New Store Now Open in Honolulu!
We are happy to announce that we are expanding our 40 years of tradition to the beautiful island of Oahu. Come see us! … even if you are from the Bay Area.
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Three Principles for a Sustainable Garden
What does it take to grow a garden that’s not only beautiful and productive but sustainable too? Whether you’re growing flowers, edibles, ornamentals, or a mix of all three, there’s a lot you can do to promote a healthy ecosystem in a residential garden. Use these principles to guide your eco-friendly garden project. 1. Choose
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Take Advantage of Water Utility Rebates for Smart Controllers, Greywater Systems & Rainwater Harvesting
Here are the current incentives being offered by Bay Area water utilities for outdoor water conservation. EBMUD Graywater System Rebate Rebate of $50 for 3-way-diverter valve WaterSense Smart Irrigation Controller Rebate Rebate of $75 for WaterSense approved controller Marin Water Graywater System Discount of $100 off L2L kit price of $160 Rain Barrel & Cistern
We’re Now Open on Saturdays 8AM to 4PM
Working on Saturdays to catch up? Stop by any of our locations to pick-up materials for your projects. We will now be open on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm. We hope to see you soon!
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Register for Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater Webinars
Register for Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater Webinars Sponsored by Marin Water & The Urban Farmer StoreMarin Water and The Urban Farmer Store are hosting free online Laundry-to-Landscape (L2L) Graywater workshops. Laura Allen, lead author of “The San Francisco Graywater Design Guidelines for Outdoor Irrigation”, will host each webinar. Learn how to re-use graywater in your landscape. Laura
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Rainwater Harvesting Discounts for San Francisco Residents
Don’t let good water go to waste! Capture and use rainwater in your garden. Through the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Rainwater Harvesting Program, residents, businesses and schools can receive generous discounts on rain barrels and cisterns.
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When Precision Matters-The Urban Farmer Store Delivers Museum-Quality Landscape Lighting
It is astonishing to consider that when the curators at the de Young Museum in San Francisco created the Cult of the Machine exhibition they could only achieve the precision lighting effects they wanted by using accent lights from WAC Landscape Lighting and The Urban Farmer Store. The lighting challenge at the museum was to “paint with
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MEET OUR NEW 50-GALLON RAIN BARREL
Product Description Every gardener knows that a successful growing season requires a lot of water. However, with droughts hitting numerous parts of the United States, meeting those water demands to ensure that a garden is productive and flowers are flourishing can be a costly operation. The Rain Barrel provides an easy way to collect, store,
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Valve Manifold Assembly, Controller Wiring & Weather Sensors
Tom Bressan shows us how to assemble and install an irrigation valve manifold for a sprinkler or drip system. Controller and weather sensor wiring methods are shown.
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Calculating Flow and Pressure
Every irrigation system design should start with a pressure and flow test to determine how much water is available at the point of connection.
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