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Have a backyard garden or participate in community garden.

The care and consideration you put into your garden will not only keep you and your loved ones fed and healthy, it will lower your households CO2 emissions!

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New to gardening? These local resources can help you get started:

The UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County provides workshops, planting guides, and expert advice tailored to local growing conditions. The program also has a number of Demonstration Gardens that you can visit to get hands-on information about what grows well in Yolo County and get inspiration for your own space.

Yolo Farm to Fork has a number of garden resources including guides, tips, and local resources to help you start or expand a home or community garden.

Several cities also have their own Community Garden programs! Visit the following City webpages to learn about garden locations, plot availability, and how to get involved:

The County's Health and Human Services Agency also maintains the Hanna and Herbert Bauer Memorial Garden in the City of Woodland, and offers about 10 classes per year that are free and open to the public.

Your potential impact

If 100 residents commit to this pledge

We reduce 20 MTCO₂e each year.

Reducing 20 MT CO₂e is roughly the same level of emissions as driving a car from Woodland to Davis 5,938 times.

How this supports our climate plan

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Have a backyard garden or participate in community garden.

Your potential impact

How this supports our climate plan

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