Grow your understanding of best practices for starting a backyard composting effort. Learn about different methods, systems, and water-saving effects that make residential composting beneficial. We'll use our senses to identify what healthy compost can be and do for our gardens. Turn your home's food scraps into a resource!
Are you looking to cook high quality hot compost? If so, this online workshop is for you: join Eco Centro for a deep dive into a super effective, time tested method for producing high quality hot compost. We'll get into the process, science, feedstocks, inoculants, ""pro tips"", and much more.
From below the soil surface to flying above our heads, beneficial insects have profound effects on our gardens. Come learn about many of the common invertebrate characters that grace our landscape and how you can partner with them for thriving watersaver gardens!
Join Eco Centro at Northeast Lakeview College (Comal Learning Resource Center, Rm. 211) for a fun, educational event focused on sustainability and conservation of resources. Learn about the importance of recycling, reducing waste, and other ways to protect our environment. Hear from experts from the City of San Antonio's ReWorks Program and participate in hands-on […]
Composting is one of the best ways to reduce our own waste, produce new life for plants, drastically improve soil quality, increase moisture retention, and so much more. Closing the waste loop is critical to becoming more sustainable, and it is super easy to do! Participants will learn about various composting methods that can be […]
In this workshop we will take a dive into low cost solutions that you can use to make your home more efficient to conserve water and energy resources. Efficiency is one of the easiest ways to conserve resources, save money, and become more sustainable. It is a first step, and is easily done with simple […]
Join Eco Centro for the Green Santa Sustainable Holiday Market! We are excited to announce the Green Santa Sustainable Holiday Market aimed at inspiring our community to embrace sustainable practices this holiday season. Guests will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of vendors offering minimal waste gifts and decorations, participate in interactive workshops, […]
(NEW DATE!) Winter brings a chance to assess and perform some pruning on our shrubs/trees around the yard. Come learn the basics of tree maintenance! In this workshop, homeowners will learn the basic techniques of pruning trees in their own yards in the winter months. Participants will learn to 1) identify the basic parts of […]
This short workshop will touch on all of the basics of Rainwater Harvesting, and questions to ask yourself. Rainwater harvesting has so many benefits, from happy plants to money in your wallet. With so many things to consider, it can be hard to know where or how to start. This short workshop will touch on […]
In this workshop we will cover the basic materials needed to start seeds of plants native to this region, as well as a few techniques to ensure your seeds have the best environment germinate. We will discuss some common mistakes new gardeners make, how to create your own propagation station, and what to do once […]
Did you know 35% of San Antonio’s Community greenhouse gas emissions are from transportation? Expand your understanding of the role of electric vehicles (not just electric cars!) in San Antonio at this Eco Bites Lunch-n-Learn on Electric Vehicles in SA. Tamarra Callahan of the City of San Antonio's EV-SA Department will present facts on electric […]
Come join gardening enthusiasts for an awesome in-person event by SA Composting Project to exchange seeds and learn about saving seeds! Are you ready to ramp up your garden? Join us to learn about how to safely save your seeds while adding new ones to your collection. Attendees are encouraged (but not required) to bring […]