Gardening for Adults: Growing Edibles - Irvine
1st Thursdays of the month through October
5:30pm – 6:30 pm

Explore the basics of how to grow edibles in a series of garden workshops developed in cooperation with the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County. Workshops will be held at the Great Park Farm + Food Lab, rain or shine.

May 3, Edibles You Can Plant Now
June 7, Food Preserving
July 5, Pest Management
August 2, Start Your Seeds
September 6, Composting
October 4, Gardening Q&A

LOCATION:
Orange County Great Park
Marine Way and Sand Canyon
Irvine, CA

Whole Foods Laguna Niguel Live, Learn, Love Educational Symposium - Laguna Niguel
Thursday, May 10, 2012
6 – 7:30 pm

Learn about the exciting and exclusive features coming to your new Whole Foods Market Laguna Niguel. This event, 'Specialty, Prepared Foods, Produce' will showcase Whole Foods Market as a dining destination. Learn about their unique prepared to order food offerings that can be paired with a glass of wine or beer and enjoyed in our dining area.

There will also be a full array of cheeses, beers and wines sourced locally and from around the world. You'll also get a chance to find out about their full catering service and see how they've reinvented the produce isles with bins of hand-stacked organic fruits and vegetables accompanied by exotic products and unique offerings like on-the-spot fresh squeezed juices and made-to-order guacamole. Appetizers and refreshments will be served at this event.

LOCATION:
Whole Foods Market Laguna Niguel
23932 Aliso Creek Road

INFORMATION/RESERVATIONS:
RSVP // SP.LGN.MARKETING@WHOLEFOODS.COM
Please specify which date you would like to attend.

Whole Foods Laguna Niguel Grand Opening - Laguna Niguel
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

“Bread Breaking Ceremony” to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Whole Foods Market Laguna Niguel. The new neighborhood culinary destination and hang out will host a variety of events following the grand opening to allow the community to sample the store’s offerings and take some goodies home.

The first 300 customers in line for the 9:00 a.m. “bread breaking ceremony” will receive a complimentary demi-baguette. There will also be delicious foods to taste and the Seafood Team will be outside grilling in the afternoon

LOCATION:
Whole Foods Market Laguna Niguel
23932 Aliso Creek Road

Green Fair 2012 - Santa Ana
May 17, 2012
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

The County's Green Fair Mission is to raise awareness regarding environmental concerns on how consumers can reduce their impact on the earth by selecting sustainable, eco-friendly products and services, reducing energy consumption, conserving water and limiting their dependence on fossil fuels.

The event is free to the public and will feature green products and services from approximately 100 vendors, vendor giveaways, door prizes, networking, food, and much more.

LOCATION:
Santa Ana Civic Center Plaza
333 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701

OC Green Saturdays - Irvine
Every 2nd Saturday of the month
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This market works much like a farmers market, the only difference being that vendors are exclusively green business owners. Activities include: Food trucks, Kids’ activities, Green products & services, Holistic/alternative therapies, Non-profit organizations.

LOCATION:
Irvine Valley College, Parking Lot 4
intersection of Jeffrey Road and Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA

Beach Cleanups - Seal Beach
Held from 9 am to Noon, third Saturday of every month (check schedule on their website)

Community event where 'all are welcome'. They provide parking passes, garbage bags and protective gloves

LOCATION:
15 1st Street
(corner of Ocean & 1st)
Seal Beach

INFORMATION:
(562) 884-6764

Orange County Carpet Cleaning
Green Clean! Orange County Carpet Cleaning products are safe for babies, children, pets and even birds.

Professional carpet and upholstery cleaning company serving Orange County as well as LA and Riverside Counties. Highland Carpet Care can help you with all of your carpet, rug, and upholstery cleaning services. Whether you need a general cleaning of your carpet or you need emergency water damage service they are here to help! Emergency services are provided 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

1-800-206-9787

Ambassadors of the Environment
Laguna Niguel

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel and Jean-Michel Cousteau partner to bring you eco-adventures that promise to open your eyes to Southern California’s unique ecosystems. Led by expert naturalists with 15 different excursions such as the Living Green Tour, where you will explore what it really means to live green. These eco-tours, become a natural classroom and living laboratory in which adults, families and kids learn while having so much fun, they’ll never imagine these Laguna activities are educational.

Project Aware

Project AWARE Foundation is a growing movement of scuba divers protecting the ocean planet – one dive at a time. Over the past two decades of underwater conservation they've learned that divers are true leaders in ocean protection. Everyone is invited to join divers protecting our ocean planet worldwide!

Casa Laguna Inn
The first hotel in Laguna Beach to join the Green Hotel Association of America.

Voted "Best in OC" for eight consecutive years by the OC Register, this charming Bed & Breakfast has 23 rooms and is just a few minutes walk to the beach. Casa Laguna has been active members of the Slow Foods movement since 2002 and they are actively engaged in an Energy Efficiency Program. They use recycled and/or sustainable materials where ever possible, energy efficient lighting, ‘on demand’ water heating systems in rooms and all bedding and spa linens are made from 100% sustainable bamboo.

Reservations: 1-800-233-0449

Montage Laguna Beach

A luxurious beachfront resort nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Laguna Beach. Montage offers 250 charming guestrooms, including 60 expansive suites. With their commitment to caring for the environment, Montage Hotels & Resorts continues to win awards, with Montage Beverly Hills earning Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's New Construction rating system.

866-271-6953

Tuscan Resource
Thinking green! Tuscan Resource believes that the use of reclaimed building materials is a true path for the future

Tuscan Resource has worked with many of America’s outstanding architects, designers and contractors collaborating in the creation of timeless custom homes. They take pride in its ability to be a complete resource for all materials, reclaimed and new, used in the construction of the Tuscan and Mediterranean style house. In addition to supplying roof tiles, floor tiles and wood beams, they also offer their clients an extensive selection of superb natural stone fabricated to the specifications of each individual project with a team of of master artisans who produce custom stonework, woodwork and wrought iron of unsurpassed beauty.

West Coast Juniper Distributing

Exclusive distributor for Western Juniper Decking and other fine kiln dried products. Western Juniper heartwood is highly durable and has aromatic properties. Western Juniper is unique to the West Coast and is considered a sustainable, renewable resource. The timber is green-farmed, using eco-friendly harvesting, and then processed locally in Oregon. Product ships from the largest Western Juniper mill in the world. Units are plastic wrapped.

Hood River Lavender
Order Online

A Certified Organic farm located in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge that not only grows acres of lavender, but we also steam distill our lavender to produce pure essential oil of lavender. It is with this oil that they manufacture their own Bath & Beauty Products, including handmade Lavender Soap, Aromatherapy items, Organic Lavender Perfume, Lavender Culinary products and tea, and Dried Lavender flowers & More. Products are available online.

Sittin Pretty Natural Dog Bakery
Order Online

Natural and organic healthy treat foods for your pets. Baked in the USA in their natural dog bakery, Sittin Pretty natural baked treats provide maximum flavor and nutrition for your special family member. Natural Beef Low Fat Meaty Snacks, Natural Beefy Beef Balls, Natural Low Fat Organic Milk, Beef Coated Beefy Balls and Yummy Beefy Beef Sticks are some of the treats available.

All Green Electonics Recycling

Offering free Electronics Recycling Events in your Orange County.

All Green’s network of processing centers and partners is conveniently distributed throughout North America. Hazardous e-waste never ends up in landfills and is never exported to developing nations for dumping.

Beach Cleanups
Seal Beach

Held from 9 am to Noon, third Saturday of every month (check schedule on their website)

Community event where 'all are welcome'. They provide parking passes, garbage bags and protective gloves

LOCATION:
15 1st Street
(corner of Ocean & 1st)
Seal Beach

INFORMATION:
(562) 884-6764

Earth 911

Informative site with information on learning to consume responsibly, how to compost, finding recycling centers near you and finding local environmental events and organizations in your neighborhood.

Users can type in their zip code, and the material they want to recycle and receive a list of specific recycling centers nearby.

Surfrider Foundation

The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches. Founded in 1984, Surfrider Foundation's most important coastal environmental work is carried out by Surfrider Foundation's 60 chapters located along the East, West, Gulf, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coasts.

There are all kinds of volunteer activities to do, from beach cleanups to water testing to educational presentations to writing newsletters to attending city council meetings to many other things.

Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy

A steward for a wilderness reserve located in the coastal foothills of Southern California. Their mission is to protect the rich natural and cultural resources of the San Mateo Watershed by providing opportunities for environmental education, biological research, and sensitive recreational access to the 1200-acre Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy in Orange County, California.

They provide a range of programs from nature walks to astronomy nights along with voluteer 'cleanup' days.