Sonoma Winery Conducts Community Olive Oil Production

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Do you have an olive tree, or maybe two or three? Bring your harvest to Jacuzzi Family Winery in Sonoma on Sunday, November 3 for Community Milling Day, a time-honored Mediterranean tradition of pooling and crushing olives collected by community members and small producers.

The mixture of these olives is then used to create local extra virgin olive oil.

All the olives will be combined, pressed and processed into extra virgin olive oil for everyone to share. The amount you receive after grinding will depend on the weight of the crop you harvest.

Bring a handful or up to a ton of ripe and freshly picked olives (within the previous 24 hours) in plastic tubs, buckets or containers the size of which an average person can lift. Cost is $1 per pound, not including container weight.

Collect olives of varying degrees of ripeness and color. Green olives will be mixed with ripe olives.

Participation is free. And even a small bottle of olive oil makes sense if some of it comes from your own tree or trees. Bring fruit between 9am and 2pm on Sunday, November 3rd. The oil will be ready in a couple of weeks. The second drawing will take place on November 24. 24724 Arnold Drive, Sonoma.

For detailed information please follow the link jacuzziwines.com/events

November is the time to plant natives.

Learn how to integrate natives into your home garden during the free Harvest for a Hungry Garden workshop on November 9th.

November is the ideal time to plant spring blooms. Sonoma County Master Gardeners will lead tours of the pollinator garden as part of the Harvest for the Hungry program, discuss the benefits of engaging local residents, and highlight the backyard movement to create wildlife-friendly spaces for the insects and birds needed for healthy sustainable ecosystems.

To help you get started, seeds and starts will be available while supplies last. Heavy rain is cancelled. In light rain, garden sheds will be used. No registration required. from 9.00 to 11.30 Yulupa Ave., 1717.

Take a photographic journey through California wildflowers

Acclaimed conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter will lead a photographic tour of California’s wildflower wonders during a November 7 presentation at the Valley of the Moon Garden Club.

The couple has been photographing California wildflowers for nearly 30 years. Their love affair with these stunning flowers began in 1992 at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in the Mojave Desert, leading to their award-winning documentary art project. “Beauty and the Beast: Wildflowers and Climate Change.” Includes companion coffee table book.

In a book published in collaboration with the California Native Plant Society, they celebrate California’s remarkable diversity of plants.

During the presentation, they will share their experiences searching for wildflowers, from carrying 80 pounds of camera equipment across varied landscapes to innovative field techniques that take their flower portraits beyond traditional photography.

The evening will begin with a meeting at 18:30, followed by a presentation at 19:00. Non-club members can participate for a $5 donation, which includes a chance to win a copy of Badger and Winter’s book. They will also have copies for sale, as well as calendars and cards.

The event will be held at Burlingame Hall of the First Congregational Church, 252 W. Spain St., Sonoma.

Last sale of the season at Willowside School

On Saturday, November 2nd, Willowside School’s Student Nursery is holding its final sale of the season, featuring drought-tolerant perennials, a variety of California plants, a variety of succulents, herbs, salvias, abutilons and beautiful plants that attract beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds. to your garden.

The nursery supports student gardening activities in the Oak Grove Union School District. Plants cost $8 for one-gallon pots, $4 for 4-inch pots and $30 to $60 for specialty Japanese maples. They don’t have a vegetable starter. Cash and checks accepted.

For more information, contact Ian at 707-569-4724 or [email protected]. The nursery is located on the corner of Hall and Willowside streets in west Santa Rosa.

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