverage! Two more steps!

Our farmers market stand for holiday sales!

Stop on by the Rose Garden Farmers market located at 577 Dana Ave, San Jose, tomorrow from 9 am to 1 pm we’ve harvested some very fresh greens and herbs for you to pick from along with our fresh salad bags, we have our wonderful products such as elderberry syrup, jam, and homemade pesto our greens and products are delicious, and would serve as a lovely holiday gift The farmers market is a socially distanced, outdoor venue, so come check it out if you’re able to. Don’t forget to bring a mask! See you tomorrow at the CNGF booth from 9 am to 1 pm #farmersmarket #localmarket #sanjosefarmersmarket #rosegardenfarmersmarket #cngf #middlebrookgardens #californinativeplants #nativeecosystems #nativeplants #organicgardening #notill #regenerativeagriculture

VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED! READ ON! Here are photos of Granada Gardens. We are looking for volunteers who want to work with youth to teach how to manage native gardens. The is a 17 year old California Native Garden that has been lovingly cared for by Jim for 10 years. He needs help as he is in his 81st year. This is a resource for the community. It is located on Marietta Blvd near Granada HS in Livermore California. PLEASE PASS THIS ON! Contact me. Alrie Middlebrook Executive Director The California Native Garden Foundation. 408-666-1518 [email protected]

Mamma preying mantis

Jim and I are standing behind the toyon shrub that he planted in LouAnn Tung’s honor last year at louAnn’s memorial service. She passed last year from colon cancer. LouAnn was instrumental in the Creation of Granada Native Gardens located near Granada HS in Livermore. If you know anyone who lives in Livermore who is willing to be the lead Gardener at Granada Gardens, Jim will train you. Please contact me at cngf.org@gmail to learn more. This garden requires 5-15 hours /week. If you are a teacher, boy or Girl Scout leader, community organizer, we are very interested in hearing from you.

Special guest today

Installation complete! Learn more about our food plant selection at cngf.org/food pyramid/

Almost complete. The Lawn Be Gone Garden for Nature and Food Lovers! Kudos to our owners who have agreed to allow their garden to be utilized as a laboratory where college students earning certificates in ecological land management, regenerative organic agriculture or culinary arts for a plant based diet can fulfill field practicum requirements. This is part of a zero carbon job creation program at the work force institute San Jose Evergreen Community College District. Cngf is a partner with them, serving as technical consultants.

One more day to finish the Lawn be Gone Garden for Nature and Food Lovers! Here in Fremont California.

Support local biodiversity. The watershed nursery collects seeds of native plants in many different watersheds in the Bay region. They are a great place to buy natives!

Please join us next Monday October 5 for our volunteer night. We will work on the aquaponics farm starting at 5. Pot luck at 6. Pizza and salad provided bring a little something to add. Our guest Felix DeRosen will speak at 6:30. Discussion to follow!

Come join our volunteer night to help us expand our aquaponics system. Next Monday, Oct 5 5pm with pizza, potluck and guest speaker Felix DeRosen, landscape architect and designer of food forests. Outdoors at 76 Race st. San Jose RSVP [email protected] limit of 20 SD in our beautiful ELSEE outdoor teaching gardens

A Lawn be Gone garden for nature lovers who love food(very local) created by The California Native Garden Foundation in Fremont, California!

Every Monday night we will be having volunteer night at CNGF ELSEE garden 76 Race St. Volunteer project begins at 5. Pot luck and Pizza at 6. Join us in the garden. All outdoors!

Cngf farm stand sept 19th, 2020. If you live near the Rose Garden in San Jose, we are here each Saturday from 9-1.

Whats in a cngf farm box?? NATURE in a BOX this week, its beet Swiss chard, tree collards,Rogers red grape jelly, quail bush, Italian Basil, spaghetti squash all harvested this morning in central San Jose. We are the California Native Garden Foundation. We are the Center for Urban Sustainability. We are the hub for Build 25x25 Read more at cngf.org/build-25.

One wine barrel can attract so many pollinators and grow abundant food. Put one on your patio

Art in the garden during COVID