Community events in Westchester
Community climate action — the Cool Block initiative
The Cool Block initiative is coming to L.A.! Will you be part of it?
Planting Your Cool Season Garden – Sep 21
The cool season can be some of the most productive months in our Southern California Gardens, and the Brassica family is the star of the show. Brassicas include kale, collards, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, cabbages, turnips, radishes, arugula, and…
Climate Rally – Feb 3
Help protect our beaches and our climate: So Cal 350 Climate Action is organizing a rally at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday Feb 3. The rally is to stop offshore drilling. When: Saturday, 3 February 2018 10AM to 12Noon…
Cob repair days – March and April
Want to play in the mud? Are you interested in building with cob? (straw + mud combination, a sustainable building method) A small team will be repairing the Westchester Community Oven during selected workdays in March and April. Damage to the…
Fruit Tree Pruning 3-part series
Arborist Pieter Severynen has a wealth of wisdom to share. In the 3-part workshop series on January 7, 14, 21, you’ll learn how to make each pruning cut count – you’ll be able to tell the reason you made that…
Solidarity with Standing Rock – Nov 15
Need a place to diffuse some of the tensions of this past week? Come join like-minded others as we gather in solidarity with Standing Rock and the urgent need for CLIMATE ACTION. We will create a public prayer flag (like…
Solidarity, Resistance, Resolve and Resilience
What next? Certainly we are all watching national headlines in shock and horror. Most of the things that matter to us most – from climate action to human rights to the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution itself – are in…
Fruit Tree Pruning winter series
Arborist Pieter Severynen has a wealth of wisdom to share. In this 3-part workshop series you’ll learn how to make each pruning cut count – you’ll be able to tell the reason you made that particular cut! You’ll learn how…
Bread Baking classes this autumn
Dana Morgan and Linda Preuss (of L.A. Bread Bakers) will be offering three sourdough bread baking classes this autumn for beginners and intermediate bakers. Come join the fun! These will be hands-on, get flour everywhere kind of workshops! Oct 22:…
Designing an Edible Landscape – Nov 5
A one-day workshop with Joanne Poyourow What makes a great garden? Healthy veggies. Enthusiastic gardeners. Abundant bees and earthworms. (Oooh I love it!) Whether you’re interested in creating a home garden or a school garden, you’ll learn what to consider as…