Wildflowers & Birds of Tassajara
Experience the glory of Spring in the wilderness landscape surrounding Tassajara.
“Every year I look forward to being at Tassajara for the Wildflowers and Birds retreat,” says Diane Renshaw of the yearly tradition. “It’s a wonderful time of the year, mostly spring but often with a bit of winter or summer mixed in. I always think I know what I am going to see but each year has its surprises.”
Food Awareness Month
A report from Green Gulch Farm
by Nicole Zahm & Qayyum Johnson, residents of Green Gulch Farm
Free – Large Succulents
Sat-Mon, Nov 19-21
City Center is culling its collection of established succulents and they will need new homes. Read more
New Maple Trees in Front of City Center
The Nov 8 maple tree welcoming ceremony at City Center was led by Abbot Ryushin Paul Haller. After chanting the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, poems were read, including Jane Hirshfield’s Tree: “Already the first branch-tips brush at the window. / Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.” Read more
Greens Reviewed by Michael Bauer
The San Francisco Chronicle‘s Restaurant Critic Michael Bauer reviewed Greens Restaurant on Sunday, October 23. Read more
Fountain Flowing Again
The fountain in the City Center inner courtyard was recently refurbished. It is solar powered, so the fountain runs when the sun has been shining.
SF Zen Center Receives Federal Grant
Zen Center receives federal grant to restore salmon habitat in Green Gulch Creek
Bottling Honey from the Rooftop Hives
On a sunny August afternoon, in the back of the City Center dining room, Marcia Lieberman, Tova Green, and Daigan Gaither bottled honey from City Center’s own rooftop bee hives. Read more






