By Jillian Steinberger Contra Costa Times correspondent When it comes to gray water systems, there are lots of questions. The most important ones to answer are what system do you need, and what can be done with it. As gray water systems gain acceptance, we’re learning that they can easily and successfully irrigate Bay Area [...]
Reprinted from Santa Cruz Weekly By Maria Grusauskas Fri, Feb 04, 2011 When the Good Earth tea factory on the Westside of Santa Cruz shut down a few weeks ago, local landscaper Ken Foster acquired 930 pounds of dried pink rose petals and decided they could help quell addictions in Santa Cruz. “I just love the [...]
What do Cupid, a local surfing legend, peak oil, and ecological landscaping have in common? Well, more than anyone in their wildest dreams could have imagined. An unlikely union of local organizations and businesses are collaborating in a one-of-a-kind benefit to help Santa Cruzans heal their addictions while literally showering a bed of roses on [...]
Sunday, November 14th, 12-4 p.m.Santa Cruz Green Business Teach-In The Santa Cruz Green Business Teach-In is a free half-day event for the general public to learn about creating an eco home and sustainable lifestyle from local green business experts. Members of the Santa Cruz Green Business Network will be on hand to offer demonstrations and [...]
Cabrillo College Horticulture Lecture Series Fall 2010 FaceBook Page Thursday Evenings, 7:00 to 8:30 pm Cabrillo College Environmental Horticulture Center Room 5005, “Top of the Campus” The series of five lectures is $40 or $10 per lecture if attended individually. Friends of the Garden member entrance is half price, Cabrillo horticulture volunteers and current horticulture [...]
Terra Nova offers ecological water management: Water smart design Rainwater Catchment systems Graywater systems Drip systems and smart irrigation Rain gardens and bioswales Flow Forms Ponds Drought tolerant planting Mulching
We are very pleased to announce that Terra Nova is now partnering with Owen Dell and Associates to offer Sustainable Landscape Audits. WHAT’S A LANDSCAPE AUDIT? Suppose you had a car that got 5 miles to the gallon of gas, needed a tuneup every Friday, broke down a lot, was uncomfortable, and really hard to [...]
Ken Foster, owner of Terra Nova is the founder and director of this new business referral network. Our Mission is to . . . Grow our local green business community through networking and referrals. Our goal is to support businesses with a focus on being green. We have one representative of each category of (green) [...]
Ken and the chalkboard, the morning circle and the classroom. Click here for full slide show of the first weekend of the Four Seasons Permaculture Design Course Santa Cruz 1.
The backyard landscape gardens of a Santa Cruz neighborhood city block of residential homes. Because a good neighbor fence just may be no fence at all. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination! Redesign the entire backyard area. Remove backyard fences and gain backyard common space areas with pathways to gardens, playgrounds and picnic areas! Terra Nova is [...]
