Congratulations to LA Corps, Little Green Fingers, LANLT, the Eastmont Community Center, Dake Luna, and all of the community members who helped build the fabulous Eastmont Community Garden, which officially opened Saturday, May 30th!
South Pasadena Community Garden is Open!
Thank you to the City of South Pasadena, the many volunteers, and to the sponsors who helped open the South Pasadena Community Garden on Magnolia Street on May 2nd. Visit the community garden’s Facebook page to learn more!
Five local Master Gardeners featured on KCETs The Edible Garden: Breaking Ground
Check out these short informational gardening videos featuring five local Master Gardeners on KCETs new garden-focused show The Edible Garden: Breaking Ground. Paul Robles-Ishii on Watering Plants Armida Robles-Ishii on Snail and Slug Control Florence Nishida on Collecting Seeds for Next Year Kwaku Annor on Gardening Soil Milli Macen-Moore on Deep Watering Methods
Grow LA Victory Garden Classes — starting May 16 and 31
Join one of the last Grow LA Victory Garden series of classes this season! Starting May 16, 2015 Alan Hjelm Community Garden at Lutheran Church of the Master (Intermediate) Address: 725 East Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534 Dates: May 16, 23, 30 and June 6 (Saturday) Time: 10 am to 2 pm Instructor: Susie Bowman Contact Info: (661) 209-6002 or (661) […]
Attend a New Garden Opening!
Please join us to celebrate the opening of three new community gardens in May 2015! South Pasadena Community Garden Grand Opening 1028 Magnolia Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030 Saturday, May 2nd 11am – 1pm Willowbrook Community Garden Grand Opening 644 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 Saturday, May 16th 11 am – 2 pm Eastmont Community […]
Meet Hop Hopkins & Panther Ridge Farm
Panther Ridge Farm is not a typical Community Garden. Sitting on just over a 1/4 acre of semi-suburban residential land in Altadena, just north of Los Angeles, it is a hyperlocal first generation family farm. This home, farm, garden, school was begun by Hop Hopkins, (arborist, master gardener, permaculture designer and community activist) and his very engaged family. The farm demonstrates […]
Meet David De La Torre and the Jardin del Rio Community Garden
Tucked between two modest homes, and not 500 feet from the LA River, sits Jardin del Rio Community Garden, a serene oasis of greenery and community. With its 28 plots, Jardin del Rio is a refuge for many older local residents, and a crucial source of food for families and children. But before it was a treasure, this small parcel […]
Meet Trina Calderon
I met the garden’s treasurer and former coordinator of the Manzanita Community Garden, Trina Calderon, on a golden weekday evening and she leads me up the garden, stopping us often to enjoy the sights and scents emanating from vegetation growing out of the dozen or so terraced garden plots. The planters, which are made of weathered steel, are a gift […]