tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45178057080674158482024-03-08T11:54:34.096-08:00Organic Landscape News And EventsLiving Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-31012386720848333472021-01-23T16:11:00.001-08:002021-01-23T16:14:10.348-08:00Tuesdays from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM beginning Feb. 9, through March 30, 2021<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">The City of
Roseville’s always popular Green Gardener @ Home 8-week class is now open for
registration. This year the program is being offered as a webinar series that will
be held online through Zoom. Each session will include breaks with live
question and answer periods. Improve the health and beauty of your landscape
and garden while making the most of your time and money. Learn how to conserve
water, increase drought-resilience and reduce pesticide use and green waste. Steven
Zien, retired from Living Resources Company, will be the instructor for 3 of
the classes, 1) Get To Know Your Soil, 2) Fertilization / Soil Care & Lawn
Maintenance, and 3) Integrated Pest Management IPM. The other classes will be
taught by highly qualified </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Master
Gardeners and landscape professionals who use up-to-date,
environmentally-friendly practices.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Class topics
will include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Designing
new and updating existing landscapes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Including
veggies, herbs and fruits<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Gaining
the most out of rainwater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Making
efficient irrigation easy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Improving
your soil’s health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Selecting
the right plants and reducing pruning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Composting
and mulching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Managing
those pesky pests<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">•
Fertilizing for optimum lawn and plant health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">• Irrigating
your lawn efficiently and reducing run off<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Classes run
every Tuesdays from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM beginning Feb. 9, through March 30,
2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">This program
is again being offered by the City of Roseville for only $55.00 for city
residents and $65.00 for non-residents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Registration
is limited and available spots are quickly filling up. <a href="https://cityofroseville.perfectmind.com/23439/Clients/BookMe4LandingPages/CoursesLandingPage?widgetId=15f6af07-39c5-473e-b053-96653f77a406&courseId=f2453b2d-fd1d-471d-bb81-abd872c0f76c&landingPageBackUrl=/23439/Clients/BookMe4?widgetId=15f6af07-39c5-473e-b053-96653f77a406." target="_blank">Register now to avoid missing out!</a> </span></p>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-59210104795936226472020-09-22T17:17:00.001-07:002020-09-22T17:17:46.011-07:00<p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Please stop making and applying homemade soap sprays to control pests. </span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For years I have been trying to convince home gardeners not to make and use homemade pesticides in particular sprays made from dish soap for insect control. A common response to my warning is, “It’s just Dawn dish soap, I use it on dishes I eat off of plus they use it on wildlife after oils spills, so it has to be safe for our plants.” These home gardeners refuse to believe the science based information I provide and instead choose to follow unscientific, unsearched claims they found on the Internet and in garden articles about making and using homemade soap sprays. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Homemade dish soap sprays might kill insects if you are lucky enough mix it so you get the appropriate concentration in the final product to be sprayed. There are probably more than a million different recipes on how to make homemade soap sprays at home. The recommended dilution rates vary tremendously from one recipe to the next. And they do not take into consideration the concentration or ingredients in the soap to be used. The result is that concentration of your homemade spray will likely not be diluted properly and therefore it little chance at being effective in killing insects. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As a certified IPM Advocate for 9 years I spent a lot of time working at numerous retail nurseries. When gardeners would come into the nursery and ask me for a pesticide to control soft-bodied insects such as aphids I would recommend a proven, highly effective and university endorsed product sold at the nursery, insecticidal soap. The majority of gardeners told me that insecticidal soap does not work. They need something stronger. I always inquired if they made and used a homemade soap spray and every time the answer was yes, they made it themselves. Because their improperly manufactured homemade concoction used inferior and toxic ingredients of course it did not work. From their experience they assumed that store bought insecticidal soap also would not work. This was an incorrect assumption. Rarely could I convince them there was a quality and concentration problem with the spray they made and that if they used the store bought version it would be very effective. Instead they would purchase a much more toxic product that did more damage to the environment, beneficial organisms, and themselves and their family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The article "<a href="https://www.gardenmyths.com/dish-soap-damage-your-plants/?fbclid=IwAR16kfRjEP-ajnt4E-7zM4eICsbo5XWensXkLo_1UJqedhRpZ56OXfOQMo8 " target="_blank">Dish Soap Can Damage Your Plants</a>" referenced two university publications that recommend that homemade soap sprays should not be used for pest management. This lead me to several other university publications that also cautioned people to not make and use homemade soap sprays to kill insects for a variety of reasons. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What I hope will discourage home gardeners from making and using their own homemade soap insect sprays is university research repeatedly indicated that
<b>HOMEMADE SOAP SPRAY ARE DAMAGING TO YOUR PLANTS</b>! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Need an explanation… Think about it, dish soap effectively removes oil, grease, and wax from your dirty dishes. So it only follows that when you spray your homemade soap solution on your plants it would also remove the natural oils and waxes that your plants have coating their leaves (you didn’t know the leaves were coated with natural oils and waxes did you). These natural coatings are vital to protect the leaves from pests and environmental stresses. Your homemade soap spray removes these protective barriers making it easier for diseases to attack and get a foothold on your plants foliage. Your action sets your plant up to get attacked, decline in health and possibly die. If that wasn’t enough the ingredients in your homemade brew are often damaging to plant leaves. You may not see visible damage, but the plant is weakened and without its protective coating making your plants much more susceptible and attractive to pest attack. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> These university reports explain how commercial insecticidal soap is very different from homemade dish soap spray and why the later is not designed for pest management and can cause plant damage. When you use a pesticide you should always read and follow label directions. Do your dish soaps have instructions on how to dilute and apply them for pest management – NO! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu/FactSheets/insecticidal-soaps.php" target="_blank">The University of Connecticut’s UCon Home & Garden Education Center</a> states, “Dishwashing soaps and detergents are designed to remove grease from dishes and may cause plant damage by dissolving the waxy cuticle on plant leaf surfaces. There is increased risk of plant injury with the use of dishwashing soaps and detergents (not labeled as a pesticide) when used as a spray.” </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/insecticidal-soaps-for-garden-pest-control/" target="_blank">Clemson University’s Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center</a> explains that there is a difference between commercial insecticidal soap and your ordinary dish soap. “Commercial insecticidal soaps are a highly refined version of liquid dish soap. While you could make your own insecticidal soap mixture, there is a substantially increased risk of plant injury with them. Dry dish detergent and all clothes-washing detergents are far too harsh to use on plants because of all the additives in them. Some soaps and detergents are poor insecticides, and other additives in these products may be Phytotoxic (i.e., damage the plant.).” </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The University of Florida IFAS Extension’s article “<a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1248" target="_blank">Managing Plant Pests with Soaps</a>" states, “Most dish soap products are not true soaps, but powerful surfactants called detergents. These products consist of synthetically produced detergents and other chemicals designed to strip grease and oily residue off cookware and other surfaces. These soaps work extremely well for cleaning and sanitation purposes. Directions for proper use can be found on a product label and the safety data sheet (SDS). If the company does not include uses on garden plants or as a pesticide then the product should not and may not be used as such. <b>Dish detergents (e.g., Dawn®, Joy ®, Palmolive®) are not an organic alternative to pesticides and are not appropriate for pest control in organic or conventional gardening. They also frequently contain antimicrobial ingredients and can severely disrupt microorganisms (including beneficial insect-parasitic fungi)</b> contacted by the detergent. The powerful oil-stripping properties of detergents and concentrated soaps are believed to severely disrupt the delicate layer of wax on the surfaces of plant leaves and fruits. Similar in function to our skin, a plant’s waxy cuticle is the primary mechanical defense against microbial, viral, and fungal invasion. The waxy cuticle also acts as a barrier against water and solute loss. If a plant loses this protective layer, it will lose more water by transpiration, and its foliage will dry out. Plants adapted to drought, low humidity, and strong sunlight (such as succulents) typically have a much thicker waxy cuticle layer to help protect against water loss and may be more susceptible than other types of plants to detergent damage.” This means homemade soap spray are particularly damaging to plants during dry spells (such as Sacramento’s dry summer climate). In particular your homebrew is more damaging to our expanding and appropriate use of water-wise/drought tolerant plants. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The article from Florida also discusses the concentration issue when using homemade soap sprays as well as contaminants the products contain that the home gardener does not even consider. “Inconsistency in the application rate, or amount of soap per volume of water, causes many of the problems associated with using dish detergents and other soap products as pesticides. Recipes from gardening websites or homemade mixes can vary widely, from 1 tsp/quart to ¼ cup/quart, and often include other potentially phytotoxic ingredients, such as vinegar and alcohols. These recipes fail to consider the type of soap and safe application rates, environmental cautions, target pest type, and sensitivity of the plants.” </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in their article, “Control Houseplant Insect Pests Safely With Insecticidal Soap” states, “They aren’t simple detergents anymore to cut grease and grime, they now contain air fresheners, “power scrubbers,” anti-bacterial agents, fragrances, lotions and other ingredients. Most detergents also contain surfactants to reduce the surface tension of water and make it “wetter.” These added products may be phytotoxic to sensitive plants and cause their leaves to be deformed or discolored, or even die back.” “It is probably easier and less risky to purchase the convenient, effective and dependable commercial insecticidal soaps available at most garden centers.” </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The University of Florida article compares commercial insecticidal soap sprays with your homemade concoctions stating of the home brews, “They are often not as effective and pose greater risk of injury to the plant and environment.” Their article goes on to say that “<b>Because detergents and other household soaps are neither designed nor labeled for use on plants or as pest control products, their use as a makeshift pesticide is not recommended.</b>” </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b> PLEASE STOP MAKING AND USING HOMEMADE SOAP SPRAYS TO KILL INSECTS AND MITES.</b> I have provided you some factual information about homemade soap sprays and how damaging they can be to not only the environment but also the plants you are trying to care for. It is not just soap after all and it does not have pesticide recommendations on the label. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-63515093560196800562020-09-12T11:23:00.002-07:002020-09-12T11:23:50.542-07:00<p><span style="font-size: large;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>On Going:</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Garden Basics with Farmer Fred episode podcast “<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004629/5390323-045-feed-your-soil-the-cool-season-garden-edition " target="_blank">045 Feed Your Soil – The Cool Season Garden Edition</a>” interviews Steven Zien pedologist and soils expert who provides tips on what to do when ripping out your summer garden to make room for the fall vegetable and flower garden. Before you stick one broccoli plant or calendula flower in that space, you need to improve your soil. It’s tired! Discover how to you perk it your soil by increasing the amount of microbial activity that’s taking place in your soil, one of the secrets to a bountiful harvest of fruits, vegetables and flowers. The importance of testing your soil when making soil management decisions using inexpensive test kits, including pH and how to adjust the acidity and alkalinity of your soil are discussed. Steve explains how two tools will help you determine when to irrigate and how much to irrigate for healthy plants. </span></p>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-2468465231716243332020-09-09T16:32:00.000-07:002020-09-09T16:32:00.132-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><b><span>Ongoing:</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien retired from<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;">Living Resources Company</span></b></span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></b></a><span>and
</span><a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b><span> </span></a><span>(OWOW) </span></span>
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{page:WordSection1;} </style><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal;">“Healthy
Soil- Happy Landscape” (aka: Stop Treating Your Soil Like Dirt) a 30 minute
instructional webinar for your edification and entertainment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal;">Discover
how you can create a healthy, living soil that will nourish your plants,
yielding a bountiful, beautiful, pest- and drought-resistant garden and
landscape. Healthy soil is the foundation of every landscape and garden</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal;">A
healthy soil has physical, chemical, and biological components that must all be
in balance. Soils sage Steven Zien will assist you in worming your way through
your soil to determine its texture. Explore the vast underground pore spaces
and the phenomenal diversity of life they contain that build your soil's
structure that regulates the ability of your soil to drink and breathe.</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal;">You
will comprehend the negative impact synthetic fertilizers have on plant and
soil health as well as the environment, while learning how organic fertilizers
feed the living soil that nurtures your plants, while benefiting the ecosystem.
Finally, realize how to use a simple tool so you will know when and how much to
irrigate</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal;">This
short and informative webinar can be found on the <a href="http://chwd.org/our-water/events/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Citrus Heights Water District website</span></a>. Just scroll down to “Workshop #3:
WaterSmart Foundation: Healthy Soil, Happy Landscape or view on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hJUIeQODJA" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">youtube</span></a>. </span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Watch and learn about a few of the many mysteries that
are taking place underneath your feet.</span></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Tuesday August 11, Wednesday August 12, Thursday August 13:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Citrus Heights Water District is offering three FREE
WaterSmart Webinars<b>
at Noon</b>. If you spend any time out in your garden or landscape you cannot
afford to miss these unique educational opportunities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday August 11<sup>th</sup> will be all about the
WaterSmart Foundation: Healthy Soil, Happy Landscape</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://mx3.radiant.net/SRedirect/www.facebook.com/events/1320083211716254">https://www.facebook.com/events/1320083211716254</a>.<span> </span>Learn from soils expert Steve Zien how <b><u>you</u></b> can create a healthy, living
soil to nourish your plants yield a bountiful, beautiful, pest- and
drought-resistant garden and landscape. Healthy soil is the foundation of every
WaterSmart landscape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A healthy soil has physical, chemical, and biological
components that must all be in balance. We will worm our way through your soil
to determine its texture and explore the vast underground pore spaces and the
phenomenal diversity of life they contain that construct your soil's structure
and regulates the ability of your soil to drink and breathe. </span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
You will understand the negative impact synthetic fertilizers have on plant
health and the environment, and learn how organic fertilizers feed the living
soil for nurturing your plants, while benefiting the ecosystem. Finally, Steve
Zien will show you how to use a simple tool so you'll know when and how much to
irrigate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday August 12<sup>th</sup> WaterSmart Irrigation: The
Soil and Water Relationship will be covered <a href="http://mx3.radiant.net/SRedirect/www.facebook.com/events/3997801010294449">https://www.facebook.com/events/3997801010294449</a>.
You've learned about healthy soil. The next step for a WaterSmart landscape is
to unite efficient irrigation strategies with your soil type. Water moves and
acts differently depending on the soil. Learn how to use low-flow drip layouts
that will work best for YOUR soil. Soil and water can work together to meet
your plants' needs while managing your water use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday August 13<sup>th</sup> it is all about WaterSmart
Show Stoppers: Meet the Plants </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://mx3.radiant.net/SRedirect/www.facebook.com/events/1241777859495147">https://www.facebook.com/events/1241777859495147</a>.
Now that you have a great support team (soil and efficient irrigation) working
for your landscape, you can choose plants that support your yard's own
ecosystems! Plants that require less water and less maintenance to thrive;
plants that provide a rich habitat for pollinators and birds; and plants that
create beauty. Create a beautiful, beneficial, bountiful, pest-resistant and
drought-buster garden with great plants!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Personally, I am particularly excited about worming my way
through Tuesdays WaterSmart Foundation: Healthy Soil, Happy Landscape webinar
and hope you will join me. I know all three instructors personally and all are
highly qualified to lead these short 30-minute educational extravaganzas. This
easily could be the best way you spend 90 minutes all summer while sheltering
in place. </span></div>
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</span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-76252591883292605962020-06-22T11:53:00.000-07:002020-06-22T11:53:07.401-07:00
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span>Sunday June 28 from 9 am
to 11 am:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span>Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien
retired from<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></span><b><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></b><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></b><span>and
</span><a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b><span> </span></a><span>(OWOW) will be a guest on </span><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></b></span><span>from 9:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK and from
10:15 am to 11 am on 650 AM KSTE. With this weeks heat spell Fred and Steve
plan to discuss mulch, it’s many benefits including keeping your soil and
plants cool. We will also suggest some materials that can be used as mulch.
Continuing with the heat theme we will likely also discuss the benefits of
flame weeding, where it can and should not be used, and precautions to take
when flaming. </span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow">Have a growing problem or pest question? Call in
and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span></span></span></div>
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As always, listeners will have a chance to win an exciting prize just by
answering the Garden Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves both
programs will be available streaming live on your favorite electronic device.
If you are busy during the broadcast, the programs will be also be available
after the shows as podcasts. Links to the broadcasts and podcasts can be found
at the </span><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer
Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a><span> webpage. You will not want to miss Fred and Steve as they verbally torment
each other for almost 2 hours while dispensing valuable horticultural
advise. </span></span></div>
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Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-62375097170027688202020-03-08T12:17:00.002-07:002020-03-11T11:32:46.912-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sunday March 15th from 8 am to Noon:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien retired from<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>and <a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW)
will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 AM KSTE. Fred and Steve plan to discuss <i>Slow The Flow</i>
and explain what that means in your landscape, the upcoming 50th
anniversary of Earth Day (Steve's personal conversations with the
founder Gaylord Nelson prior to the first event), this years Earth Day
theme <i>Climate Action </i>and how you can contribute to this cause in your own garden and landscape. <span class="text_exposed_show"></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Have a growing problem or
pest question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> <br />
As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves. Both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device. If you are
out enjoying the holiday (<i>Ides of March</i>) the programs will be available after the
shows as podcasts. Links to the broadcasts and podcasts can be found at
the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage. You
will not want to miss Fred and Steve as they verbally tease and torment
each other for 4 hours while dispensing valuable horticultural advise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><i>Sorry, Postponed due to Coronavirus Pandemic.</i></span> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/show-the-flow-tour-the-watershed-approach-to-landscapes-stewardship-tickets-94071106211"><span style="color: #38761d;">Showthe Flow Tour</span></a> </b>enables horticultural professional
the opportunity to visit a variety of residential and public waterwise
landscapes while learning from one-to-one conversations with experts (researchers,
policy makers, horticultural professionals) who will share the knowledge,
insight, research and experiences. Watershed-wise landscapes are far more
drought and extreme weather resilient, thus requiring little to no fertilizers
and pesticides. Literally, you can fight pesticide pollution and reduce
stormwater runoff at the source, landscape by landscape, neighborhood by
neighborhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol";">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Learn about the design, installation, maintenance, and
management of regenerative landscapes -- landscapes that restore the
environment and encourage long-term sustainability, increase biodiversity, and
enhance resilience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol";">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">This is an opportunity to see a multitude of on-site
water management and environmentally-responsible methods that can be applied to
landscapes, regardless of size.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol";">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Understand the impact to and relationship between
urban landscapes and local water bodies and the Sacramento River.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol";">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Each landscape is a mini-watershed, sequestering
atmospheric carbon, preventing water and air pollution, restoring the hydration
and life of the soil, attracting and supporting essential life into each
landscape, reducing erosion control, and slowing the flow of stormwater to
allow it to be absorbed into the soil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol";">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Watershed wisdom recommends native and low-water use
plants that are better suited to our local climate and conditions. Rain
gardens, bioswales, and other water sequestration features that filter
rainfall, irrigation and storm water through nourished healthy soils are
featured in landscapes on the tour.</span></div>
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owe it to yourself and your business, staff, collaborators, suppliers, clients,
and others to be part of the workforce that is taking action to improve our home, local and regional watersheds.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-20473536390877312622019-08-21T11:45:00.001-07:002019-08-25T10:46:25.199-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b>Sunday September 1 from 8 am to Noon:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien retired from<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>and <a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW)
will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 AM KSTE. Among many other items Fred and Steve plan to discuss
what to do in the organic garden this fall. <span class="text_exposed_show"> Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device. If you are out enjoying the holiday weekend the program will be available after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast and podcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage. </span><span style="font-size: large;">You
will not want to miss Fred and Steve as they verbally tease and torment each other for 4 hours.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Friday September 6 from 11 am to Noon:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will not want to miss Sacramento's Organic Advocate Steven Zien when he enlightens attendees of the Organic Gardening Club of Sacramento County's monthly meeting about <i><b>Evaluating Your Soils Health</b></i> held at the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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</style></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">. in Carmichael. Nurture your mind regarding methods you can employ to extract knowledge about your soil that your dirt is otherwise keeping a secret. Grasp why taking advantage of a soil testing service is so criticial and how to choose the right soil testing services for your specific growing needs. Finally, Steve will explain the importance of sampling the soil correctly before you submit it to the lab. Attend this unique and entertaining presentation to discover that if you listen to your soil it will reveal what you NEED TO KNOW allowing you to create a healthy living soil capable of yielding healthy, productive plants that are resistant to drought and pests. Absorb all this great knowledge while having some fun and listening to Steve talk dirty.</span><br />
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<br />Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-72207955755321769822019-06-10T00:32:00.001-07:002019-06-10T00:32:24.804-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b>Sunday June 30th from 8 am to Noon:</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>and </span><span><span><span><a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW)
</span></span> will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 AM KSTE. Fred and Steve plan to discuss what to do in the organic garden come summer. They will also be celebrating the actual day of Steve's retirement.<span class="text_exposed_show"> Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast and podcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage. </span><span>You
will not want to miss this historic broadcast.</span></span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-33391377022611587692019-05-13T07:16:00.000-07:002019-05-13T07:16:15.490-07:00<span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday May 18th from 10 am to 2 pm</span></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Integrated Pest Management Advocate and organic horticultural expert Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at <a href="http://emigh.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Emigh Hardware</span></b></a>
3555 El Camino Ave, Sacramento California. </span><span><span class="text_exposed_show">Bring your garden questions and if you
have a problem bring a sample in a sealed container and learn if it is a
problem or something good. Discover how to solve your growing problems using
organic and least-toxic tools and techniques.</span> Learn safe methods of
managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to
do the job right! </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><b>Sunday May 19th and May 26th from 8 am to Noon:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span>Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>and </span><span><span><span><a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW)
</span></span> will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 AM KSTE. Fred and Steve plan to discuss a variety of hot and timely gardening topics.<span class="text_exposed_show"> Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast and podcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage. </span><span>You
will not want to miss it.</span></span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-51732741814092329412019-02-07T18:12:00.002-08:002019-03-29T10:58:21.807-07:00<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunday February 17th from 8 am to Noon:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>and </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW)
</span></span> will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 AM KSTE. Fred and Steve plan to discuss
how to get your garden soil ready for spring as well as other timely topics.<span class="text_exposed_show"> Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast and podcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">You
will not want to miss it.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunday March 3rd from 8 am to Noon:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>and </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW)
</span></span> will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 AM KSTE. Fred and Steve will likely continue their discussion on how to get your garden soil ready for spring as well as other timely topics that could include how you can help combat global climate change in your garden and landscape.<span class="text_exposed_show"> Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast and podcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">You
will not want to miss it.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Upcoming "Our Water Our World" Educational Horticulture Extravaganzas: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Integrated Pest Management Advocate Steven Zien takes his traveling <a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW)
show across the waters of our local creeks, streams and rivers to area
nurseries via kayak due to the heavy rains. The heavy rains and
resulting runoff is a great reminder that we need to practice
River-Friendly Landscaping and Gardening because synthetic pesticides
and fertilizers easily runoff our landscape and gardens with the rain
water where it travels directly without any treatment into our local
waterways polluting our recreational and drinking water supplies. <br /><b>Friday February 22</b> Steven will peddle (he has a recumbent kayak with peddles) to the </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://www.homedepot.com/l/Meadowview/CA/Sacramento/95832/1003">Meadowview Home Depot</a></span></b></span></span>, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">nursery department at 1461 Meadowview Rd, Sacramento, CA 95832</span></span> from 10 am to 2 pm. </span><br /><b>Saturday March</b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> 8</b> Steven will fight the high flows on the Sacramento and American Rivers on his journey to <b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://idiggreenacres.com/pages/store-locator">Green Acres Nursery and Supply</a></span></b> at 9220 East Stockton Blvd. Elk Grove, CA 95624 for their annual <b>Dig Into Spring Ideas Fair</b> from 9 am to 6 pm. In addition to staffing his Our Water Our World booth, at 3 PM Steve is scheduled to make presentation at 3 pm "Garden Pest S.O.S.: Learn tips to identify pests and beneficial insect. Discover Integrated Pest Management techniques that provide control while preserving beneficials and the environment." How to prevent and manage pests will be covered.</span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday March</b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> 16</b> Steven will peddle his kayak to </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://emigh.com/products/lawn-garden/">Emigh Hardware</a></span></b></span></span> 3555 El Camino Ave., Sacramento 95821 where he will staff the OWOW table f</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rom 10 am to 2 pm. </span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday March</b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> 17</b> Steven will be kayaking past the Blarney Stone gathering up floating four leaf clovers on his way to </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://talinisnursery.com/">Talini's Nursery</a></span></b></span></span> 5601 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 95821 </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">where he will staff the OWOW table f</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rom 11 am to 3 pm.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday March</b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> 30</b> Steven will be enjoying the rare rays of spring sunshine while at </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://idiggreenacres.com/"><span style="color: #274e13;">Green Acres Nursery and Supply's Sacramento's location</span></a></span></b></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="LrzXr">8501 Jackson Rd, Sacramento, CA 95826</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">where he will staff the OWOW table f</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rom 10 am to 2 pm.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday April 6</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Steven will peddle his kayak (or drive if the rains stop) back to </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://emigh.com/products/lawn-garden/">Emigh Hardware</a></span></b></span></span> 3555 El Camino Ave., Sacramento 95821 where he will staff the OWOW table f</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rom 10 am to 2 pm. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday May 11</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Steven will drive (assuming the rain has stoped) back to </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://www.plantfoundry.com/">The Plant Foundry</a></span></b></span></span> 3500 Broadway, Sacramento 95817 where he will staff the OWOW table f</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rom 10 am to 2 pm. </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Come back soon to discover additional events that will hopefully be posted soon. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hop into your rafts,
stand up paddle boards, kayaks, row boats, jet skis and power boats and
moor up at the stores makeshift docks (or be brave and drive your electric or solar powered motor vehicle) and come speak one on one with Steve and learn River-Friendly gardening
practices that will yield a beautiful, healthy, pest resistant landscape
and garden. You can also get your garden questions and pest problems
solved by an expert with over 45 years experience in commercial organic
horticulture. If you have a pest issue bring in a sample of the pest for proper
identification. Discover safe methods of preventing and managing pests of the garden
and home. Head home with the environmentally friendly, organic
fertilizers, and pest management tools you need to do the job right!
Hope to see you there! Remember to wear your PFD’s (personal flotation
device) even if you drive your car, street flooding is always possible.</span> </span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-74954009151422835212018-08-23T12:03:00.000-07:002018-09-28T23:20:08.415-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sunday August 26th from 8 am to Noon:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530 KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 KSTE. Fred and Steve plan to discuss getting your garden ready for fall soil renovation, changes in popular pesticide formulations you may not know about and much much more. You will not want to miss it.<span class="text_exposed_show"> Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sunday September 9th from 8 am to Noon:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530 KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 KSTE. Fred and Steve plan to discuss battling the garden pests of late summer among other timely topics. You will not want to miss it.<span class="text_exposed_show"> Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Friday September 14th at approximately 11:00 am:</span></b></span></span> </span></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven
Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will be taking his dirty road show up the hill to Colfax. "It Is All About Our Soil" Steve's always popular presentation about terra firma will be part
of the <span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://californiagardenclubs.com/content/colfax-garden-club">Colfax Garden Club's</a></span>
monthly meeting at the Sierra Vista Community Club, 55 School Street,
in beautiful Colfax, California. Attend and you will discover the many
benefits of a healthy Soil Food Web and how you can
mange it to create healthy drought and pest resistant plants! Should
be fun! Come join in and discover all the dirt about health soil. This
presentation is rated E for entertaining and educational and is for
everybody who likes plants.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thursday September 20th from 8 am to 5 pm:</b></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The first of three<i> </i>modules of the<i> <b>River-Friendly Green Gardener Training Program For Horticultural Professionals</b></i> offered by EcoLandscape California/ReScape California will cover <i><b>Building & Maintaining Healthy Soil as well as Turf Care</b>.</i> A healthy <i>living</i>
soil is the key to beautiful, drought and pest resistant landscapes.
Explore the wonders of Soil Food Web, how it works with your plants and
techniques to encourage the assistance of this diverse population of
plant friendlies. Unearth what fertilizers will encourage a healthy and
diverse Soil Food Web as well as what fertilizers you need to avoid and
why. Realize the differences between mulch and compost and how to best
utilize each. <br />
Soils expert and organic horticultural professional Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b> </b></span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.organiclandscape.com/services/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span></span></b> will educate and entertain you for much of the day with his <i>Introduction to Soil Science</i> and <i>Fertilizer and Turf Care</i> programs. <br />
This first Green Gardener Training Module is a must for any horticultural professional with the desire to improve
their skills, maximize their time and labor efficiency, increase
profits and stay ahead of the competition, all while providing superior,
environmentally friendly horticultural services to your clients. With
a fee of only $65 ($55 for EcoLandscape California members) a day of expert instruction (with all course materials included) <u><i>you</i></u>
cannot afford to miss this unique educational opportunity. The class
will be held at the Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA.<br />
<b>For more information and to register go to the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://rescapeca.org/event/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">ReScape California</span></a></span></span> </b><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span>events calendar webpage (where you can also learn about Modules 2 and 3) or email: teresa@rescapeca.org.</b> <span style="color: red;"><b>Space is limited so register early</b>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thursday October 4th from 8 am to 5 pm:</span></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The second of three<i> </i>modules of the<i> <b>River-Friendly Green Gardener Training Program For Horticultural Professionals</b></i> offered by EcoLandscape California/ReScape California will cover <i><b>Mastering Efficient Irrigation</b>.</i> Learn how to achieve water efficiency through deign, components and maintenance.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><br />
This second Green Gardener Training Module is a must for any horticultural professional with the desire to improve
their skills, maximize their time and labor efficiency, increase
profits and stay ahead of the competition, all while providing superior,
environmentally friendly horticultural services to your clients. With
a fee of only $65 ($55 for EcoLandscape California members) a day of expert instruction (with all course materials included) <u><i>you</i></u>
cannot afford to miss this unique educational opportunity. The class
will be held at the Antelope Water Efficient Landscape Gardens, 7800 Antelope North Road, Antelope, CA.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: black;">For more information and to register go to the</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://rescapeca.org/event/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">ReScape California</span></a></span></span> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>events calendar webpage or email: teresa@rescapeca.org.</b> </span><span style="color: red;"><b>Space is limited so register early</b>. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sunday July 1 from 8 am to Noon:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530 KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 KSTE. Fred and Steve plan to discuss gardening stuff. Not sure yet what will be discussed but I am sure
it will be really exciting. You will not want to miss it. Maybe we will
discuss dealing with pest problems by going after the cause of the
problem not just the p<span class="text_exposed_show">est - which is
only a symptom of the problem. Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sunday July 15 from 8 am to 11:30 am:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530 KFBK
and from 10 am to 11:30 am on 650 KSTE.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Fred and Steve plan to discuss a variety gardening topics while concentrating on how to control pests, naturally. If you have any pest issues you will not want to miss it. <span class="text_exposed_show">Got a garden or growing problem or
question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry.</span> As always listeners will
have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden
Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will
also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast can be found at the
<a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Steve will be leaving the radio program early to do some blacksmithing at the "Blacksmith Experience" back on The Farm at the California State Fair. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">This is your chance to see if Steve looks like his voice and if he burns himself while working at the forge pounding hot metal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>July 26 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b></span></b><span style="font-size: large;">will will be making his well regarded soils presentation "<b>It's All About Our Soil</b>" at the Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society's monthly meeting to be held at the Shepard Garden and Art Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. in Sacramento. Learn about a few of the key critters that dwell in your soil and the vital role they play in plant health. Discover how to create and manage a healthy "living" soil that will yield healthy, drought and pest resistant plants. Soil is a dirty word so get out there and accumulate some soil life under your finger and toe nails.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-31317369215651504942018-05-19T22:49:00.000-07:002018-05-19T22:49:23.526-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sacramento's Organic Advocate and Our Water Our World IPM Advocate Steven Zien is interviewed at a local nursery about a new organic fungicide on <span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVlN6TFSuQg&feature=youtu.be">youtube</a></span>. Learn about a safer management tool for controlling fungal problems on your plants leaves and roots.</span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-6558054792345274482018-04-27T16:33:00.001-07:002018-04-27T16:33:58.400-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b>Saturday April 28, 2018 from 10 am to 2 pm and</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Planning on working out
it the yard or garden this weekend? Need plants or supplies? Maybe you plan on planting
tomatoes on the official tomato-planting day? Or perhaps you have a pest
problem? Saturday April 38 from 10 am to 2 pm stop by <a href="http://emigh.com/">Emigh Hardware</a> (3555 El
Camino Ave., Sacramento, CA 95821) and chat with Sacramento’s organic advocate
(that would be me!) as I staff the <span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/">Our Water Our World</a> </span>booth, Patrick or the other qualified nursery staff and go home
with all you need to solve you growing needs. Live in the south area? I’ll be
helping folks solve their garden and pest issues organically at the <span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://www.homedepot.com/l/Elk-Grove/CA/Elk-Grove/95758/6674">Elk Grove Home Depot</a></span> (9150 W Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758) on Sunday April 29 from
11 am to 3 pm. </span></span></div>
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</b>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-15015817403731818502018-04-11T10:20:00.000-07:002018-04-11T10:20:30.357-07:00<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>April 25, 2018 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A free workshop <span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://www.folsom.ca.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=32658">"Garden Pests? Manage the Why Not the What"</a></span> will be offered by the City of Folsom <span class="text_exposed_show">at the Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma Street, Folsom California. </span><br />Finding a few unwanted bugs in your garden and landscape? Don't
immediately kill everything you see out there, some (if not most) might
beneficial critters that can help you manage the unwanted pests! Learn
how to prevent unwanted insects, diseases, and weeds by treating
the cause of the problem for long term control. On the rare occasion those tactics fail discover safe and environmentally friendly options that can keep damage below tolerable levels. The instructor is Sacramento's Organic Advocate Steven Zien who will both educate and entertain you. </span><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;">Register today by calling 916-461-6174 or email waterconservaton@folsom.ca.us because there is limited seating and they are rapidly becoming occupied.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-14996413111796705332018-04-11T10:08:00.001-07:002018-04-11T10:08:14.890-07:00<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>April 14, 2018 from 10:00 am to 2 pm:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Steven Zien Integrated Pest Management Advocate with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at the Rocklin <a href="http://www.idiggreenacres.com/green-acres-sacramento/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Acres Nursery and Supply</span></b></a> <span class="LrzXr">5436 Crossings Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677</span>. Get
your garden questions and pest problems solved by an expert with over 40
years experience in organic horticulture. If possible bring in a sample
of the pest for proper identification. Discover safe methods of
managing pests of the garden and home. Head home with the
environmentally friendly fertilizers, and pest management tools you need
to
do the job right! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>April 15, 2018 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Integrated Pest Management Advocate Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at <a href="http://talinisnursery.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Talini's Nursery</span></b></a> 5601 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, California. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Stop buy and discover that not every bug in your garden and landscape is a pest and you need to stop killing them! Steve can help you discover
safe, environmentally friendly ways to prevent and manage pests in the
garden and landscape. Learn why choosing an organic
fertilizer can make a big difference. Come ready to learn and have a
little fun too.</span> </span><br />
Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-64392675693206555652018-04-06T17:54:00.000-07:002018-04-06T17:54:04.586-07:00<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b>April 7, 2018 from 10 am to 2 pm and April 8, 2018 from 11 am to 3 pm:</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span>Integrated Pest Management Advocate Steven Zien takes his traveling <a href="http://ourwaterourworld.org/"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Our Water Our World</span></b> </a>(OWOW) show across the waters of our local creeks, streams and rivers to area nurseries via kayak due to the heavy rains. The heavy rains and resulting runoff is a great reminder that we need to practice River-Friendly Landscaping and Gardening because synthetic pesticides and fertilizers easily runoff our landscape and gardens with the rain water where it travels directly without any treatment into our local waterways polluting our recreational and drinking water supplies. <br /><b>Saturday April 7</b> Steven will peddle (he has a recumbent kayak with peddles) to <b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://www.plantfoundry.com/">The Plant Foundry Nursery & Store</a></span></b>, 3500 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95817 from 10 am to 2 pm. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><b>Sunday April 8</b> Steven will fight the high flows on the Sacramento and American Rivers on his journey to the <b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://www.homedepot.com/l/Meadowview/CA/Sacramento/95832/1003">Meadowview Home Depot</a></span></b> nursery department at 1461 Meadowview Rd, Sacramento, CA 95832 from 11 am to 3 pm. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span>Hop into your rafts, stand up paddle boards, kayaks, row boats, jet skis and power boats and moor up at the stores makeshift dock (or be brave and drive your motor car) where you can talk with Steve and learn River-Friendly gardening practices that will yield a beautiful, healthy, pest resistant landscape and garden. You can also get your garden questions and pest problems solved by an expert with over 44 years experience in organic horticulture. If possible bring in a sample of the pest for proper identification. Discover safe methods of managing pests of the garden and home. Head home with the environmentally friendly, organic fertilizers, and pest management tools you need to do the job right! Hope to see you there! Remember to wear your PDF’s (personal flotation device) even if you drive your car, street flooding is possible.</span></span></span></span><br />
Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-86800041958134511162018-03-20T12:45:00.000-07:002018-03-20T12:45:04.628-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><b>March 24, 2018 from 10:00 am to 2 pm:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Integrated Pest Management Advocate Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at the Elk Grove <a href="http://www.idiggreenacres.com/green-acres-sacramento/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Acres Nursery and Supply</span></b></a> 8501 </span></span><span><span><span class="LrzXr">9220 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624</span>. </span></span><span><span>Get
your garden questions and pest problems solved by an expert with over 40
years experience in organic horticulture. If possible bring in a sample
of the pest for proper identification. Discover safe methods of
managing pests of the garden and home. Head home with the
environmentally friendly fertilizers, and pest management tools you need
to
do the job right! </span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><b>March 25, 2018 from 11:00 am to 3 pm:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Integrated Pest Management Advocate Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at the Rocklin <a href="http://www.idiggreenacres.com/green-acres-sacramento/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Acres Nursery and Supply</span></b></a> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="LrzXr">5436 Crossings Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677</span><span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Get
your garden questions and pest problems solved by an expert with over 40
years experience in organic horticulture. If possible bring in a sample
of the pest for proper identification. Discover safe methods of
managing pests of the garden and home. Head home with the
environmentally friendly fertilizers, and pest management tools you need
to
do the job right! </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-16011440627629146532018-03-15T21:41:00.002-07:002018-03-15T21:42:50.104-07:00<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>March 17, 2018 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm:</b></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Integrated Pest Management Advocate and organic horticultural expert Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at <a href="http://emigh.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Emigh Hardware</span></b></a>
3555 El Camino Ave, Sacramento California. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Bring your garden questions and if you
have a problem bring a sample in a sealed container and learn if if is a
problem or something good. Discover how to solve your problems using
organic and least-toxic tools and techniques.</span> Learn safe methods of
managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to
do the job right! </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>March 18, 2018 from 11:00 am to 3 pm:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Integrated Pest Management Advocate Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at <a href="http://www.idiggreenacres.com/green-acres-sacramento/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Acres Sacramento</span></b></a> 8501 Jackson Road, Sacramento, California. Get your pest and garden
problems identified and solved by an expert in organic gardening. Learn less-toxic methods of
managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to
do the job right! </span></span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-63398122967556378502018-03-08T01:12:00.003-08:002018-03-08T01:12:29.715-08:00<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Sunday March 11, 2018: from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm:</span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Integrated Pest Management Advocate Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our Water Our World</span></a></span> </span></b>will have an educational booth at <a href="http://www.idiggreenacres.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Acres Nursery and Supply</span></b></a> Folsom location </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="_xdb"> </span><span class="_Xbe">205 Serpa Way, Folsom, CA 95630</span> as part of their Dig Into Spring event. Get your garden questions and pest problems solved by an expert with over 40 years experience in organic horticulture. If possible bring in a sample of the pest for proper identification. Discover safe methods of
managing pests of the garden and home. Head home with the environmentally friendly fertilizers, and pest management tools you need to
do the job right! Steve will even have some garden related entertainment to keep those smaller green thumbs occupied while you get your garden problems solved. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-5178001945329602512018-02-03T18:13:00.001-08:002018-02-03T18:14:54.637-08:00<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sunday Feb. 4, 2018 from 8:00 am to Noon:</b></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Organic horticulturist Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530 KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 KSTE. Fred and I plan to discuss how to get your soil ready for the planting season organically. We might possibly comment on horticultural topics that have made the headlines in recent days. Got a garden or growing problem or question, call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry. And as always listeners will have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast can be found at the <a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage.</span><br />
<br />Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-17259084225778955942017-12-24T16:11:00.002-08:002017-12-24T16:13:04.029-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm, January 16 - March 20, 2018:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>The River-Friendly Green Gardener at Home</i></b> program is a 10-week gardening seminar series for homeowners that want their yard to have it all. Discover how you can have a water-wise, healthy, beautiful, and pest free garden and landscape. Learn from the experts who have been doing just that for years as they share many of their tips and secrets. Learn all the dirt about soil health, compost, mulch, fertilization, native and drought-tolerant plants, keeping water on site, irrigation, edible landscaping/gardening, lawn care, landscape design, integrated and organic pest management and so much more. Among the distinguished instructors is organic horticultural professional Steven Zien</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-size: large;">with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> who will provide instruction and humor making his Soils, Fertilizer/Turf Care, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) classes both highly educational and surprisingly entertaining.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The course fee is only $55 for Roseville residents and $65 for non-residents, a real deal for 20 hours of quality instruction. Classes will be held at the </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://roseville.ca.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=7964922&pageId=8916616"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Roseville Utility Exploration Center</span></a></span></span></span></b></span>, 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd. (in Mahany Park). <b>For more information and to register call 916-746-1550</b>. <b><span style="color: red;"><u>Register Early before the program fills up</u>!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thursdays, 6:00-8:30pm, February 8, 15, 22, 2018:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The first of three<i> </i>modules of the<i> <b>River-Friendly Green Gardener Training Program For Horticultural Professionals</b></i> offered by EcoLandscape California/ReScape California and will cover <i><b>Building & Maintaining Healthy Soil as well as Turf Care</b>.</i> A healthy <i>living</i> soil is the key to beautiful, drought and pest resistant landscapes. Explore the wonders of Soil Food Web, how it works with your plants and techniques to encourage the assistance of this diverse population of plant friendlies. Unearth what fertilizers will encourage a healthy and diverse Soil Food Web as well as what fertilizers you need to avoid and why. Realize the differences between mulch and compost and how to best utilize each. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soils expert and organic horticultural professional Steven Zien</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-size: large;">with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> will educate and entertain you in his <i>Introduction to Soil Science</i> and <i>Fertilizer and Turf Care</i> classes. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This first Green Gardener Training Module is a must for any horticultural professional with the desire to </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">improve their skills, maximize their time and labor efficiency, increase profits, stay ahead of the competition, while providing superior, environmentally friendly horticultural services to your clients</span>. </span>With a fee of only $65 ($55 for EcoLandscape California members) the 7.5 hours of expert instruction (with all course materials included) <u><i>you</i></u> cannot afford to miss this unique educational opportunity. All classes will be held at the Sacramento Tree Foundation, 191 Lathrop Way, Sacramento, CA 95815.</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">For more information and to register go to the </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://rescapeca.org/event/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">ReScape California</span></a></span></span></span></span></span> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></span></span></span>events calendar webpage (where you can also learn about Modules 2 and 3) or email: teresa@rescapeca.org.</b> </span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Space is limited so register early</b>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Saturday </b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>8:30 am to noon</b></span> February 10, 2018 or</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thursday 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm June 14, 2018:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This <i>River-Friendly Green Gardener </i>half day course, <b><i>Integrated Pest Management II: An Advanced Perspective </i></b>is back by popular demand. The instructor Steven Zien (IPM Advocate, DPR IPM Innovator, licensed pesticide applicator, organic pest management expert) with </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>will take you beyond the basics to discuss landscape pest identification (including new species arriving in California), key strategies to prevent pests, and management options from cultural controls to pesticides.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The seminar will focus on Holistic Pest Management, which acknowledges that plants and their pests function in a shared ecological system. Participants will learn how to keep this system in balance and discourage pests before they get out of hand. Since not all pest problems are pest related, know how to treat the cause of the problem instead of the symptoms will be examined. Solutions to eliminate intolerable pest problems with effective, environmentally-friendly management practices will be offered, including the latest eco-friendly products and how best to use them. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Each attendee with receive a copy of <i>Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs 3rd Edition</i> and a 20x magnifying hand lens with LED lights to aid in pest identification. The best online and printed resources available with be shared to assist participants in their work.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The class will be held at the La Sierra Community Center, 5325 Engle Road in Carmichael California. If you are unable to attend this class it will be re-offered on Thursday evening June 14 from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm at the Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma Street, Folsom, California.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is what folks said about the previous class offerings:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Steve is very engaging... I found the 3.5 hours to go by quickly.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>He offers his knowledge and expertise to individuals in an easy-to-understand manor.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I appreciate his professional experience and tips.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Extremely knowledgeable... added some good humor to a somewhat dry subject.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Very comprehensive, great examples.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Mark your calendars or better yet register today. <b><span style="color: red;">Space is limited so early registration is highly recommended.</span></b><i> </i></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">For more information and to register go to the </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://rescapeca.org/event/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">ReScape California</span></a></span></span></span></span></span> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></span></span></span>events calendar webpage or email: teresa@rescapeca.org. </span></b><span style="color: red;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></b></span>Living Resources Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085044976196807170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517805708067415848.post-87436111733604770952017-12-22T01:02:00.000-08:002017-12-22T01:02:00.664-08:00<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b>Sunday Dec. 24, 2017 from 8:00 am to Noon:</b></span></span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Organic horticulturist Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b></span><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span></span> </span></b>from
8:00 am to 10 am on 1530 KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 KSTE. The Burt and Ernie (aka Fred and Steve) of a Wonderful Life in the Garden will be discussing a healthy living soil. Spend Christmas Eve morning getting all the dirt on obtaining a healthy soil. Discover what to give your garden as a gift.</span><span> If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will also be
available streaming live on your favorite electronic device or later
after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast can be found at the <a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><b>Sunday Nov. 26, 2017 from 8:00 am to Noon:</b></span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span>Organic horticulturist Steven Zien with<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://organiclandscape.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Living Resources Company</span></a></span> </span></b>will will be a guest on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></b></span><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span><a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a></span></span> </span></b>from 8:00 am to 10 am on 1530 KFBK
and from 10 am to noon on 650 KSTE. The plan is to discuss "Fall in the Organic Garden." However these two garden guru's often travel down a scenic bypass or two that could lead discussing "California Healthy Soils Week" December 4th through December 7th. That is a short week but they will suggest multiple ways to help celebrate </span><span><span>"California Healthy Soils Week" </span> for a full 7 days and beyond. Listen<b>
</b>and feel free call in to get your garden and landscape questions answered and possibly win a
valuable
prize. Both programs are also
available live streaming on your device or later
after the shows as a podcast with links that can be found at the <a href="http://www.farmerfred.com/"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows</span></b></span></a> webpage.</span></span><br />
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