Below is a sizable list of Bay Area resources. If you have a contact to add, please email us at info@gardenfortheenvironment.org - thanks!
Information is divided into the following catagories:
- garden questions
- soil testing
- compost bins and hotlines
- worms and worm bins
- predatory insects
- soil & compost
- manure
- recycled lumber
- sawdust
- woodchips
- straw
- organic seeds & seedlings
- native plants
- trees
- where to take yard waste
- irrigation
- bee & wasp removal
- general garden supply
- tool lending
- tool rentals
- educational and gardening groups
- environmental justice groups
- horticultural groups
Garden for the Environment Rotline
(415) 731-5627
General Gardening and Composting questions.
UC Cooperative Extension
625 Miramontes St., Suite 200
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650) 726-9059
Hotline open Mon. and Thurs. 8am - 4pm
A federal government service for gardening questions.Strybing Arboretum Library
9th Ave. at Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park, SF, CA 94112
(415) 661-1514
For reference and research only, not a hotline.
Library open daily 10 am - 4pmAlameda County Waste Management Authority
ROTLINE: (510) 444 - SOILDept. of Public Works Street Garbage
(415) 28-CLEAN (282-5326)National Pesticide Line
(800) 858-7378University of MA.
*For Lead:
(413) 545-2311Envirosafe Lab (Fremont)
(510) 252-0990Perry Lab (Watsonville)
*For nutrients and texture:
(831) 722-7606Soil and Plant Lab (Santa Clara)
(408) 727-0330San Francisco Dept. of the Environment
(415) 554-3400
www.sfenvironment.orgAlameda Co. Home Composting Program
(510) 614-1699Contra Costa County
(800) 750-4096Sonoma County
(565) 527- 3788San Mateo County
(650) 599-1498Santa Clara County
(408) 299-4147Santa Cruz County- Ecology Action
(831) 423-4327 Rotline
(831) 426-5925
Home Composter Bin
Harmonious Technologies
(707) 823-1999Composters.com
Online compost bin brokerBay Worms
www.bayworms.orgCole Hardware
956 Cole St., SF. (415) 753-2653
3312 Mission St., SF. (415) 647-8700
www.colehardware.comSonoma Valley Worm Farm
(707) 996-8561Pacha Mama Landscaping
(415) 551-WORM(9676)
www.organic-landscaping.comCosmos Red Worms
(415) 759-7874Vierra Worm Farm
(877) 367-9676Wriggly Wranch Worm Bin
Triformis Corp. (310) 491-3477Plant It Earth
2215 Market St., SF. (415) 626-5082
Ladybugs, nematodes, mitesSloat Garden Center
2700 Sloat Blvd., SF. 566-4415
327 3rd Ave., SF. 752-1614American Soil
2121 San Joaquin St., Richmond (510) 292-3000
565 A Jacoby St., San Rafael. (415) 456-1381
Large selection of soils (including organic soil), amendments; delivery available.Bay Worms (formally the Berkeley Worms Composting Collective)
Alameda Point Collabrative Community Garden, Alameda. (510) 776-6210
Order worm castings online or by phone.
www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~compostLygnso Materials
19 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City. (415) 364-1730
Large selection of soils, amendments; delivery available.California Colored Rock
367 Bayshore Blvd., SF. (415) 285-5025
Topsoil, gravel, masonry items; delivery availablePetaluma Mushroom Farm
782 Thompson Lane, Petaluma. (707) 762-1280
Compost available Mon. & Fri. Call first.Sloat Garden Center
2700 Sloat Blvd., SF. (415) 566-4415
327 3rd Ave., SF. (415) 752-1614
Bagged soil and amendmentsPlant It Earth 2215 Market St, SF. (415) 626-5082
Bagged soil and amendmentsFlowercraft Garden Center
550 Bayshore Blvd., SF. (415) 824-1900
Bagged soil and amendmentsBroadmoor Lumber
1350 El Camino Real SSF. (650) 761-1515
One cubic yard of compost for $30Mar Vista Stables
2152 Skyline Blvd., Daly City. (650) 991-4224
Free pick up; will deliver truckload to San Francisco.Sea Horse Ranch & Friendly Acres
Hwy. 1, Half Moon Bay. (650) 726-9903
Free; load yourselfMiwok Valley Association and Livery
End of Tennessee Valley Read, Mill Valley
(415) 383-8048 or (415) 383-6953
Free; load yourselfPiedmont Stables
6525 Redwood Rd, Oakland. (510) 531-9944
Free; load yourselfAnthony Chabot Equestrian Center
14600 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. (510) 531-9944
Free; load yourself, 7days/wk. 10am - 6pmNitabell Rabbitry
29215 Taylor Ave., Hayward. (510) 782-4655
Rabbit manure. Free; call first, load yourselfBuilding Resources
701 Amador St., SF. (415) 285-7814
Salvaged lumber and building materialsCaldwell's Lumber
195 Bayshore Blvd., SF. (415) 550-6777
Salvaged lumberSAWDUST
Try the cabinetmakers and/or lumberyards nearest you, but beware of treated woods.
Per Madsen
1081 Revere St., SF. (415) 822-4883
Free; call firstCalifornia Wood Turning
1624 Kansas St., SF. (415) 642-9055
Free; call firstLook in the Yellow Pages under Tree Services, or Arborists. Most offer free woodchips and delivery for a large truckload.
Be sure to ask what kind of wood you will be receiving and check load before it is dumped.Guastucci's Tree Service
(415) 777-0378Dave's Tree Service
(415) 552-2553Martin's Tree Service
(415) 584-6878Costello's Tree Service
(415) 664-8733Children's Day School
333 Dolores St. @ 16th St., SF. (415) 861-5432
Free loose straw; has been used as animal bedding, call first.Half Moon Bay Feed & Fuel
331 Main St., Half Moon Bay. (650) 726-4814
$6.95 a bale.Flora Grubb Gardens
1074 Guerrero St., SF. (415) 648-2670Flowercraft Garden Center
550 Bayshore Blvd., SF. (415) 824-1900Sloat Garden Center
2700 Sloat Blvd., SF. (415) 566-4415
327 3rd Ave., SF. (415) 752-1614Plant It Earth
2215 Market St., SF. (415) 626-5082
www.plantitearth.comSeeds of Change
P.O. Box 15700, Santa Fe, NM 87506. (888) 762-7333
www.seedsofchange.comTerritorial Seeds
P.O. Box 157 Cottage Grove, OR 97242. (541) 942-9547
www.territorial-seed.comPeaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209 Grass Valley, CA 95945. (916) 272-4769
www.groworganic.comSouthern Exposure Seed Exchange
P.O. Box 460, Mineral, VA 23117. (540) 894-9480
www.southernexposure.comBerkeley Horticultural Nursery
1310 McGee Ave, Berkeley. (510) 526-4704Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. (510) 548-2220
www.ecologycenter.orgCalifornia Native Plant Society
(415) 863-3749
www.cnps.orgHaight Ashbury Neighborhood Council (HANC)
Recycling Center at Arguello and Frederick
Greg Gaar (415) 752-5983
www.hanc-sf.orgSF Rec. & Park Natural Areas Program
(415) 753-7268Strybing Arboretum Plant Sales
661-1514, call for datesCole Hardware
956 Cole St., SF. (415) 753-2653
www.colehardware.comYerba Buena Nursery
19500 Skyline Blvd., Woodside. (650) 851-1668Larner Seed Co.
P O Box 407, 235 Fern Road, Bolinas CA 94924, (415) 868-9407
California native wildflowers, grass, trees and shrubs in packets.
info@larnerseeds.comFriends of the Urban Forest (FUF)
Presidio of SF, P.O. Box 456. (415) 561-6890
Street tree information and plantings on public property.
www.fuf.netSan Francisco Department of Public Works
Street Tree Coordinator, (415) 554-6700Sonoma's Antique Apples
4395 Westside Rd., Healdsburg. (707) 433-6420
Fruit treesSF Recycling & Disposal
501 Tunnel Ave. (Candlestick exit off 101). (415) 468-2442
The minimum charge is $26, plus additional by weight.Bayview Greenwaste
1300 Carrol Ave. (650) 222-0174
No minimum charge.Urban Farmer Store
2833 Vicente @ 40th Ave., SF.
(415) 661-2204 or (800) 753-3747S.F. Beekeepers Association
Monthly meetings at the Randall Jr. Museum, 199 Museum Way,
each 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm
www.sfbee.orgPhilip Gerrie
(415) 641-7457
Honeybee swarm removalRoger Meier
Mint Hill Apiary
(415) 290-7405
Honeybee swarm removalBeekeepers Guild of San Mateo County
www.sanmateobee.org/swarms.html
Honeybee swarm removalA Bee Service
(650) 343-6343
Live wasp and bee removalCole Hardware
956 Cole St., SF. (415) 753-2653
3312 Mission St., SF. (415) 647-8700
www.colehardware.com Cole Hardware is a partner of the Garden for the Environment! Proceeds of purchases help fund the garden.Harmony Farm Supply and Nursery
P.O. Box 460, Graton, CA 95444. (707) 823-9125Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945. (916) 272-4769
www.groworganic.comGarden Supply
4730 El Camino, Los Altos, CA 94024. (650) 948-2218Tool Lending Center
1016 Howard Street (at 6th Street), SF. (415) 701-TOOL or www.sfcleancity.com
The San Francisco Tool Lending Center (TLC) lends hand tools & offers educational workshops
Opening hours: Wednesday-Friday 1-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pmAction Rentals
565 S. Van Ness, SF. (415) 826-1830Big 4 Rents
435 S. Van Ness, SF. (415) 865-4444
Rents wheelbarrows, weed whackers, etc.Bayview Hardware
6114 Geary Blvd., SF. (415) 221-4764
Rents hand tools, drills, sawsToolmaster, Inc.
1630 Howard St., SF. (415) 861-5000
Rents weed whackers, saws, etc.EDUCATION, GREENING, & GARDENING GROUPS
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337 Shotwell St, SF. (415) 431-2777
www.plantSF.orgThe Garden Project
(415) 243-8558California Native Plant Society
Yerba Buena Chapter, (415) 863-3749
www.cnps.orgCrissy Field Center
603 Mason at Halleck, Presidio
PO Box 29410, SF, CA 94129. (415) 561-7690
www.crissyfield.orgCUESA Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
www.ferryplazafarmersmarket.comEdible Schoolyard
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
1781 Rose Street, Berkeley. (510) 558-1335
www.edibleschoolyard.orgBiodynamic Farming & Gardening Association
www.biodynamics.comAquatic Outreach Institute
1327 S. 46th St. Bldg #155
Richmond, CA 94805. (510) 231-5655
www.aoinstitute.orgUCSC Agroecology Program
1156 High St. Santa Cruz 95064. (831) 459-2321
zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfsEcology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. (510) 548-2220
www.ecologycenter.orgBerkeley Youth Alternatives
1255 Allton Way, Berkeley. (510) 845-9010
www.byaonline.orgPlanet Drum Foundation's Green City Project
(415) 285-6556
www.planetdrum.orgOccidental Arts & Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental. (707) 874-1557
www.oaec.orgGreen Gulch Farm
1601 Shoreline Highway, Sausalito. (425) 383-3134
www.sfzc.comSan Francisco Mycological Society
c/o The Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, SF, CA 94114. (415) 759-0495Slide Ranch
2025 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach. (415) 381-6155
www.slideranch.orgTrust for Public Lands
(415) 495-4014
www.tpl.orgACGA (American Community Gardening Association)
100 N. 20th St., 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103Permaculture Institute of Northern California (PINC)
Pt. Reyes Station, (415) 663-9139
www.permacultureinstitute.comLiteracy for Environmental Justice
6220 Third Street, SF. (415) 508-0575
www.lejyouth.orgPeople's Grocery
820 Wood Street, Oakland. (510) 504-0323
www.peoplesgrocery.orgPUEBLO - People United for a Better Oakland
1920 Park Blvd., Oakland. (510) 452-2010
www.peopleunited.orgRooted in Community
6220 Third Street, SF. (415) 508-0575CEH - Center for Environmental Health
528 61st St., Suite A, Oakland. (510) 594-9864
www.cehca.orgGreenAction
One Hallidie Plaza, Suite 760, SF. (415) 248-5010
www.greenaction.orgUrban Habitat
436 - 14 th Street, Suite 1205, Oakland, CA 94612-2723
(510) 839-9510, info@urbanhabitat.org
www.urbanhabitat.orgStrybing Arboretum
9th Ave. at Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park
Open daily, 365 days a year, and free to the public. Weekdays: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Weekends & Holidays: 10 am to 5 pm.
www.strybing.orgU.C. Berkeley Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive #5045 Berkeley. (510) 643-2755
botanicalgarden.berkeley.eduSan Francisco Garden Club
(415) 771-0282San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, Inc.
(415) 731-3994
www.gardenshow.comOrchid Society
(415) 388-4823
www.orchidweb.orgCalifornia Horticultural Society
(415) 566-5222
www.calhortsociety.orgAmerican Begonia Society
(415) 587-7194
www.begonias.org
