The Dry Garden: Southern California’s most interesting experiment in water-wise landscaping on The Los Angeles Times website, featuring John Lyons and Leigh Adams.
All profits from HomeGrown Culver City will benefit the outstanding work of Beyond Shelter, a nonprofit organization helping homeless families with children move into permanent housing and then providing services to help them rebuild their lives.
Great article from the L.A. Times today about the HomeGrown event:
Recent books and films might be inspiring more people to grow their own food or raise chickens for eggs, but there are some stops between inspiration and harvest. And that’s where HomeGrown Culver City hopes to step in.
HomeGrown celebrates backyard food gardening with workshops, vendors and exhibits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 23 in Media Park, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City.
The day is meant to “demystify” growing food at home, said John Lyons, the organizer and a garden consultant.
“You can’t open the paper these days without seeing that something we took for granted is now poison,” Lyons said. “And people at a very deep sense feel disconnected from the food chain and feel powerless.”
The event is free, and will include hourly workshops about keeping chickens and bees, growing food, permaculture, canning and preserving and composting, among other topics. For children there will be art projects and music. Vendors will sell food and supplies for growing.
All proceeds from the day go to Beyond Shelter, which helps homeless families find permanent housing. Deborah Eden Tull, the daughter of Beyond Shelter’s president and author of the book “The Natural Kitchen,” will offer a workshop on green homes.
Everyone who attends HomeGrown is encouraged to bring nonperishable healthy food and new children’s winter clothing to donate to Beyond Shelter.
“I wanted to mix poverty and homelessness,” Lyons said. “The debate has to be expanded to people living in poorer communities.”
HomeGrown Culver City, a free event celebrating food, sustainable gardening and an ecological lifestyle will be held on Oct 23rd 2010 at Media Park, Culver City. It is the first event of its kind in Culver City and our goal is to have it become an annual event that influences the community to embrace sustainable practices. We are proud to have sponsorship from Sony Pictures, Topson Downs and Beyond Shelter in partnership with The City of Culver City. The event is 100% volunteer organized and all profits from this event will benefit the outstanding work of Beyond Shelter, a nonprofit organization helping homeless families with children move into permanent housing and then providing services to help them rebuild their lives.
HomeGrown is an event that celebrates backyard edible gardening, designed by, and for, people that want to get to know their food sources from seed to plate. HomeGrown will unite people and organizations dedicated to teaching and fostering organic gardening in an effort to strengthen the local community of urban farmers. HomeGrown will offer exposure and access to those interested in getting involved in the organic gardening movement by presenting free, hands-on workshops dedicated to the various disciplines of backyard farming.
We will also have food vendors from Culver City, performances, workshops and vendors who provide ecological goods & services. Free workshops and demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the day. Live entertainment will include local musicians and fun for the kids—including a performance by a local children’s theater. The event will also include vendors serving delicious foods made with local ingredients. Free parking is easily accessible at the public lots in Culver City. An attendance of approximately 2-3k people is expected throughout the day.
We are exited to have you partner with us to put on a great event for the community. We invite you to have a vendor booth at the event. Feel free to contact John Lyons, Event Director, if you have questions.
The HomeGrown Culver City is a free event, but attendees are encouraged to bring canned and/or packaged healthy food, as well as new children’s winter clothing items: jackets, sweatshirts or pajamas.
