Los Angeles Community Garden Council

The Monterey Road Eco-Community Garden is hosting a pruning workshop led by Lora Hall, the proprietress of Full Circle Gardening. She loves to prune, plant and weed. After several years of working at the non-profit TreePeople, Lora decided to put her knowledge of fruit trees to work. Fruit trees and home orchard care are now… Read More

The Los Angeles Community Garden Council is hosting 2012′s first Stone Fruit Tree Pruning workshop! Now is the time to prune your nectarines, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, etc. Join us and Donald Hodel and learn how to cut, what to cut, and where to cut. Pruning your trees annually is a healthy way to ensure… Read More

The Los Angeles Community Garden Council is happy to announce the opening of the Florence-Firestone Community Garden.  Found at the corner of E. 98th Street and Pace Avenue in Los Angeles, this garden had its grand opening on October 29th and over a hundred attended the event.    

The Fifth Annual Gathering of Community Gardens was a great success! We hosted a free, day-long, ecological and educational event, featuring workshops (in English and Spanish), networking, special guests, information booths, and healthful food around the theme “Farm to Fork.”  The venue was the Loma Alta Park and Community Center and Altadena Community Garden. Emily… Read More

City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Board approved a schedule of rates and fees at its July 14, 2010 meeting. This has implications for: Rose Hills Garden, Solano Canyon Garden, Eastside Community Garden, El Sereno Garden, Orcutt Ranch, Sepulveda Garden, Roger jessup Garden, Ocean View Farms, and Wattles Farm. These each are gardens that,… Read More

Jewish Federation, LA Conservation Corps, LA Community Garden Council, and Florence-Firestone Community Leaders work side by side to ready sites for a pair of new community gardens. The Jewish Federation is rallying Angelenos to end hunger in Los Angeles with its “Fed Up With Hunger” campaign. On June 13, 2010 JF volunteers came out to… Read More

Dress up, grab the kids and join our Haunted Picnic, the 4th annual Gathering of Community Gardens, coming to Stanford Avalon Community Garden, 11 am to 4 pm, Sunday, Oct. 31. (Last year’s gathering was an educational conference at FarmLab with over 200 attendees; this year is purely social!) This free event provides local community… Read More

Venice Community Garden is a 6000 sq.ft. site in the Silver Triangle, boasting 4′ x 12′ plots, fruit trees, mural artwork and a gathering space. The garden is now accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis– so check out their website to learn more about how to become a charter gardener! Congratulations to all involved… Read More

For skeptical neighbors who suspect that community gardens negatively impact property values, please direct them to this piece in the Business section of the Los Angeles Times which suggests that prospective homeowners may regard community gardens as a desirable neighborhood amenity.