L.A. Green Grounds

Neighbors walk in front of the LA Eco-village LA Green Grounds members Vanessa Vobis and Craig Dietrich visited the Los Angeles Eco-Village last month while hosting Maine permaculturalists Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito for an ecology-themed week at USC. The group were given a tour by Eco-village founder Lois Arkin, who has helped grow the [...]

KCET report on diabetes: http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/segment/health-alert-diabetes.html

Last year, Green Grounds continued our dedication to locally-produced edibles in South Los Angeles with our second ever Dig-In (off Exposition Blvd). We came together to help Ron Finley transform the street-side planter area outside his home from weeds and dirt into a lush edible garden. Since the Dig-In, the parking strip has become a [...]

A look at a grass roots effort to green up Los Angeles one garden plot at a time.– Video description, MrDadaEat (aka Jackson Stakeman) In April, USC Neuroscience student Kelly McColl and graduating Cinematic Arts senior Jackson Stakeman set out to document Green Grounds. The resulting video powerfully discusses efforts to combat food deserts in [...]

This misty weather’s great for seed germination.  Today, beets, peas, radishes and a few forefront carrots are up. So also is a critter (probably small mammal), who’s dug up a few holes in the beds.  Suspect probably has a bushy tail and is looking for acorns or is trying to bury some. A peregrine falcon [...]