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The Greenhouse Gazette

September 2010

Ploughshares has officially started a green building project!

We've invited a small group of talented Bay Area architecture firms to design a new retail and office building for us. Design proposals are due in October and we hope to start construction by the beginning of 2011. Our goal is to create a "net zero" facility that demonstrates the use of sustainable materials and offsets any conventional energy use with clean energy.

A volunteer recently finishing building a farm stand for Ploughshares that we hope to launch soon to sell tomatoes and other produce harvested from our demonstration gardens. In the mean time, fresh farm produce is available at the Growing Youth farm stand at Ploughshares on Fridays 3:30pm-6:30pm.

Some other upcoming highlights:

We'll be hosting a booth at the Webster Street Jam on September 11 and 12.

Jocelyn plans to attend the Bay-Friendly Landscape Conference in San Francisco on September 17, which will feature presentations, case studies, and interactive sessions on sustainable solutions for landscaping.

We're doing a Container Gardening workshop on September 18 and a Native and Drought Tolerant Garden Design workshop on September 25.

Bay-Friendly is hosting a "Rethinking Your Lawn" workshop at Ploughshares on October 2.

All of us look forward to your next visit!

Warmly,

Your Friends at Ploughshares