Urban Seed Saving – Oct 8
Do you want to join the efforts to conserve heirloom vegetable seeds? Do you want to create your own vegetable varieties? This hands-on workshop covers plant reproduction for the major vegetable plant families, cross-pollination, preserving varietal purity, seed storage, and cleaning…
Drought-ready gardens
We know already that it’s gonna be a long hot summer. And (despite LA Times misleading headlines) Southern California is STILL in extreme drought conditions. That means we’ve got to adapt our gardens. Here’s what I’m doing at mine:
Build your own solar cooker
Amid a record-breaking heat wave, I’m making tonight’s dinner in my solar cooker. It saves energy (LADWP is sending out energy conservation warning emails). And it avoids heating up my kitchen. We made these easy solar cookers years back as an…
Gluten-free Pizza options for wood-fired oven
It’s no secret that we built a community-scale wood-fired bread-and-pizza oven here in Los Angeles. And that we hold monthly Community Bake events in conjunction with Los Angeles Bread Bakers so that anyone can try their hand at baking in it.…
Easy seedsaving without worries
It’s easy to get seed from your vegetables. Just let Nature do her thing. It’s a little bit more challenging to be sure that you’re getting the kinds of seeds you want. Plants (kinda like outdoor cats) make offspring quite willingly,…
Designing your Water-Wise vegetable garden – June 5
Water is an issue in our Southern California gardens, this year like so many others. While many people will continue to debate “which takes more water, a lawn or a vegetable garden?” in today’s world we need vegetable gardens for…
New labyrinth garden
Yup, you got it: We’re tearing out ANOTHER section of lawn at Holy Nativity to expand the Garden. This section is right along 83rd Street. An Eagle Scout candidate is leading the way, and there is room for community volunteers…
Grassroots solutions to global warming
ClimateSolvr is a program that connects you with grassroots climate solutions. It helps you discover what you can do about global warming in your own life. And it helps you transform those new, lower-carbon practices into habits – your new…
Demain: A delightful vision for tomorrow
Looking for a delightful pick-me-up? The trailer for the French film Demain is just that. The topic is inspiring, about all the good things going on in the world. And even the soundtrack will tempt you to skip for joy.…
Seed Sharing Ceremony – March 15
Come experience this special Seed Swap as an opportunity to focus on the “face, place, and story behind our sacred community seeds”. It’s part of the Seed School Teacher Training – our Teachers in Training will be hosting a small seed swap, to practice as an example of a…