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May 7th, 2009

Terra Nova helps with the water quality SNAPSHOT DAY EVENT.

Because we care about water quality in our community Terra Nova owner Ken Foster volunteered with the
SNAPSHOT DAY EVENT on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
We know that landscaping can adversely affect water quality.
At Terra Nova we employ Best Management Practices that eliminates run-off of both storm water and
irrigation. The Snap Shot Day described below is a great annual […]

March 26th, 2009

Terra Nova wins Metro Santa Cruz’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Landscaper Gold Award !

  
Best Landscaper
Terra Nova Owned and run by the astonishingly lanky, energetic Ken Foster, Terra Nova brings the world’s newest–and oldest–techniques to making home landscapes sustainable, economical and easy to maintain, with an emphasis on low power and water use and preserving the planet for future dwellers of our fragile common world.  815 Almar Ave., Santa […]

March 5th, 2009

Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies

  My friend Owen Dell’s book Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies has just been published. Don’t be fooled by the title. This is a serious book for smart people.
Owen will be in Santa Cruz for a book talk and signing Friday, April 10th at 6:00PM at the GreenSpace in Santa Cruz. See more book tour news […]

February 12th, 2009

Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course running through July 2009.

This Permaculture Design Course is a six month course that takes place on the second weekend of each month from February through July of 2009. Join us for this program that past students have called “life-changing” and “a source of inspiration”.
Please go to this page to learn more and to register.

Click on the image below to enlarge.

February 10th, 2009

My ride to the Ecological Farming Conference 2009

Well, I started this blog two years ago with a post about my ride to the Ecological Farming Conference 2007. I rode again this year. This is the ninth time I have ridden from Santa Cruz to the conference at Asilomar in Pacific Grove. About a fifty mile ride. A wonderful ride if ever there was one. I […]

January 30th, 2009

Think Local First !

Terra Nova encourages you to Think Local First ! 
Reduce your carbon footprint by supporting independent and locally owned businesses.
Terra Nova is a member of Think Local First and has been locally owned since 1988.

December 5th, 2008

Terra Nova is now officially a Monterey Bay Area ‘GREEN’ Business !

We are proud to be a
Monterey Bay Area Green Business ! Go Green !

November 18th, 2008

Don’t just clean out your rain gutters, RainTube them . . . Call Terra Nova for a free estimate today!

 
 

August 23rd, 2008

From oil dependency to local resilience

Terra Nova owner Ken Foster is now serving on the
steering committee of a new group called Transition Santa Cruz. Here’s our new logo!

Using the guidelines of the ‘The Transition Handbook’ we are taking on the challenge of reinventing the city of Santa Cruz in the transition from oil dependency to local resiliency. We recommend reading […]

August 1st, 2008

Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course wrap-up

We are very proud of our Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course graduates.

Here is a collage of pictures from the final design project presentations.

Our fearless leader Larry Santoyo with his wife Katherine Santoyo.

 
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