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WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
Solving for tomorrow.

Workshops and Courses

Our hands-on community workshops are fun, engaging, and full of practical resources to help you integrate sustainability into your daily life. Below, you’ll find workshops we regularly offer, but we also host one-time events and special workshops. Explore our full events calendar to see everything coming up!

Regular Workshop Offerings

Get involved in sustainability through one of our workshops.

The Latest News & Events

Compost Workshop
May
12

Learn how easy and fun it is to recycle your fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings into compost in these free workshops! These workshops teach composting options suitable for those with or without a backyard. Apartment dwellers welcome! Compost provides valuable nutrients for your garden soil, helps retain moisture, which saves water, prevents erosion, loosens clay and compacted soils for better drainage, and suppresses weeds. It is rewarding to know you are turning what some consider waste into precious organic material for your garden.

Discounts and rebates for backyard compost and worm compost bins will be distributed to San Mateo County residents!

COMPOST WORKSHOP

Date: May 12, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Atherton
Register here.

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