This innovative workshop is an overview of various integrated water conservation techniques that can save you tens of thousands of gallons of landscape watering per year! We will discuss the cumulative effect of the best water saving techniques and give you ideas about how to integrate them for maximum benefit. Learn about: water budgeting; rainwater harvesting in earthworks and in tanks; greywater; OLLA (clay pot) irrigation, and integrated garden design patterns that can buffer the effects of heat stress. Explore the benefits of healthy soils and mulch, how to choose the best varieties and more!
Instructor: Chris Lopez, Grow Water

$30, $25 Co-op owners

Note: This class will be held at Soil Born Farms American River Ranch, 2140 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova.