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Treats & Time-Saving Tips for Low-Stress Holiday Fun!  In this “entertaining” class, we’ll present a variety of easy homemade preserves and creative ways to use, present, and gift them. From cozy family/friend get-togethers to big festive parties, from mocktails to dessert, these recipes and ideas…

In this class basic pressure canning will be presented. You will learn how to safely can soups and stews for your winter meals. This class is suitable for beginners and advanced.

We are going to create flower baskets on a Cloudy Day

This UC California Naturalist course offered through Rotary Nature Center Friends explores the natural history of Lake Merritt, a modern urban estuary - its history and ecology, its human interactions, and its relationship to San Francisco Bay and the central California region. It will engage you in citizen…

The amazing diversity and versatility of succulents will be discussed by examining the “Who, What, Why, When and How” of growing succulents. You will learn what succulents “really are”, why you’ll love to grow them, which succulent varieties do well in our area, how to grow and propagate succulents and when…