Los Angeles County RegionLos Angeles County
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Master Gardener Hotline: 24/7, leave message (323) 260-3238 or mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu, http://www.mastergardeners.org/
Southern California month by month gardening tips.The Los Angles County Master Gardeners supports the Common Ground Garden Project (see link below). On their website they provide materials such as a free downloadable “School Garden Set-Up Guide” in both English and Spanish and an order form for a field guide to starting Children’s Gardens. Click here for more information
Los Angeles County Farm Bureau
Phone: (661) 274-9709
Fax: (661) 274-0637
http://www.lacfb.org/education.html
The Los Angeles County Farm Bureau was founded in 1917 and currently has over 5000 members. LACFB is a voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit membership organization of agricultural producers and individuals that promote agriculture and agricultural education.
City of LA Department of Public Works
http://www.smartgardening.com/
Information on composting, vermicomposting, integrated pest management, water-wise gardening and workshops.
City of LA Environmental Affairs Department
www.lacity.org/EAD
Sponsors the 'Gardens for Kids L.A.' school gardening project.
LA Community Garden Council
http://www.lacommunitygardens.org/
Networking, information and events that support community-involved gardens.
LA Department of Water and Power
http://www.ladwp.com/
Information on water conservation and irrigation.
Common Ground Urban Garden Program
University of California Los Angeles County Cooperative Extension Service
Yvonne Savio ydsavio@ucdavis.edu (323) 260-3407
http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden
Master Gardener volunteers help school teachers, parents, and aides develop and maintain school gardens. Children’s Gardens – A Field Guide, a 200- page manual for developing school gardens, is available for $15.50. Our School Garden Start-Up Guide, monthly garden tips, and other gardening information is available online. Applications for annual Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program for Los Angeles County residents are available December 1-January 15; the classes are on every Saturday during March-May.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Michael Kerkmanmailto:mkerkman@huntington.org (626) 405-3586
www.huntington.org
Teacher professional development classes are held year-round, some with an associated stipend. Lesson plans for teachers are online. The Huntington's "Reading Plants", “Discovering Plants”, and “Seeds & Sprouts” school tour are available for K-6th grades. The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory contains over fifty interactive exhibits designed to engage children and adults in a wonder-filled sci entific exploration of plants. Living plants fill a 16,000 square foot greenhouse that comprises three different habitats and a gallery devoted to experiment stations.The Huntington Library’s Teacher Resource Page provides information about teacher training, institutes and workshops, lesson plans, and school programs, click here for more information.
Growing Great
http://www.growinggreat.org/
GrowingGreat is a nonprofit nutrition education organization dedicated to inspiring children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits. Founded by concerned parents and professionals in 1999, GrowingGreat currently reaches over 7,000 children and adults a year with its collaborative education programs in schools, at home and in the communities of Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Ojai, California. CLick the link above to learn more about Growing Great’s school program’s including their extensive Garden Program and find out more about Growing Great's school locations.
Network for a Healthy California—LAUSD
http://www.healthylausd.net/
Network for a Healthy California—LAUSD supports school gardening because we believe it is a powerful tool for creating lifelong change in children’s eating habits. We've seen children who balk at eating vegetables eat them with great relish when they grow and nurture them on their own. When they grow it, they eat it. Our teacher advisors and nutrition specialists support gardening with workshops and educational materials. Adults garden because they love the whole process. Children are no different. In LAUSD, nutrition education gardens promote achievement, physical activity and healthy eating, and we support them wholeheartedly. For more information on nutrition education using school gardens in LAUSD and local workshops contact Scott Miller at (818) 609-2553 or scott.r.miller@lausd.net.
“Ag in the Bag” Teacher Workshop
Clarence Atwater, e-mail
Free teacher in-service emphasizes agriculture literacy, healthy eating and exercise.
Tree People
(818) 753-4600
http://www.treepeople.org/
TreePeople is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Los Angeles area for over three decades. They help nature heal cities by: training and supporting communities to plant and care for trees; educating school children and adults about the environment; and working with agencies on water issues.
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Teague Weybright
tweybright@lacorps.org (323) 526-1460
http://www.lacorps.org/
Working with the Environmental. Affairs Department of the City of LA, the LACC helps to source materials for school garden construction and install school gardens. LACC also offers several resources to help fellow educators teach school-aged students about a variety of environmental conservation topics.
AG DAY LA is a joint project of: the Los Angeles County Farm Bureau, the Los Angeles County Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures, California Women for Agriculture-Los Angeles Chapter, and the 48th District Agricultural Association Agriculture and Nutrition Fair. AG DAY LA is filled with valuable hands-on educational experiences for third and fourth grade students. It provides a fun and exciting way for teachers to address State Standards, as well as to promote agricultural literacy. Check out their website at http://www.agdayla.com/ for our event dates.
Raw Inspiration
Melissa Farwell
818-591-8161
www.rawinspiration.org/
Raw Inspiration, the non-profit operator for California Certified Farmers' Markets intends to "bridge the gap". Its grassroots group of individuals whose objectives are to give schools the means to educate children in the cultivation and harvest of organic fruits and vegetables are always eager and willing to share their knowledge (and always gain a little themselves from the children) in the gardens into schools program.
Working in coordination with California Certified Farmers' Markets, Raw Inspiration's mission is to bring organic gardens to all schools in the communities surrounding their respective farmers markets, with gardens at Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, and La Canada currently in the works. Additionally, in the future, children will be able to harvest their own crops and sell them at their own farmers' market. Their proceeds will go to benefit the school. This is only some of what the Farmers' Markets gives to the community.
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