Palo Alto Weekly 06.29.2012 - section 2

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WISTERIA PRUNING ... Alex Fernandez, Filoli garden manager, will teach a hands-on workshop, “Wisteria Pruning II,� from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, at Filoli, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. The workshop begins with a demonstration and is followed by guided, hands-on practice. Bring clean, sharp shears. Fee is $40 for nonmembers, $35 for members. Information: 650-3648300 or www.filoli.org CULINARY CLASSES ... with Chef Steve Cortez are being offered through the City of Palo Alto this summer, on Mondays, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Classes (at $60 each for residents, $69 for nonresidents plus a $10 materials fee payable on day of class) include July 2: BBQ Sauces and Rubs; July 9: Tamale Workshop; July 16: Seafood Everything; July 23: A Cuban Festival; July 30: Gourmet Sandwiches; Aug. 6: Aug. 13: Creative Chicken Dishes; Aug. 20: A Day in Thailand; and Aug. 27: Lunch Box Favorites. Classes are held in the kitchen at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Information: 650-463-4900 or www.GourmandLand.com

Above: Brian Smith, building analyst for Starburst Construction, fastens a blower door cover to a Palo Alto home before conducting an airleakage test.

FREE FABRIC ... The next FabMo free fabric distribution event is Thursday, July 5, 4:30 to 8 p.m.; Friday, July 6, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 7, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments are required, to help manage the crowds (Email gather.fabrix@me.com with preferred date and time), but some drop-in hours are included. The distribution, with a requested donation, takes place at 2423 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View. Volunteer greeters and sorters are also needed. Information: www. fabmo.org BBQ BOOT CAMP ... Charcuterie chef Quentin Levy will teach how to make briquettes, formulate rubs, marinades and sauces, and grill tasty treats from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Cost is $65; must be at least 21 years old. Information: 650-9498650 or www.hiddenvilla.org WEED WARRIORS ... Volunteers are needed to restore habitat at the Pearson-Arastradero Preserve every Wednesday from 2 p.m. until sunset. Meet at the Gateway Facility, down the trail from the PearsonArastradero Preserve parking lot at 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, just north of Page Mill Road. Information: stewardship@acterra.org N Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email cblitzer@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

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oing “green� is getting easier. That’s what local building professionals concluded at a workshop this spring in Mountain View hosted by Build It Green, a nonprofit that brings together certified green building professionals to train in and discuss topics related

to green building. Among those professionals was Cindy Carey, chief operating officer of San Jose-based Starburst Construction and a certified green building professional (CGBP). Recently, she was in Palo Alto over(continued on page 39)

Left: Smith uses a smoke pencil to detect leakage in doors.

KERMIT WAS WRONG:

It’s getting easier to be green ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION INCREASES IN POPULARITY, VISIBILITY

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