LA Green Grounds is partnering with the Good Earth Community Garden to celebrate EARTH DAY this year!

Please join us Saturday April 22, 2023 from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Good Earth Community Garden, located at 5546 Boden Street in Los Angeles 90016!

Join in activities and celebration of Mother Earth. Bring reusable items in good condition to share with others at LAGG's BUY NOTHING TABLE*

Schedule

8:00 - 10:00 GARDEN REVITALIZATION WITH STEVEN MEEKS, COLE HAWTHORNE, AND AZZA SPIVEY
Help us prep a new bioswale area in the Good Earth Community Garden! NOTE: This is a labor intensive activity. 

9:00 - 9:30 CALIFORNIA NATIVE ORNAMENTALS/POLLINATORS WITH FLORENCE NISHIDA

9:00 - 10:00 SAVING WATER WITH DRIP IRRIGATION WITH KEVIN RIDLEY

10:00 - 11:00 PLANTING SEEDS ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN WITH AREFA DE SILVA 
Children's activity: Planting a community garden bed

10:00 - 11:30 COMPOSTING 101 WITH KENNY DERIEG AND PAOLO REYES

11:00 - 11:30 CHIGONG & TAI CHI WITH MARTHA WAKASA

11:00 - NOON FORAGING FOR FLORAL BOUQUETS WITH PATRICIA LELL

11:30 - NOON YOGA WITH TAIYE ADEAGBO

11:30 - NOON MEALS WITHOUT MEAT WITH SHALIMAR WIJAY & EATING YOUR SCRAPS WITH MARY MACVEAN
Food demo and tasting; Using parts of vegetables often thrown away.

NOON - 1:00 MINDING MOTHER'S DAY WITH FLORENCE NISHIDA
Learn how to make small succulents pot for a Mother's Day gift

NOON - 1:00 CLIMATE-RESISTANT PLANTS AND PRACTICES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH COLE HAWTHORNE

NOON - 1:00 BEING SAFE AT HOME AND BEYOND WITH STEVEN MEEKS & TAIYE ADEAGBO
Learn how to be mindful of the toxicity of commercial products

Ongoing Activities

9:00 - NOON PAPER POT MAKINGWITH LA GREEN GROUNDS
Learn how to make pots out of paper to grow your seedlings

9:00 - NOON SEED GIVEAWAYS WITH LA GREEN GROUNDS
Pigeon peas, fava beans, colorful corn, etc. While supplies last.

*9:00 - 1:00 BUY NOTHING TABLE - REPURPOSE, REUSE, RECYCLE, REDO WITH LA GREEN GROUNDS
Bring usable items in good condition that you no longer need to share with others. Pick up something that you can use. Everything FREE! Please do NOT bring any broken, dirty, or unusable items.

9:00 -  1:00 ECO PRODUCTS FOR PURCHASE WITH LA GREEN GROUNDS
We want to make it easy for you to help Mother Earth: we'll have reusable utensils, laundry sheets, bamboo toothbrushes available for purchase at cost to help reduce your footprint. Other products on display only for "demo" purposes.

10:00 - 1:00 BUGS FOR BREAKFAST & LUNCH 
Foraging for our friendly chickens with Mia Bunn, Arefa De Silva, and Patricial Lell

*Schedule subject to change without prior notice.

We'll be spotlighting a special person who is making a difference for the environment. 

Thank you for your nominations. Let's recognize everyone who inspires us to protect the Earth! 

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