Nov 1, 20192 min2019 United Way Day of Caringby Michael H. Imwalle Koji Tanaka and volunteers from the Santa Barbara School of Squash working around the Presidio Research Center....
Jan 21, 20173 minAnacapa interns continue to plant the future of the Santa Barbara Presidio.by Anne Burdette, Josh Colahan, and Ashley Emma Josh Colahan and Anne Burdette with recently planted lettuce in the new adobe planters at...
Jun 24, 20161 minAnacapa Interns Plant the Future of Santa Barbara PresidioDaisy, Morgan Lauren and Ray on the job. Photo by Mike Imwalle. At the beginning of the Spring Semester Anacapa School students Daisy...
Nov 20, 20152 minAnacapa Student Interns Plant the Future of Santa Barbara PresidioLauren, Wes, Pica, and Piero starting flats of beans from seeds grown in the Presidio Heritage Garden. Photo by Mike Imwalle. Hello, we...
Oct 2, 20151 minEggsxellent News!By Michael Imwalle After months of anxious waiting, one of our beauties laid her first egg! Yesterday while giving the hens a treat of...
Aug 28, 20152 minChickens in the Presidio Heritage Gardens!By Michael H. Imwalle In 2013 Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Maintenance Chief Eduardo Garcia and I started planning for a...
Jan 2, 20152 minMaking Wine at El Presidio SHP: The First Vintageby Michael Imwalle, with assistance from Gabe Smith Tasting duties. Photo by Michael H. Imwalle. In May of 2013 former Santa Barbara...
Dec 26, 20142 minWhat’s new in the Presidio Heritage Garden?by Sam Richardson, Timmy Johnson, Elise Goodell, Lottie Johnston, and Francis Brand Hello! We’re back, with two new members of the...
Oct 10, 20142 minNew Volunteers Plant our Fall Garden at El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHPSam, Elise and Lottie on the job at the Presidio. Photo by Michael H. Imwalle. Hello, we are Sam, Lottie, and Elise, the new Presidio...
Mar 7, 20142 minMaking Wine from Heritage Grapes at El Presidio SHPby Michael Imwalle, with assistance from Gabe Smith Gabe Smith inspecting the Presidio heritage grapes. Photo by Michael Imwalle. In May...
Nov 15, 20132 minIntroducing Neeva and Pica, our New Presidio Heritage Garden Interns!Pica and Neeva began their internship at the height of grape season. They have been feasting on our Mission San Gabriel grapes each day....
Dec 8, 20121 minEncouraging our Fledgling Winter Garden.The Presidio Heritage Garden is experiencing a seasonal transition. If you haven’t visited recently, this would be a nice time to stop...
Sep 21, 20122 min2012 United Way Day of Caring at El Presidio SHPby Michael H. Imwalle Volunteers picking fruit in the Whittaker orchard at the rear of the Canedo Adobe. Photo by Mike Imwalle. On...
Jul 13, 20122 minIn the summertime, when the weather is hot…tour the Presidio gardens!by Stephanie Byrd I’ve been interning at SBTHP for about two months now. I mostly work on interpretive projects with Anne Petersen over...
May 11, 20121 minA Taste of the Presidio GardensLast evening we held a very special event in celebration of the Presidio Gardens. Several wonderful volunteers and staff took our guests...
May 2, 20122 minIt’s Spring in the Presidio Gardens!Weeding the wheat field. Photo by Mike Imwalle. We are Kiara, Aiyanna, and Zinnia, students from The Anacapa School, and the current...
Jan 26, 20122 minThe Garden Thrives, But We’ll Miss You Gazal and Corinna!by Gazal Hamayouni and Corinna Roberts During their internship, the Sonoran Wheat grew as tall as Corinna! Or did it? Photo by Gazal...
Jan 4, 20121 minGarden Update: An Abundance of Radishes!First harvest. Photo by Mike Imwalle. In Santa Barbara, we are lucky enough to garden year-round. This fall, our garden interns from...