Posted: October 16th, 2010 | Author: Admin | Filed under: Who We Are, Workshops | Tags: Orchid Black, Workshops | 2 Comments »
Orchid Black is a garden designer and owner of Pitcher Sage Design, which offers native plant consulting, habitat creation and sustainable design services to the greater Los Angeles area. Orchid writes and lectures about native plants, water-saving strategies, and sustainable gardening, and has taught Sustainable Garden Practice for UCLA Extension.
Orchid Black will be teaching WATER STRATEGIES FOR DRY CLIMATE with at 11:00 AM at the HomeGrown event.
Posted: October 16th, 2010 | Author: Admin | Filed under: Who We Are, Workshops | Tags: Nysha Dahlgren, Workshops | No Comments »
Growing up in Northern California, I had a garden with my dad each and every year from the time I was 8. We would plot and plan and go get seed at the GroRite Nursery and spend hours and hours together working the soil in our back lot. We were lucky enough to have a large plot of land behind my parents formal Japanese Style gardens to work with and everything from Tomatoes to Pumpkins graced our funny little edible plot.
Educated in Sociology and Landscape Architecture has made me appreciate both the Science and Psychology behind why people love to be close to the land. My journey to Ardenwoods Edibles has taken me from owning my own design office, working in Themed Entertainment to designing high end residential plots all over our fair City. Spurred by a love of food, and knowing where it comes from Ardenwoods Edibles was born. A small wholesale culinary nursery in Pasadena, California. We are open to Landscape Professionals and Chefs. Our monthly events are open to Garden Enthusiasts where I live with my gorgeous and supportive husband, my adorable daughter, a noble German Shepherd Dog, and a feisty Shorty Irish Jack Terrier!
Nysha Dahlgren from Ardenwoods Edibles will be giving kid’s workshops from the Ardenwoods Edibles booth at the HomeGrown event.
Posted: October 12th, 2010 | Author: Admin | Filed under: Who We Are, Workshops | 2 Comments »
Catherine Allison (Madame Chocolat) studied classical acting at Dartington College of Arts in England and then went on to take advanced classes in physical theatre and clowning with Jacques Lecoq, in Paris…clowning was the thing that she found the most challenging…and funnily enough it has been the thing that has ‘stuck’, that she fully devoted herself to and which comes quite naturally to her now!
Before becoming a mother Catherine toured Internationally in ensemble physical theatre productions and clown shows. Since then she has turned her attention to working with children—initially with the creation of her own quirky clown character ‘Madame Chocolat‘ who began as (and continues to be) a fabulous children’s party entertainer and has now developed into new areas such as the environmental show that you will witness today ‘Madame Chocolat Goes Green’. Madame Chocolat was recently awarded the Nickelodeon Parent Picks Best Children’s Entertainer for 2009.
Another string to Catherine’s bow is ‘Dramabee Acting Workshops for Kids’—here she uses the playful techniques that she learned in Paris to teach children the joy of acting. She harnesses their innate creativity and encourages them to trust their instincts, thus producing exciting, original productions which bring out the best in them. Each show is built from a series of stories that the children have told and choreographies that they have made—the kids cast themselves, and are not afraid to make ‘mistakes’…which makes for confident, riveting, spontaneous performances.
Catherine Allison will be at KIDS THEATRE at 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM at the HomeGrown event.
Posted: October 8th, 2010 | Author: Admin | Filed under: Who We Are, Workshops | Tags: Michael Scott, Workshops | 1 Comment »
I live in Eagle Rock with my wife and 9-year-old daughter where we experiment with urban homesteading. We’ve got an open-air coop set up for our 7 chickens, a free-roaming rabbit, bee hive and vegetable gardens tucked into just about every corner of available sunny space. Eagle Rock Backyard Farms is my company and outlet for sharing my passion for gardening and backyard farming with others.
I started Eagle Rock Backyard Farms because I love vegetable gardening and wanted to share my knowledge and experience with others interested in cultivating their own little slices of land. Growing local is the future and it’s something that everyone can do in their own backyards once they’ve been armed with the right setup and a little know-how.
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Michael Scott will be teaching ORGANIC GARDENING & RAISED BEDS with John Lyons at 10:00 AM at the HomeGrown event.
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I design and install raised bed edible gardens. Every job starts with an in-person consultation; I come to your yard and help you pick the ideal space for your garden and design a custom-bed that fits your exact needs and aesthetic. My services include building and installing the garden bed, adding rich organic soil—and most importantly, helping you pick the crops that are right for the season and teaching you how to make them flourish.
Drip irrigation is critical for our climate. I highly recommend automated drip irrigation systems for vegetable and landscape gardening; it’s water-wise and takes the chore out of keeping your plants beautiful and healthy. I’ll install an easy-to-use system that works with your existing plumbing and will teach you how to use it too.
For those interested in fresh backyard eggs, I also consult on chicken care and specialize in building and installing custom-designed, open-air chicken coops for happy hens.
I’m experienced in composting and vermicomposting (that’s worm fertilizer—ahem, poop—for you city folk) and can teach you how to easily integrate these practices into your everyday life.