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PRESERVING THE HARVEST ... Master Gardener Nancy Grove, who learned canning techniques from her mother, will teach how to preserve the harvest — and make possible holiday and hostess gifts — through water bath and pressure canning, drying, freezing and cold storage. The free workshop is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Lyngso, 19 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City. Information (and registration): lyngsogarden.com
COMPOST BASICS ... City of Palo Alto Utilities will offer a free “Compost Basics Workshop” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Cubberley Community Center, Room H-1, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Information (and pre-registration): 408-918-4640 or Compost@ aem.sccgov.org
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Greendell An intersection of young and old, tranquility and activity
Greendell neighborhood homes, such as these on Dake Avenue (above) and Ferne Avenue (below), are almost entirely one-story ranchers. by Benjamin Custer uzzled against San Antonio Avenue in the southern outskirts of Palo Alto sleeps Greendell, a placid neighborhood of ranch-style and Eichler homes. Greendell’s streets and cul-de-sacs, sprawled between Ferne Avenue and Mackay Drive, lie tucked away from traffic yet sit within the environs of commercial areas. “We moved here because of the perfect combination of having space to ourselves in this quiet area, but being within 10 minutes of restaurants and parks and shopping centers,” Neesha Dixit said, who arrived in Greendell with her husband, Nandan, in 2012. The young couple, both Google employees, also enjoys a short commute to work, opting occasionally to bike to work. Such situations are common in Greendell, which has long housed employees of nearby tech companies. Bill Young, a resident since 1962, chose
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DROP OFF HAZARDOUS STUFF ... Household hazardous waste can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday, at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, 2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto. Residents may bring latex and oil-based paints, gasoline, road flares, propane tanks (used for barbecues and camp stoves), household or auto batteries, cooking oil and more. The list of unacceptable items include
The Ottosson family — from left, Linn, 10, Mike, Carl, 8, and Monica — does a family bike ride through their Greendell neighborhood.
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THIRD THURSDAYS ... Filoli offers docent-led evening walks through its orchards, including on Thursday, Aug. 21, when the site, at 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, is open until 7:30 p.m. Sunset hikes and orchard walks begin at 6 p.m.; reservations are required, but drop-ins will be allowed if there’s space. Walkers are advised to wear sturdy shoes; they will not be allowed to hike without a docent. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors (65+), $8 for students (5-17), and free for children (4 and younger) and members. Information: filoli. org
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CAMPFIRE TREE WALK ... Bob Roney — aka “Ranger Bob,” an author, park ranger and master nautralist — will give a free talk on the “Trees of Yosemite” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Boy Scout Fire Circle at the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The talk will be followed by s’mores. Information: Canopy at 650-964-6110, canopy.org or maika@canopy.org
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