A great find in the San Diego area for garden lovers and conservationists is Cuyamaca College. Their water conservation program is meant to promote water conservation in the Southern California landscape. It does that and much more.
I recently spent an enjoyable morning with friends touring Cuyamaca's garden. Our docent Maggie was knowledgable, and what she didn't know, she found out. Cuyamaca College is in El Cajon, truly a desert landscape, so it's an appropriate location for a garden meant to teach us about water conservation. The garden has many educational activities for the public. They have a training program in water conservation for professional landscapers, adult tours, children's tours, and 4-6 classes per month for the public. In addition, they have wonderful plant sales with great prices, and special events. Check out their website at www.thegarden.org for more details.
The Cuyamaca garden demonstrates how to turn a water guzzling backyard into a drought tolerant landscape. It's challenging, but so important. The garden also teaches visitors about composting and vegetable gardening. I especially enjoyed the picnic area available to visitors. Bring a picnic lunch and they provide several beautiful areas to enjoy the lovely surroundings. Next time I visit I will bring a picnic lunch.
Our group, however, had planned to have lunch at Gio's a wonderful restaurant in La Mesa, that I reviewed several months ago. We were not disappointed. It was a beautiufl sunny day, so we sat on their expansive patio, enjoying salmon salad, santa fe salad, steak salad, turkey wraps, caprese salad and burgers. Everything was delicious. This is a great outing for a change, but wait until the weather turns cooler. It's inland, and the summer can be scorching.
It’s nice to know that there are some institutions like Cuyacama College that organize programs concerning water conservation. Well, there are lots of countries around the world that go through a water shortage, so I really see this concept as a very helpful way for people to become familiar with the situation and do things that will reverse the crisis.
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