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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Don't miss the gathering of community gardens

Gathering of Community Gardens at FarmLab in downtown LA

Don't miss the gathering of community gardens

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From Cows to Concrete: The Rise and Fall Of Farming In Los Angeles

From Cows to Concrete: The Rise and Fall Of Farming In Los Angeles
Los Angeles County was the center of an agricultural empire. Today it is the nation's most populous urban metropolis. What happened? Read all about in the new book, just click on the photo for more info.!

Farming in Torrance and The South Bay

Farming in Torrance and The South Bay
Yes, it's true L.A. was once a thriving agricultural county, especially in the South Bay. Click on photo to check out my book documenting it all!

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  • LA Urban Agriculture Examiner

LA Farms & CSA's Delivering to LA

  • CSU/Expo Center Mini Farm/Farmstand
  • Forneris Farms
  • J.R. Organics CSA, pickup locations in downtown LA, Mar Vista, and Santa Monica
  • Pierce College Farm Center
  • South Central Farmers' Cooperative
  • Tanaka Farms CSA, several pickup locations throughout LA County
  • Tapia Brothers Farm, 5251 Hayvenhurst, Encino, (818) 905-6155
  • Vet's Garden

Farming & Food Education

  • LA County Master Food Preserver's Blog
  • Mariposa Creamery
  • Institute of Domestic Technology

Fave LA Farmers, Organizations and Urban Gleaners

  • Culinary Historians of Southern California
  • Fallen Fruit
  • Farm Lab
  • Food Forward
  • Hollywood Orchard
  • LA Green Grounds
  • Root Simple (Formerly Homegrown Evolution)
  • Seed Library of Los Angeles
  • Silver Lake Farms
  • Slow Food LA
  • UC Cooperative Extension LA Agriculture Blog Rachel's site :)!

LA Farmers' Markets

  • Beverly Hills Certified Farmers' Market
  • Farmers' Market List from CA Fed. of Certified Farmers' Markets
  • LA Times Farmers' Market List
  • Pasadena Certified Farmers' Market
  • Redondo Beach Certified Farmers' Market
  • Santa Monica Certified Farmers' Markets
  • Torrance Certified Farmers' Market
  • Vegetarians in Paradise Farmers' Market List
  • Venice Certified Farmers' Market
  • Westchester Certified Farmers' Market

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    Farm Books & Movies

    • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
    • Eat at Bill's Documentary
    • Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
    • Food Chains
    • Food Inc. Movie
    • Fresh The Movie
    • In the Footprint of the City (LA Farm History)
    • King Corn Documentary
    • Plenty: The 100 Mile Diet
    • The Garden
    • The Real Dirt on Farmer John

    Favorite Farm & Food Links

    • American Farmland Trust
    • Buy Local - Food Routes
    • CA Farm To Family
    • Certified Naturally Grown
    • Civil Eats
    • Community Alliance with Family Farmers
    • Eat Well Guide
    • Farm Aid
    • Farmer-Veteran Coalition
    • Farms Not Arms
    • Food Routes
    • Heritage Foods USA
    • I Heart Farms
    • Local Harvest: Find farms, farmers' markets, CSA's
    • Los Angeles Agriculture, UC Cooperative Extension
    • Sustainable Table
    • The Jew and The Carrot
    • Urban Farming: Edible Vertical Gardens

    Some of LA Farm Girl's Work

    • Farming in Torrance and The South Bay
    • LA Urban Agriculture Examiner Page
    • Organics in the Nursery, Organic Producer
    • Z Ranch, Organic Producer

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    I am a native Angeleno and I write about California's small and family farms, gardening and urban agriculture. The co-author "From Cows to Concrete: The Rise and Fall of Farming in Los Angeles and author of "Farming in Torrance and the South Bay." I am also a certified University of California Master Gardener and the Garden Coordinator for Torrance Memorial Medical Center.
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