 | Programs Coordinator Ava safely caught a butterfly at our Water-Wise Insect Investigation at Bayer Farm, where families learned how to observe and identify the abundance insects that can thrive in our landscapes. 🌻 |
| Summer greetings Daily Actor, During the summer, high temperatures and drought conditions can stress soil ecosystems, making it a great time to take action to nurture the soil in our gardens. Soil health is the cornerstone of a thriving ecosystem, playing a crucial role in carbon drawdown. By nurturing healthy soils, you can help slow down climate change in your own yard and garden! |
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| Summer is the perfect time to transform your lawn into a beautiful water-wise landscape with sheet mulching, which decomposes your lawn in place. This results in soil enriched with nutrients, improved water retention, and weed suppression. With a few months and summer heat, sheet mulching now will allow your landscape to be ready for planting in the fall. |
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| If you already have compost and mulch on your landscape, when was the last time you reapplied it? Applying a thick layer of compost and mulch protects soil from the sun while boosting soil organic matter and protecting it from erosion. |
| Whether you’re new to soil coverage or ready to reapply, Daily Acts is excited to uplift an amazing new resource from Zero Waste Sonoma: Compost Hubs! Compost hubs are permanent locations with certified organic compost free to residents and open year-round. So go get some free compost for your garden! |
| And while you're getting ready to do some carbon gardening this summer, make sure to check out our Carbon Gardening Video Series to learn more about improving soil health, from what to plant and how to irrigate properly. Together, let’s nurture our soil to create climate resilient communities! 🌱🤎 With gratitude,
Ava Faithe Castro
Climate Resilience Programs Coordinator |
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| This rebate offers $0.50 back for every gallon of rainwater catchment installed, up to 5,000 gallons! |
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| If you're curious to know more about rainwater catchment systems, check out these resources on our website: |
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| | | Tahola Pocket Park Listening Session
Tuesday, August 8th • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm • In-person, Petaluma Do you live in or near the Loma Vista neighborhood or near Tahola Lane? We want to hear from you! We are seeking input from the neighbors and community to learn how we can redesign Tahola Lane's pocket park to best suit your desires. Children are welcome, and food will be provided to all who attend. |
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| | Garden Stewards Kick Off Meeting and Potluck
Saturday, August 17th • 9:30 am - 11:30 am • In-person, Petaluma Are you passionate about gardening and eager to make a difference with Daily Acts? Join us for the launch of our new Petaluma Garden Stewards Volunteer Program! This is your chance to get involved, share your ideas, and help shape the future of our demonstration gardens. |
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| | Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater Tour
Saturday, August 24th • 9:30 am - 11:30 am • In-person, Petaluma Curious about how greywater systems can help conserve water in your home? Join us for a tour of a West Petaluma home where we helped install a laundry-to-landscape system, and learn firsthand how it can transform your garden while saving water. This tour will fill up quickly, so register in advance! |
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| | La Tercera Park Engagement Session
Tuesday, August 29th • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm • In-person, Petaluma Exciting news - through our LRP program, Daily Acts will complete a landscape transformation at La Tercera Park this fall! If you frequent this park or live in this community, we invite you to share your feedback on our draft landscape design for this space. Join us the park to provide your feedback and enjoy free food. |
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| | |  | We L-O-V-E our incredible, dedicated sponsors!
Guayakí Yerba Mate and Shelton's Natural Foods Market are two fantastic examples of generous businesses directly invested into the climate resilience of our community. Their support, along with that of the rest of our sponsors, nourishes us as we provide impactful programs and resources year after year. Be sure to share your appreciation when you see them! |
|  | If you would like to support Daily Acts with a Sponsorship and have your business highlighted, please contact Aidan@dailyacts.org. |
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|  | Daily Acts is hiring! Join our fun and enthusiastic team to help take our low tech, low cost, nature-inspired solutions to climate change to the next level: |
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| LRP Program Coordinator
Are you a team player that likes to get stuff done? Do you enjoy working alongside the community for collaborative impact? We are looking for someone with great people skills, who is passionate and excited to hone their skills around water-wise gardens, rainwater catchment and greywater. |
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| Thank you for sharing our job opening with your community. 🧡 |
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| Uplift Young People in our Community: Be A Mentor!
Our friends at PPSC are seeking new mentors for their MentorMe program!
It only takes one caring adult to make a difference in the life of a young person. As a volunteer mentor, you walk alongside a young person to let them know they matter! Sign up today. |
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| Planting Seeds of Self Care- Botanical Bus Workshop
Tuesday, July 9th • 6:00 pm - 7:00pm • In-person, Cloverdale Volunteer Workday at Pepperwood Preserve
Saturday, July 13th • 8:30 am - 1:00pm • In-person, Santa Rosa Help Tend the Grasslands at Bohemia Ecological Preserve
Saturday, July 20th • 9:00AM-1:00PM • In person, Occidental E-waste Recycling- Zero Waste Sonoma
July 19th-21st • 9:00 am - 5:00pm • In-person, Petaluma Montini Walk with Local Biologist
Friday, July 26th • 9:00 am • In-person, Sonoma Petaluma Music Festival - Keeping Music In the Schools
Saturday, July 27th • 11:30 am - 9:00 pm • In-person, Petaluma Volunteer Opportunities with Petaluma Bounty
Multiple dates available • In-person, Petaluma |
| | One last thing... You can make a lasting impact on our communities by including Daily Acts in your will. It’s easier than you might think!
Learn more. |
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| Daily Acts is a sustainability and climate non-profit that inspires action to create more nourishing, connected, and resilient communities. Grounded in the core belief that every choice you make matters, we take a heart-centered approach to personal and community transformation. Our education programs, action campaigns, and strategic alliances connect people to each other and to their own power to grow food, conserve resources and build local resilience. |
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