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Sustainable Living Tour – California – October 1 – 12, 2017
Immerse yourself in leading sustainable living education centers showcasing real examples of soil, watershed and human relationship restoration.
Lots More info: http://earthjourneys.org/
Embark on this journey to..
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- Gain a deep understanding of how to thrive in community.
- Be inspired by real examples of soil, water and habitat restoration.
- Reconnect with your intrinsic gifts to use them for good.
- Uplevel your hard skills through hands on workshops.
- Tend meaningful relationships for personal growth, collaboration and fulfillment.
- Create life-long friendships with fellow passionate changemakers.
- Find clarity to what role you play in the world.
- Embody your interconnection with all living beings.
- Leave with an action plan for your calling or project.
- Participate in on-going support for 1-year after the tour.
Hands-On Experiences and Learning at:
CalEarth http://www.calearth.org/
Quail Spring: http://www.calearth.org/
Emerald Ecovillage http://www.calearth.org/
LA Eco-Village http://laecovillage.org/
Wild Willow Farm & Educational Center http://www.sandiegoroots.org/farm/index.php
East End Eden http://www.sandiegoroots.org/farm/index.php
The Ecology Center https://www.theecologycenter.org/
Twin Oaks Communities Conference – Labor Day Weekend Sept 1-4, 2017 – Louisa Virginia
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Learn the Basics of Vegetable Gardening with UC Master Gardeners: Varied schedules and Neighborhoods:March, April, May, June 2016
Spring 2016
Sponsored by UC Master Gardener Program
Multi-sessions in various neighborhoods. Fees vary from free to low-cost. Check the neighborhoods and schedules below to find a class near you.
Alan Hjelm Community Garden (Beginning)
Address: Lutheran Church of the Master, 725 East Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93535
Dates: April 16, 23, 30 and May 7 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (4/16, 4/30 & 5/7); 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm (4/23)
Instructor: Susan Bowman
Contact Info: (661) 209-6002, jackanna1007@yahoo.com
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
Altadena Community Garden (Beginning)
Address: 3330 N. Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, CA 91001
Dates: April 9, 16, 23 and 30 (Saturday)
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Instructors: Randy Bayard and Jeri Huston
Contact Info: (818) 314-5386, glavgaltadena@gmail.com
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
FREE for Altadena Community Garden members.
Community Gardens of Santa Clarita (Beginning)
Address: 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Dates: March 19, 26 and April 2 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructors: Rose Scordino, Diane Benjamin, Carol Mireles and Jennifer Seibel
Contact Info: rosescordino@gmail.com
Fees: $55 for series or $20 per class
For members of the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita, a 50% discount is applied to the cost of the series.
Day One (Beginning)
Address: 175 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA 9110
Dates: April 16, 23, 30 and May 7 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Instructor: Catalina Gonzalez
Contact Info: (626) 627-5004, catcatcat.alina@gmail.com
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
Scholarships for Day One Youth Advocates and High School students are available. Also, discounts for residents of qualifying codes are available. Please contact instructor.
Emerson Avenue Community Garden (Beginning)
Address: 8050 Emerson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Dates: April 17 & May 1, 15 and 22 (Sunday)
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dana Morgan
Contact Info: (310) 702-6653, danah.morgan@gmail.com
Fees: $55 for series or $20 per class
$50 for series for EACG plot holders, Wright STEAM Magnet Middle School employees and parents, and WISH Charter employees and parents.
Filipino American Service Group (Beginning)
Address: 135 N. Park View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Dates: April 2, 9, 16 and 23 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Liza Go
Contact Info: golizago13@gmail.com
Fees:
$55 for series or $15 per class for General Public
$20 for class or $5 per class for qualified low-income participants.
$82 for series for two (you and your spouse/domestic partner, parent/child or sibling)
Fountain Community Garden (Beginning)
Address: 5620 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Dates: March 5, 12, 19 and 26 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructor: Dan Fujiwara
Contact Info: (213) 479-3228, dfuji@sbcglobal.net
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
Greystone Mansion (Beginning)
Address: 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Dates: May 15, 22 and June 5, 12 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructor: George Pessin
Contact Info: (310) 779-8816, gp305@yahoo.com
Fees: $56 for series or $15 per class
For Beverly Hills residents, $45 for series or $12 per class.
The Learning Garden, Venice High School (Beginning)
Address: 13000 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Dates: April 3, 10, 17 and 24 (Sunday)
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Instructor: Nancy Mills and David King
Contact Info: grandy133@verizon.net
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class.
$82 for series per couple.
Long Beach Organic South 40 Community Garden (Beginning)
Address: 2813 South Street, Long Beach, CA 90805
Dates: April 2, 9, 16 and 23 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Luis Sanchez
Contact Info: (213) 864-1278, amoralsol@yahoo.com
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
Longden Elementary School (Beginning)
Address: 9501 Wendon Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780
Dates: April 2, 9, 16 and 23 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Helen Redmond
Contact Info: (818) 371-1766, iamlky@yahoo.com
Fees: $50 for series or $15 per class
For Temple City USD staff, $15 for series or $5 per class.
FREE for Temple City USD students.
Meet Each Need with Dignity, MEND (Beginning)
Address: 10641 San Fernando Road, Pacoima, CA 91331
Dates: March 29, April 5, 12 and 19 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Laura Robledo
Contact Info: (818) 288-1965, laura.robledo.89@gmail.com
Fees: FREE. Must RSVP in advance.
Mulholland Middle School, Nutrition Education & Obesity Prevention (Beginning)
Address: 6651-C Balboa Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91406
Dates: April 10, 17, 24 and May 1 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Instructors: Randy Thomson, Pam Aitchison and Tove Aitchison
Contact Info: (818) 436-9484, lacmgrst@gmail.com
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
Playa del Rey Elementary School (Beginning)
Address: 12221 Juniette Street, Culver City, CA 90230
Dates: March 6, 13, 20 & April 3, 10 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructor: Martha Clayton
Contact Info: themarthaclayton@gmail.com
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
FREE for Playa del Rey families of students.
Work trade is available. Please contact instructor.
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You can also check out our monthly garden tips, read our helpful garden articles or download our manual for beginning vegetable gardeners.
From Lawn to Productive and Profitable Mini-Farm – Thur Jan 21, 2016 at 7pm – Pasadena
In this presentation Curtis Stone will walk you through the process in which a 2100 square foot lawn can be converted to a productive mini farm.
He’ll discuss the technical process of conversion, and the economics of producing out of that plot once it has been converted.
Curtis will demonstrate that your average lawn can be a considerable source of revenue, generating $18,000, or a significant source of food for the community.
This talk will be useful for anyone who is curious about how much food can be harvested from an average lawn space, or anyone who is interested in commercial urban farming.
The presentation will be followed up by Q&A.
This talk is an introduction to the full day Profitable Urban Farming workshops which will take place in Pasadena on January 23 and San Diego on January 24. For more information on those workshops visit permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmertour
When and Where:
Thursday, January 21
7-9PM
The Shed
1355 Lincoln Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
Register in advance or pay at the door.
About Curtis Stone:
Curtis Stone is an urban farmer, author, speaker and consultant. His area of expertise is in quick growing, high value annual vegetables for direct consumer market streams. His book, The Urban Farmer, demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a focus on business and systems to stream line labor and production. He offers a new way to think about farming. One where quality of life and profitability coexist.
You can learn more about Curtis in this interview, Profitable Urban Farming with Curtis Stone at: permaculturevoices.com/26
About The Urban Farmer book:There are over 40 million acres of lawn in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost. However, viewed through a different lens, they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land is a major barrier for many people who want to enter the agricultural sector, and urban and suburban yards have huge potential for would-be farmers wanting to become part of this growing movement.
The Urban Farmer is a comprehensive, hands-on, practical manual to help you learn the techniques and business strategies you need to make a good living growing high-yield, high-value crops right in your own backyard (or someone else’s).
“The Urban Farmer is simply the best guide out there for anyone wanting to grow vegetables for market. Chock full of practical information on costs, business planning, the best crops to grow, how much land to farm, growing techniques, and how to develop markets, this book covers it all.” Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden and The Permaculture City
“I have no hesitation in saying that The Urban Farmer by Curtis Stone is one of the most important, and overdue, books on urban agriculture ever published. It is simultaneously deeply visionary and immensely practical.” Rob Hopkins, Founder of the Transition Movement
Learn more about the 2016 Book Tour at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmertour
Questions?
Email info@permaculturevoices.com
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Grow LA Victory Garden Initiative Class Schedule Fall 2015
Fall 2015 Classes
Emerson Avenue Community Garden (Beginning)
Address: 6550 W. 80th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Dates: October 4, 11, 18 and 25 (Sunday)
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dana Morgan
Contact Info: danah.morgan@gmail.com
Fees:
General public – $55 for series or $15 per class
Orville Wright Middle School employees, parents and EACG plot holders – $40 per series or $10 per class
The Filipino American Service Group (Beginning)
Address: 135 N. Park View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Dates: September 5, 19 and October 3, 17 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Liza Go
Contact Info: golizago13@gmail.com
Fees:
General public – $55 for series or $15 per class
Qualified low-income participants – $20 for series or $5 per class (contact the instructor for more information)
Fountain Community Garden (Beginning)
Address: 5620 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Dates: October 10, 17, 24 and 31 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructor: Dan Fujiwara
Contact Info: (213) 479-3228, dfuji@sbcglobal.net
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
Greystone Mansion (Beginning)
Address: 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Dates: September 20, 27 and October 4, 11 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructor: George Pessin
Contact Info: (310) 779-8816, gp305@yahoo.com
Fees: $55 for series or $15 per class
Greystone Mansion (Junior Master Gardeners, Grades 3-5)
Address: 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Dates: September 13, 20, October 4, 11, November 15, 22 and December 6, 13 (Sunday)
Time: 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Instructor: Johanna Arias-Bhatia
Contact Info: (323) 447-2923, jo68@msn.com
Fees: $130 for series ($110 for Beverly Hills residents). Participants must attend all 8 classes.
The Learning Garden at Venice High School (Beginning)
Address: 13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Dates: September 6, 13, 20 and 27 (Sunday)
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Instructors: Nancy Mills and David King
Contact Info: (310) 397-5723, grandy133@verizon.net
Fees: $55 for series ($82 for a couple) OR $15 per class
Longden Elementary School (Beginning)
Address: 9501 Wendon Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780
Dates: October 10, 17, 24 and 31 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Helen Redmond
Contact Info: (818) 371-1766, iamlky@yahoo.com
Fees:
For series – $50 public; $15 staff; FREE for Temple City Unified School District students
Per class – $15 public; $5 staff; FREE for Temple City Unified School District students
MEND, Meet Each Need with Dignity (Beginning)
Address: 10641 San Fernando Road, Pacoima, CA 91331
Dates: October 6, 13, 20 and 27(Tuesday)
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Instructor: Laura Robledo
Contact Info: (818) 288-1965, laura.robledo.89@gmail.com
Fees: Open only for MEND Garden program participants.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Beginning)
Address: 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4 (Sunday)
Time: 1:00 to 4:30 pm
Instructor: Florence Nishida
Contact Info: (213) 763-3499, growtips@gmail.com
Go to http://www.nhm.org/site/ and click on “Activities and Programs,” then “Gardening.”
Fees:
Only four-class series is available.
$100 for museum members
$120 for non-members
Limited number of discounts are available for residents of designated zip codes. Contact the museum number for details.
Playa del Rey Elementary School (Beginning)
Address: 12221 Juniette Street, Culver City, CA 90230
Dates: September 20, 27 and October 4, 11 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructor: Martha Clayton
Contact Info: themarthaclayton@gmail.com
Fees:
General public – $55 for series or $15 per class
Playa del Rey Elementary staff – $15 for series or $5 per class
Playa del Rey Elementary parents – FREE
Limited number of work trade permits are available. Please contact instructor for details.
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You can also check out our monthly garden tips, read our helpful garden articles or download our manual for beginning vegetable gardeners.
University of California
Division of Agriculture
and Natural Resources
One Day Permaculture Classes in July 2015 with Warren Bush at Casitas Farm
Couldn’t make the full 30-Day PDC and Farm Apprenticeship this year? Then join us for one or more of our specialized day courses!
Throughout the month of July, we are pleased to offer an array of specialized day courses taught by Warren Brush and guest Instructors working in fields such as Beekeeping, Indigenous Permaculture, and more.
The schedule includes:
Tuesday, 7/7- Introduction to Permaculture and Design Methodologies with Warren Brush
Wednesday 7/8- Indigenous Permaculture and Herbal Medicine with Jeanette Acosta
Friday, 7/10- Earthworks for Resiliency with Warren Brush and Jesse Smith
Saturday 7/11- Living Soils and Compost Teas with Connor Jones
Sunday 7/12- Compost Making and Soil Building with Peter Ash
Thursday, 7/16- Broad Acre Permaculture, Forest Regeneration, and Keyline Systems with Warren Brush and Loren Luyendyk
Friday, 7/17- Food Forests, Orchard Care, and Grafting and Pruning with Loren Luyendyk
Saturday 7/18- Bee Systems and Enterprises with Nick Wigle
Monday 7/20- Aquaponics Basics with Andrew Clinard
Saturday 7/25- Urban Permaculture and Bio Intensive Kitchen Gardens with Warren Brush
Sunday 7/26- Greywater Basics with Warren Brush and Jesse Smith
Monday 7/27- Horticulture and nursery development with Mike Gonella
Cost:
1 Day- $125
3 Days or more- $100/day
Sign up for 10 Days and get one day free- $1,000 (for 11 days)
*includes instruction and catered, healthy lunch
Register today! HERE or at www.casitasvalley.com.
Please contact Ana at ana@regenerativeearth.com or at 805-649-8179 with questions and for payment information.
We still have a couple of spaces in our full month long course for those who are looking to deepen their knowledge and experience of Permaculture on a working farm! Sign up online HERE. For more information, email ana@regenerativeearth.com.
It’s a summer of learning at Casitas Valley Farm and we look forward to seeing you there!
Greywater workshop: How to install a washing machine system/ Taller de Aguas Grises, Sat., May 9, 2015 from 10am to 12:30pm at L.A. Eco-Village
*This is a bilingual workshop (English/Spanish). *Este taller es bilingüe (Inglés/Español)
Laundry to landscape greywater systems are simple, affordable, and easy to maintain. With your own L2L system you can irrigate your landscape each time you do laundry, saving you water, time, and resources. Experienced instructors will lead you step-by-step through the design process, tailoring a system to fit your home. This system is legal to install without a permit, just follow 12 basic guidelines you’ll learn about in class.
Aprende como instalar su propio sistema de aguas grises que utiliza el agua de su lavadora de ropa para regar su jardín. El sistema de agua gris De la lavadora al jardín es de bajo costo, fácil de instalar y fácil de modificar. Con este sistema se puede regar el paisaje cada vez que usa la lavadora, ahorrando agua, dinero, y recursos. En California se puede instalar este sistema legalmente, sin permiso, si sigue 12 lineamientos que aprenderá en el taller.
Learn
- How to design a system for your home and landscape
- How to build a system- you’ll create a “mock-up” of a real system with real greywater parts
- What parts you’ll need for your home
- How much greywater you produce and how many plants you can water
- What soaps and detergents are “greywater friendly”
En este taller aprenderá:
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Como diseñar un sistema para su casa y jardín
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Como instalar un sistema- va a hacer un modelo de un sistema usando partes reales
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Que partes necesitará para su propio sistema
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Cuantos galones de aguas grises se producen en su casa
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Jabones y productos recomendados
Location / Lugar:
Los Angeles EcoVillage, 117 Bimini Place, LA, 90004
Cost / Costo: Sliding-scale $20 – $40. Please pay what you can on the sliding-scale.
Entrada de $20 a $40 (ponga el precio de acuerdo a su posibilidad).
Register here/ Registrarse aquí
Bring: Photographs of your laundry room and landscape. Site plan of your yard.
For more information on an L2L system refer to the SF Graywater Guide for Outdoor Irrigation, downloadable here or watch a video of an installation of this system on Ask This Old House.
Favor de traer lo siguiente al taller con usted:
Open House at L.A. Eco-Village, Sunday, April 26, 2015 from 3pm to 8pm
Open House from 3 to 6pm: Music, tours, workshops, kids’ activities, fun, free raffle with fun prizes.
AND
Veggie Potluck from 6 to 8pm: Bring any veggie item to share, enough for about 4 to 8 people. And please bring your own eating utensils. Let’s keep this a zero waste event.
Please RSVP for veggie potluck to: membership@urbansoil.net
No reservations required for Open House 3 to 6pm
FREE EVENT
Los Angeles Eco-Villagers will host you for these activities:
– L.A. Eco-Village Orientation and MiniTour with Ana Paula and Zoe at 3:30pm, and with AnaPaula and Claire at 5pm
– Gardening and greywater with Irma at 4pm and at 5pm
– Consensus oriented decision making with Yuki at 4pm
– White House Place Learning Garden with Lara at 3:30 and 4:30pm.
– Children’s Art Table with Leslie, Daniel and Randy at 4pm and at 5pm
– Timebank and Craft Club and Repair Cafe with Leslie and TimeBankers Katie and Ginko & Scoops at 3:30 and 4:30pm
– Conflict Resolution with Aurisha at 4:30pm
– Food Lobby Co-op with John at 4:30pm
– Skill Sharing with Zoe at 4:30pm
– Energy Workshop with Somer at 5pm
– Closing and Raffle with Adewole and Bruce at 5:30pm
– Veggie potluck in Courtyard from 6 to 8pm. Please bring your own eating ware and a dish of veggie food for 4 to 6 people. Let’s make this a zero waste event.
Much as we love dogs, please do not bring them to this event.
Please walk, bike or use public transit. Parking is often very limited in our neighborhood. More directions here: http://laecovillage.org/home/directions/
Urban Soil Carbon Water Summit, February 24-25, 2015 at the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
Conference website: http://urbansoil.org/ *
Living Soil +Carbon Sequestration + Native Plants = soil security = water security.
Twenty prominent presenters over two days in dialogue with Summit attendees will share strategies for:
• Restoring urban soils
• Reducing drought
• Creating a more verdant and economically viable city, and
• Sequestering carbon in the soil biome to reverse climate change.
Here in the City of Angels is the beginning of the collaboration with the billions of angels in the soil biome beneath our feet to restore the soils of America’s urban environments.
The Summit host, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, located in Exposition Park, near downtown Los Angeles, seeks to inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds and empower the widest possible audience to enjoy, value and become stewards of the living Earth. The Museum believes that human beings are connected — to each other, to communities, to other species, and to the Earth.
As humans increasingly influence natural systems, it is critical that we understand these relationships. Therefore, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has donated all facilities and resources during this Summit in order to spark the necessary dialogue around urban soil and water security.
Spend some time wandering in the beautiful gardens. Learn more about the Museum at: http://www.nhm.org/site/
See conference website for sponsors and registration: http://urbansoil.org/
* not to be confused with the Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Limited Equity Housing Cooperative in Los Angeles Eco-Village