The Ecology Center's Spring Festival

Join us at The Ecology Center on Saturday, April 16th for our annual spring festival, a family-friendly celebration of harvest, gardening, and a more abundant future. This year, we are excited to include opportunities to learn garden skills and have your questions answered by The Ecology Center's own experts.

Admission is free at this year's Grow Your Own! Spring Festival.

Activities include:

• DIY stations: terrarium building, easy pickling, and more!
• Hands-on garden skill demonstrations by TEC experts
• Ask an Eco-Designer & Ask a Grow Your Own! Teacher booths
• Organic seedling sale
• Wildcraft Lab for kids
• Live music & dance
• Delicious local, handmade food
• Bike Valet - arrive on two wheels and we'll have a safe place to stash your bike!
• Visits with The Ecology Center chickens
• Organic strawberry picking at South Coast Farms (our next door neighbors)
• Voucher to redeem a FREE rain barrel for San Juan Capistrano residents and new/renewed family members of The Ecology Center
• Giveaways from our partners Chipotle, KIA Motors, SDG&E, and EcoScraps
• Special offers on The Ecology Center events, workshops, and more!

Bring your family, friends, neighbors, and garden questions for a special gathering celebrating the season when the garden truly comes alive!