Community Health Fair, Annual Spring Plant Sale this Saturday

Two big events going on this Saturday. First up is the 9th annual Richmond District Health Fair from 10am until 2pm. The fair includes over 30 different organizations who will provide giveaways, free food, and children’s activities along with free bone density testing, blood pressure testing, Hep B screening and more. Free light bicycle repair will also be provided by Sprocket Mobile Bike Repair.

The fair is free for everyone, and takes place at the Richmond District Recreation Center on 18th Avenue between California and Clement.

Across the way, the Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park will be hosting their 46th Annual Spring Plant Sale from 10am until 2pm. This is the Bay Area’s largest plant sale, featuring over 20,000 plants representing 2,500 different varieties.

Shop plants propagated from the Garden’s own collection, including hundreds of beautiful and drought tolerant natives, succulents, and more. All plants are suitable for the Bay Area’s many micro-climates.

Highlights of this year’s sale include:

– Several kinds of South African restios, including the very hard to germinate Cannomois virgata, a lovely, tall, reed-like plant
– A gorgeous selection of tropical vireya rhododendrons. SFBG is one of only a few nurseries that grow them
– Many rare hellebores, including Helleborus foetidus, a hard to find winter blooming evergreen
– 250 kinds of native plants, including Matilija poppies, native irises, up to 20 kinds of Ceanothus (wild lilac)
– Unusual perennial vegetable starts from the Andes, including oca and yacón
– Lots of stunning, flowering shrubs, including species of Leucadendron

There is no admission to attend the plant sale, and it takes place rain or shine at the SF County Fair Building at the Garden, located in Golden Gate Park at 9th Ave at Lincoln Way.

Sarah B.