Persimmons & Honey Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:00 am – 2:00 pm This holiday season, we’ll be sharing samples from our neighbors - Otow Orchards, Rickey Ranch and Source Tapas Otow Orchard is renowned for their Japanese art of hoshigaki -- hoshi means dried and gaki is from kaki, the Japanese word for persimmon. Each October, their persimmons are hand-peeled, strung onto a rack, and massaged every 3 to 5 days for several weeks. The result is a moist, sugary, comforting delicacy. The 165-acres off Cavitt Stallman is home to Rickey Ranch. There are acres of vineyards, fruit trees, pumpkins, gourds, a large garden, and best of all honey bees! They will be bringing their locally produced

Join us for an afternoon with Placer County Real Food Cookbook authors Joanne Neft and Laura Kenny August 13, 2001 from 10:00 am – 12 Noon at Bushnell Gardens Nursery in Granite Bay. Come fall madly in love with the exquisite richness of eating fresh local in-season food and the rich local farms producing in Placer County.   Learn from Laura and Joanne how to shop local farmers markets and purchase all the meat, fruit, vegetables and nuts necessary to prepare meals from scratch. A number of their dishes from the cookbook will be offered for tasting Saturday, Aug 13, 2011. Cookbooks will also be available to purchase so you can have Joanne & Laura sign them.   We’re paring Hawks Restauran

  The Ultimate Crash: features Bushnell Gardens Nursery & Bushnell Landscape Creations along with talented Yard Crasher hosts, Ahmed Hassan, Josh Temple and Matt Muenster.  Watch as Bushnell Gardens Nursery and Bushnell Landscape Creations orchestrate the transformation of a neglected local Sacramento  yard into a relaxing Sierra mountain retreat. We've seen sneek peeks and it's definitely categorized as a 'don't miss' program.  Premiering Saturday, July 2 on HGTV at 10:30 pm PST and Sunday, July 3 at 5:00 p.m. PST. For more information go to: Bushnell Gardens Nursery Disclosure: Dave Bushnell is the owner of Bushnell Gardens

Saturday, July 9, 2011 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Bushnell Gardens Nursery 5255 Douglas Blvd. Granite Bay California 95746 “A Night with Owls & Hawks” is great event for the public to get up close and almost personal with birds of prey – they are our friends. Bushnell Garden Nursery is hosting this fund raiser for both Native Bird Connection & Hawk Talk. These two groups help educate the public about these amazing birds as well as rescue birds in need. Tickets: • $15 per person • $25 per couple • Children under 12 are free. * Space is limited to the first 200 people. We sell out so being quick on the draw is recommended. * Available to purchase at Bushnell Gardens Nursery (see below) Bring