Harvest Day 2023
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We hope you enjoyed A Gardener's Harvest Day August 5, 2023 |
2023 Business Sponsors
Thank you to the many businesses that help make Harvest Day 2023
a huge success through their generous support.
2023 Keynote Speakers
See our speaker photos/biographies
Located in the Speakers Tent:
8:30 - 9:15 AM
Fred Hoffman
UC Master Gardener of Sacramento County
Host of Podcast
“Garden Basics with Farmer Fred”
and Debbie Flower
Horticulture Professor (retired)
Tips for Saving Time, Money and Water in the Garden
9:45 - 10:30 AM
Angela Laws
Xerces Society
Habitat Gardening for Pollinators in a Changing World
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Pam Bone
Lifetime Master Gardener
Landscape Horticulturist
Home Reforestation: Establishment of Landscape Trees
"Mini" talks
throughout the day
8:45 AM
Making a Worm Bin
Kiwi/Grape Arbor
Why Garden with Native Plants?
WEL Round Patio
9:30 AM
Tips for Successful Grape Growing
Kiwi/Grape Arbor
Herbs in Daily Life
Fragrance, Flavor and More
WEL Round Patio
10:15 AM
Grape Plant Propagation
Kiwi/Grape Arbor
Sprinkler to Drip Irrigation Conversion
Lower Arbor
11:00 AM
Do's and Don'ts for Safe and Successful Backyard Composting
Kiwi/Grape Arbor
Gardening for Wildlife
WEL Round Patio
12:00 Noon
How it's Made (compost that is)
Backyard vs. County
Kiwi/Grape Arbor
Cane Berry Pruning
Lower Arbor
Find all the speaker topics/locations (pdf)
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As always, service dogs only are allowed at Fair Oaks Horticulture Center events. Thank you. |
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard (map/directions)
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
2023 education tables
- UC Master Gardeners - Ask the Master Gardeners Info Table
- Sacramento County 4-H
- Audubon Society
- California Department of Food and Agriculture
- California Native Plant Society, Sacramento Valley Chapter
- EB Stone
- Effie Yeaw Nature Center
- Fair Oaks Library
- Fair Oaks Water District
- Florin-Perkins Landscape Materials
- Green Acres Nursery and Supply
- Hunter Industries
- Kellogg Garden Products
- LeafFilter
- UC Master Food Preservers
- The Renaissance Society
- Sacramento Area Community Garden Coalition
- Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society
- Sacramento Chapter of CA Urban Forest Council
- Sacramento County Dept of Water Resources, Stormwater Quality
- Sacramento County Dept of Waste Management and Recycling
- Sacramento Perennial Plant Club
- Sacramento Tree Foundation
- Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District
- Sierra Foothills Rose Society
- SMUD
- UCCE Expanded Food and Nutrition Program
- UC Davis Bee Haven
- William Walker Law Office
- Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
2023 vendors
- Exotic Plants
- Full Moon Metal Design
- Miridae Mobile Nursery
- Morningsun Herb Farm
- Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society
- Tranquill Gardens
- UCD Olive Center
- Wild Birds and Gardens
- Yankee Glass Art (doing business as Hummingbird Feeders R Us)
2023 food trucks
- Chando's Tacos
- Hefty Gyros
- Java Johnny's
- Sweet Tooth Ice Cream Cart
Watch Past Harvest Day videos
If you missed our 2020 and 2021 virtual
events, view videos and recordings on our
YouTube Channel!
Harvest Day 2019 (2:23 min.)
Harvest Day 2018 (1:49 min.)
Harvest Day 2017 (1:52 min.)
Harvest Day 2016 (1:03 min.)
Harvest Day 2015 (1:00 min.)
Harvest Day 2014 (2:09 min.)
Master Gardener Program Coordinator Judy McClure talks about Harvest Day 2013. (0.46 min.)
Master Gardener Tracy Lesperance describes the new things Harvest Day 2013 visitors saw. (2:11 min.)