Homegrown Revolution

PATH TO FREEDOM 'HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION™' FILM SHORT
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SUSTAINABLE LA @ Farmlab/Under Spring
Curated by Echo Park Film Center
Saturday, December 8 @ 7 pm
FREE EVENT! EVERYONE WELCOME!
Evening begins with a potluck dinner so please bring food to share.
Approximate Program Times:
Sustainable LA Shorts: 8:30
More info: www.farmlab.org


Sustainable LA is a celebration of Angelinos engaged in the green revolution. The one-hour program consists of short films on a variety of topics including urban gardening, environmental awareness and community activism. In keeping with the grassroots nature of many of these organizations, emphasis is on issues awareness, practical information exchange and hands-on participation.

Many Thanks

Thanks again to first grade parents Chris & Tina who generously donated the garden's first truckload of rich soil and mulch!

All Hands Work Day 1 December 2007

Today's groundbreaking workday rewarded months of patience and several hours of sweat equity this afternoon courtesy of dedicated Aveson students and parents.

15 Orcaboard raised beds were assembled by adults and children alike - literally in a snap! Hay bales were arranged in a learning circle and most remarkably, the entire upper terrace was weeded with great discipline to reveal several rosemary plants and a blank canvas for our future drought tolerant, native plantings.

Giant lizards, curious ivy roots and metal treasures were uncovered.

Next week we will be laying down plastic to prevent the regrowth of weeds until the native design is complete. We still need to level and weed part of the lower garden space and we are also collecting newspapers to serve as the second layer of our beds - in between the hardware cloth and the soil/mulch mix. So bring in your used dailies in the coming week.

Thank you to all of the families who donated their Saturday morning and afternoon to help realize Aveson's vision of a dynamic learning garden for our K-12th graders.

Full speed ahead!