Tour Roberto Adobe & Sunol House Garden (San Jose)

RSVPs will open up one week before the event.

Join co-leaders Julisa Soto and Vicki Silvas-Young for a walking tour of the newly installed ethnobotanic garden at this historic site. Over 100 locally native plant species are growing in the garden. Each plant represents its use during one of four major eras of regional transformation: Indigenous ancestral homelands, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican rancho era and early American statehood.

Julisa Soto organized community members to create the garden. Each plant tells a story of cultural use, ecological function and the deep relationships Indigenous communities have maintained for thousands of years. As we tour the garden we'll learn how traditional ecological knowledge continues to influence biodiversity and land stewardship.

The garden's plant list includes maintenance tips for each plant. Visit it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iO5YPYqoLS6EwPD6YuYzW1GJYnPWVqiPu51D9V_yvK4/edit?usp=sharing. The garden's walking path made of level, decomposed granite and the walk is wheelchair accessible. Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP is required to join the walk. No drop-ins please and space is limited.

Directions: The museum is located at 770 Lincoln Avenue in San Jose. From Parkmoor Avenue or Paula Street, turn on Lincoln Avenue, heading towards the I-280 in the Willow Glen neighborhood. Look for the historic adobe and brick structures set slightly back from the street. Parking is available behind the museum, including accessibility parking, with additional street parking on Lincoln Avenue and the nearby residential streets.

In Google Maps, use, 37.315879, -121.906509, which takes you to the driveway of 770 Lincoln. Or Google "Roberto Adobe and Sunol House at 770 Lincoln Avenue".