Lucian Toma

Currently, our homes and gardens are some of the highest contributors to pollution, waste, drought and climate change. In Southern California, most home landscapes are designed to continuously require great amounts of water, energy, chemical fertilizers and labor. In return, homeowners get high bills, extra costs and no sustainable return on their investment. Ecological design [...]

Explore the basics of creating and caring for an abundant and healthy backyard fruit tree orchard suited for our Southern California climate! Join US in this workshop and together we will: Learn hands-on about backyard ecological fruit tree orchard design Learn about the step-by step process to start, establish and maintain the orchard Gain insights [...]

Explore how you can apply ecological principles and compost to ensure the health of your garden’s soil. Building and maintaining healthy soils is critical to ensuring an abundant, sustainable future. The best place to begin is our gardens. One of the easiest methods for building and maintaining healthy soil in your garden is using compost and [...]

Join us for a guided tour of The Ecology Center and learn about organic home gardening! The Ecology Center is a regional hub of sustainabilty with a mission to engage the entire community in fun, hands-on solutions to improve the health of our shared ecosystems. Our goal is to inspire positive change and cultivate a [...]

Explore the basics of beekeeping at home. Learn the tools, equipment, and techniques needed to start and manage your own hive! Bees are critical to the health of our ecosystems and the sustainability of our food supply. 90% of wild plants and 35% of food crops grown by humans depend on insect pollination. Almost 80% [...]

Explore the basics of raising your own chickens. Learn how to start and manage your own flock! Raising chickens is the easiest way to get local, organic food from your own backyard. Chickens love to eat your vegetable or kitchen scraps, reducing food waste and the size of our local landfill. In exchange, chickens provide [...]

Healthy, delicious food can come from anywhere. Explore the basics of container gardening and learn how to grow your own organic food in raised beds, veggie boxes, and pots! Join us in our The Ecology Center's container garden and courtyard to learn hands-on how to start and maintain your own container garden! In this workshop, [...]