Thursday, March 26, 2009
EATING ALASKA
Not sure what to do this weekend? Here's a great option: the Los Angeles Freedom Garden's Swap Meet and screening of Eating Alaska. Good times.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
A Little 1-2-3 for Potted Plants
I can disagree with this helpful post. Check out these great NYC reminders that apply to all container dwelling plants. First on her list? Swamp things...
Monday, March 23, 2009
From DLANC - My Historic LA
Come to "MYhistoricLA" on April 4 at Central Library
Please join us on Saturday, April 4, 2009, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the historic Los Angeles Central Library, for "MYhistoricLA," a special citywide kickoff celebration of SurveyLA, Los Angeles' first-ever comprehensive survey of its historic resources. We hope you'll help us spread the word by passing this message along to friends and to other local community organizations.
From 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., join Larry Mantle , KPCC-FM's host of Air Talk, for a lively panel with City officials, preservationists, community organizers and developers discussing the key issues surrounding Los Angeles' citywide survey. (Panel seating is limited. Reservations recommended: http://www.lfla.org/aloud/index.php ( http://lacity.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e91f7a012458eb114cfb8177b&id=43f7a1ed5c&e=XWWdnr70Hg ))
While Los Angeles has a rich and diverse cultural heritage and a remarkable architectural legacy, 85% of the city has never been surveyed to identify these significant historic places. Historic preservation professionals conducting the survey cannot know all of the potential historic resources throughout the city - and that's why we need your help. We want to know your special story about a local building or the neighborhood you live in.
Join like-minded amateur historians and Los Angeles aficionados for the public launch of SurveyLA and share your knowledge of L.A.'s hidden gems. Other activities will include:
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
* Tell us about a lesser-known place that you consider particularly important to your neighborhood or the entire city - YOUR Historic L.A.
* Participate in an interactive display demonstrating how the survey teams will identify historic sites, and how they will use the information you're providing.
* Learn how you can bring "MYHistoricLA" to your own neighborhood.
* Sign up to become a SurveyLA volunteer.
* Register to receive regular updates as SurveyLA progresses throughout Los Angeles.
11:00 and 11:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 3:00 and 3:30 p.m.:
* Enjoy screenings of the award-winning video SurveyLA: Preserving Los Angeles.
For more information on SurveyLA and Los Angeles' first-ever citywide historic resources survey, please visit http://preservation.lacity.org/survey . ( http://lacity.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e91f7a012458eb114cfb8177b&id=2cdd5cc2d7&e=XWWdnr70Hg )
Directions and Parking: The library is located at 630 West 5th Street, at 5th and Flower in downtown Los Angeles. Take the Metro Rail Red Line to the Pershing Square station and walk west down 5th Street to the Library. Parking is available at the 524 S. Flower St. Garage ($1 all day during library hours with Library Card validation).
Sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources, The Getty Conservation Institute, and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Please join us on Saturday, April 4, 2009, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the historic Los Angeles Central Library, for "MYhistoricLA," a special citywide kickoff celebration of SurveyLA, Los Angeles' first-ever comprehensive survey of its historic resources. We hope you'll help us spread the word by passing this message along to friends and to other local community organizations.
From 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., join Larry Mantle , KPCC-FM's host of Air Talk, for a lively panel with City officials, preservationists, community organizers and developers discussing the key issues surrounding Los Angeles' citywide survey. (Panel seating is limited. Reservations recommended: http://www.lfla.
While Los Angeles has a rich and diverse cultural heritage and a remarkable architectural legacy, 85% of the city has never been surveyed to identify these significant historic places. Historic preservation professionals conducting the survey cannot know all of the potential historic resources throughout the city - and that's why we need your help. We want to know your special story about a local building or the neighborhood you live in.
Join like-minded amateur historians and Los Angeles aficionados for the public launch of SurveyLA and share your knowledge of L.A.'s hidden gems. Other activities will include:
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
* Tell us about a lesser-known place that you consider particularly important to your neighborhood or the entire city - YOUR Historic L.A.
* Participate in an interactive display demonstrating how the survey teams will identify historic sites, and how they will use the information you're providing.
* Learn how you can bring "MYHistoricLA" to your own neighborhood.
* Sign up to become a SurveyLA volunteer.
* Register to receive regular updates as SurveyLA progresses throughout Los Angeles.
11:00 and 11:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 3:00 and 3:30 p.m.:
* Enjoy screenings of the award-winning video SurveyLA: Preserving Los Angeles.
For more information on SurveyLA and Los Angeles' first-ever citywide historic resources survey, please visit http://preservation
Directions and Parking: The library is located at 630 West 5th Street, at 5th and Flower in downtown Los Angeles. Take the Metro Rail Red Line to the Pershing Square station and walk west down 5th Street to the Library. Parking is available at the 524 S. Flower St. Garage ($1 all day during library hours with Library Card validation).
Sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources, The Getty Conservation Institute, and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Another Garden in the Sky
Looks like I don't have the only roof top garden in downtown LA. Ummm, this one looks a little more fancy than mine. I need to go check it out.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Farmer in Chief
DryStoneGarden pointed me towards this article to the (then) Next Farmer in Chief. You may enjoy the article as much as I did. The author, MICHAEL POLLAN, talks about how much fossil fuels are used to move food all over our nation. We can all do our part to reduce the strain on our future lives by eating food grown close to home. Better yet - we can eat food from our own backyard / roof / window sill. Keep growing.
LA Flower Market
I think I may walk down the to the Flower Market today. I cannot believe that I still haven't gone. I need to get out of the office more often! I have no concept of what it's like - independent vendors representing local farms or massive big-big-big corporations with a discount outpost? I hope to find out.
First VIctory Garden
I hope you've seen the news, but I am still so excited that the first family planted a veggie garden on the White House lawn. I just don't know why we didn't have one already! Read all about it here. Apparently the organic veggie garden, a first since Eleanor Roosevelt planted a victory garden during World War II, is a "hippy victory." Good times!
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