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Greetings!
With a new year comes new opportunities to expand your knowledge of sustainable landscape practices.
While it might be winter, there's no excuse to hibernate. Instead, use the weeks ahead to prepare for a new season. Several upcoming training events are highlighted below. Register now to attend!
Embrace new ways to be more effective and efficient in 2011. We're here to help!
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California Gold: Sustainability Fair & Lecture
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As part of our 30th anniversary celebration, The Urban Farmer Store is sponsoring California Gold: Plants & Water, sustainability fair and lecture to benefit the San Francisco Botanical Society.
Where: San Francisco County Fair Building's Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, corner of 9th Ave & Lincoln.
When: Thursday, March 3
Sustainablity Fair: 6:00-9:30 pm (closed during lecture)
Lecture: 7:30 to 9 pm
Tickets: Donation $20 ($10 students) - 100% of ticket sales benefit SF Botanical Garden. Tickets purchased at the Urban Farmer Store must be paid for by check, credit card or cash.
Register by fax, phone, or mail OR purchase tickets at any Urban Farmer Store location.
Download and fill out the registration form and bring it to any store.
Sustainability Fair: Meet and network with local people and organizations promoting sustainable practices. Learn about water conservation, rainwater harvesting, gray water re-use, growing food, permaculture, LED lighting. Exhibitors include APLD, CLCA, Garden for the Environment, Master Gardeners, SFPUC, The Urban Farmer Store, SF Botanical Garden, and others. Explore the information presented at the exhibitors' tables an hour and a half before and a half hour after the lecture.
Lecture: By Robert C. Perry, California Gold: Plants & Water - plants with an emphasis on their water needs, AB 1881, and planting examples that show successful combinations of plants reflecting sound conservation practices with good aesthetic expression. He is
the author of Landscape Plants for California Gardens.
Pacific Horticulture editor Dick Turner says this about the book:
"Landscape Plants for California Gardens should be on the reference shelf of every landscape professional working in the state, and in the personal library of anyone seriously interested in gardening responsibly in California."
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New Kichler Design Pro LED Fixtures- Hardscape, Deck, Step & Bench Lights
 We now have enhanced flexibility when it comes to our lighting jobs thanks to the latest solution from Kichler and The Urban Farmer Store: the Kichler Design Pro LED Hardscape, Deck, Step and Bench accent light!
Utilizing unmatched LED technology, this new patent-pending solution is an ultra-efficient way to light retaining walls, columns, fences, bridges, decks, steps, handrails and a variety of other outdoor applications.
With a slim 2/3" profile and a low heat output, these versatile linear fixtures can be installed on virtually any surface, including wood. And since they hard-mount with just two screws, they also offer easy installation. For hardscape applications, two types of accessory brackets allow for mounting on flat ledges and vertical surfaces. This fixture can accommodate all varieties of retrofit and new-build applications.
Every component of the low-voltage LED system is designed for optimal performance. The fixtures not only use 75% less energy than traditional incandescent/halogen lighting, but illuminate outdoor areas just as they were intended with a pure, warm, white light. The long life of LED, coupled with an unprecedented 15-year residential-use warranty on LED components, keeps maintenance to a minimum.
This line is designed for maximum flexibility. It allows us to efficiently light even the tightest spaces, and gives the benefit of low
maintenance. When you install a fixture in stone or concrete or under stairs or bridges, you don't want to worry about having to swap bulbs. This new Design Pro system ensures that is a reality.
We will have some new Kichler LED Pro path lights to show you next month!
The wet-location-approved fixtures are available in copper and brass and three lengths (6.9", 12.9" and 18.9") with three, six and nine individual LEDs respectively. Visit the store to learn more.
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Don't Miss Lighting for the Landscape &
Other Upcoming Seminars
Expand your professional knowledge at our informative seminars
 Our winter classes keep you up to date on the latest products and best practices.
Five upcoming classes are offered at all three of our locations; San Francisco on Tuesdays, Richmond on Wednesdays, and Mill Valley on Thursdays.
It's easy to register at our website.
Lighting for the Landscape - Learn how landscape lighting can be beautiful and energy efficient. In addition to the low voltage basics, this class will include information on how to design efficient systems using LEDs (light emitting diodes). This month! January 11, January 12, January 13
Sprinkler Design by Tom Bressan - Survey of different sprinklers and nozzles, including the MP-Rotator, and where they are best used. Site plans, zoning, system capacity, sprinkler layout, pipe sizing, and scheduling will be covered. January 25, January 26, January 27
Waterscape Design - An overview of how to design, plan, construct, and install different kinds of water features with an emphasis on creating pollinator and wildlife habitats. February 1, February 2, February 3
Drip Irrigation by Tom Bressan - A full discussion on the range of drip products and how they can be used to deliver water with maximum efficiency. Layout and zoning of systems will be discussed from the water source to the emitters. February 15, February 16, February 17
Irrigation Troubleshooting - Learn how to identify and solve timer, wire, and valve problems using volt/ohm meters. Mastering these essential skills and tricks of the trade will make future service calls a profitable pleasure! March 1, March 2, March 3
Click here to register for all classes at all locations.
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In Wet or Dry Conditions, Christy's Red Hot Blue Glue Boosts Your Productivity
Often imitated, never duplicated. Use it once and bond for life!
 For over 35 years, professional contractors have relied on Christy's
Red Hot Blue Glue to make strong and permanent joints for PVC
pressure and drainage lines.
Red Hot Blue Glue works fast and sets fast. So you maximize
productivity and enjoy quick pressurization after installation. With a proprietary formula, only Red Hot Blue Glue is truly "red hot fast".
Wet or dry, rain or shine, no other PVC solvent cement works as well
across all weather conditions. Make repairs in wet or rainy conditions with confidence. It is chemically the hottest solvent cement formulation available on the market today.
Red Hot Blue Glue is designed for use on all schedules and classes of PVC pipe through 6" diameter, schedule 80 through 4" diameter.
Visit www.tchristy.com for complete benefits and usage instructions. And check out Christy's full-line of solvents and primers for every irrigation application.
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Upcoming: ARCSA Rainwater Seminars
Best practices knowledge available at The Urban Farmer Store
ARCSA Rainwater Harvesting Level 100 Workshop
at the Richmond Store, Monday, February 7
 This Level 100 workshop costs $75 and is all-day class open to anyone interested in learning more about rainwater harvesting in non-potable applications, such as landscape irrigation and wildlife management. This course will provide an overview of rainwater harvesting, history,uses, and applicability to conserving rainfall as a natural resource. Important oncepts and techniques are introducedin this class. Demonstrations are conducted to reinforce the concepts learned through rainfall simulations and the use of a simple rainwater harvesting system.
Download the class agenda
Mark your calendar: Richmond store, Monday, February 7 8:30am-5:00pm
ARCSA Rainwater Harvesting Level 200 2-day Course at the Richmond Store, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 8 and 9. 8:30am-5:00pm
 The completion of a Level 200 course is a requirement for attaining accreditation as an ARCSA Accredited Professional. Once completed, individuals must also pass an ARCSA Accreditation Exam in order to attain the ARCSA Accredited Professional designation. These workshops are open to the public, or any industry professional looking to attain the ARCSA Accredited Professional designation. The courses are designed for individuals desiring to pursue a career in rainwater management. Topics covered include basics of rainwater catchment design and installation, in-home rainwater use; sanitation for potable uses; rules and regulations, guidelines and restrictions; business management; project planning; site and installation safety; and system construction and maintenance.The cost to attend this workshop is $395. If you are already a member and are seeking ARCSA Accreditation, the total cost for the workshop and accreditation program is $545. Individuals, not organizations become Accredited.
View the Level-200 Workshop agenda
Mark your calendar: Richmond store, Tuesday and Wednesday February 8 and 9. 8:30am-5:00pm
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Our Store Locations:
San Francisco:
2833 Vicente Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone: (415) 661-2204
Fax: (415) 661-7826
Marin:
653
East Blithedale
Mill Valley, CA
94941
Phone: (415) 380-3840
Fax: (415) 380-3848
Richmond:
2121 San Joaquin
Street
Richmond, CA
94804
Phone: (510) 524-1604
Fax: (510) 524-9797
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