Palo Alto, CA -- The City of Palo Alto, Foundation for Global Community, and Common Ground Garden Supply are offering an organic coffee tasting followed by a less toxic pest control and composting workshop (Saturday, September 20, 9:30am-noon at 222 High Street, Palo Alto). Attendees will learn how to compost and glean garden clean-out tips that will help prevent next spring's pests such as snails, slugs and aphids. A prize drawing will be held and workshop attendees who are Palo Alto residents will receive a voucher for a reduced-cost compost bin. Workshop sponsors will provide information about local community gardens, and organic garden supply and food programs.

"We have amazing resources right here in Palo Alto that help residents, businesses and schools all over the Peninsula create beautiful organic gardens," says Susan Stansbury, Director of Valley of Hearts Delight-a Foundation for Global Community project. Over 200 people attended similar workshops held last year by the City of Palo Alto. This combined less-toxic pest control/composting workshop will be the last one in 2003, although compost workshops continue monthly through the City's Recycling Program.

To register for the workshop, call the Recycling Program at (650) 496-5910. Call (650) 329-2598 or visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/cleanbay/pest.html for Bug Buster workshop information, local stores carrying less-toxic products, and on-line pest control information. Sponsored by the City of Palo Alto Water Quality, Recycling and Community Garden Programs; Common Ground Garden Supply, and Foundation for Global Community.

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