Join Palisades Branch Teens Leading Change at the Mar Vista Farmers Market on April 23rd and April 30th to learn more about compost, food waste and planting your own herbs!
Come anytime between 9:00 am-2:00 pm.
Pick up a seedling while you are here!
Athens Services at the Mar Vista Green Tent! - Sunday April 9th
Learn how to recycle 100% of your food waste in your green bin (even pizza boxes!)
The implementation of SB 1383 in 2022 marks a big shift in how Californians handle their food waste. For the first time, residents and businesses need to put their leftover food not with their trash but with their green waste.
Californians are used to having separate containers for trash, recyclables like paper, plastic, and aluminum, and for green waste such as yard trimmings and landscaping. Now, food waste and food-soiled paper will go in the green or organics container.
Most of us don’t give leftover food a second thought, keeping what we can for later and scraping the rest into the trash. From there, it goes to a landfill. Therein lies the problem.
Food and other organic waste in landfills produce greenhouse gases as they decay. Roughly half of the gas is carbon dioxide, and half is methane, which is more than 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide, according to CalRecycle.
California Decides It’s Time to Clear the Air
If you haven’t heard of SB 1383 by now, you will. It’s California’s latest law designed to reduce harmful gas emissions – specifically methane. To do that, every city, single-family home, business, and multi-family residence of more than five units can no longer just throw food away.
Statewide, reducing food waste and the methane gas it causes is a big, complex problem. But at the personal level, it boils down to three core, essential steps: Reduce, repurpose, and recycle.
Less Food + Less Waste = Less Methane
Most people don’t realize how much food they throw away every day. The US Department of Agriculture estimates that 30-40 percent of all food in the United States goes uneaten. Californians throw away nearly 6 million tons of food scraps or food waste each year. The EPA estimates that about 81 percent of households’ wasted food ended up in landfills or combustion facilities
Buying less food is a great way to start. That doesn’t mean doing without; it means focusing on buying what you need, with the goal of reducing waste. It will also save money, especially in these inflationary times. Planning meals ahead of time, including planning what to do with leftovers, is an effective way to reduce food waste.
“Imperfect” Food is a Perfectly Good Approach
Much of the food that consumers and businesses throw away is still edible. There are some simple ways to reduce that.
At home, some leftovers can be frozen for later use. Items like fruits and vegetables can be used for salads. Meats and other edible scraps from prepared meals can potentially be combined into soups.
Commercial establishments can donate “imperfect” but safe and edible produce to food recovery organizations like Foodcycle LA. California provides guidelines and Athens provides educational materials to help guide this effort.
What Can’t Be Used May Be Reused
For food waste that just can’t be kept or eaten, there are options to throwing it away. The waste can be composted, either at home or at large composting facilities.
Composting is the process that converts organic waste into a useful resource that reduces methane, captures carbon, and helps grow food more efficiently.
Composting can be done at home. There are a lot of resources to help, from educational material to kitchen buckets to outdoor compost bins. Some cities and counties offer rebates or compost bins at a reduced cost. Los Angeles County offers two types of compost bins for $40 and $65. Check with your local city to see what they offer.
Organics waste that is collected curbside goes to one of several large facilities in Southern California that compost on a large scale. American Organics (AO) in Victorville, owned by Athens Services, is one of the largest and most advanced. Organics waste collected from homes and businesses goes to American Organics to be converted to high-quality compost. The process usually takes six months, but at AO the process has been reduced to two months using innovative technology.
The Bottom Line
To sum up, the move is on to reduce methane by reducing food waste. By following some simple steps, we can all make a difference.
Reduce – Use less food to create less food waste.
Repurpose – Freeze leftovers for another day, combine them into other dishes, or donate consumable food to food banks.
Recycle – compost leftovers at home, or put them in your “green” organics waste container to ship to a composting facility.
Individual actions taken together can make a big difference. Athens Services is here to help. For more information on reducing food waste, go to Food Waste Recycling.
The Master Gardeners are back at the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday, April 2nd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m!
On Sunday, April 2 join the LA County Master Gardeners for their monthly visit to the Green Tent from 9 am to 1 pm. They never come empty-handed! And this month, they’ll be giving away free seed packets as well as seedlings they’ve lovingly grown just for this Mar Vista Farmers Market community.
Choose from flowers, succulents, greens or veggies (and, of course, seasonal seeds):
Veggies:
- Sugar Snap Peas
- Red and Yellow Bell Peppers
- Bush Beans (green beans that grow in a bush, not requiring stakes or support)
Greens: Arugula
Succulents: Multiple varieties
Flowers: Delphiniums
Flowers: Snapdragons
Even though we’ve had a lot of rain, the Master Gardeners believe you should act as if we were still in drought, because with weather cycles being what they are, in very short order we might be in drought again.
And if you have any leftover “six packs” from planting up your Spring Garden, recycle them with the MGs so they can continue growing plants for every month’s Green Tent.
The Learning Garden! - Sunday March 26th
This Sunday, April 24, 2022 at the Green Tent at Mar Vista Farmer’s Market, come visit the Garden Master David King of The Learning Garden.
Our History: For over 18 years, The Learning Garden has served as a model in the community for horticultural education and environmental sustainability. It has brought families, disadvantaged groups, and students together in fellowship, healing, and learning with a slate of programs including regenerative agriculture, holistic medicine, seed saving, pollinator habitats, fiber arts, culinary arts, and self healing arts such as yoga and qigong.
Our Mission: We as a people face grave challenges, with fewer of us connecting with nature, valuable species disappearing, and the loss of knowledge about the uses and benefits of plants. The Learning Garden is bringing this knowledge back with curriculum, community events, outreach, and training. We seek to continue this legacy, and to encourage understanding of the wonder and vulnerability of the natural world.
Who We Serve: The garden audience is the student body (70% Title 1) of Venice High School and the local Mar Vista neighborhoods which include vulnerable low income communities bisected by major freeways. The garden expands this reach to broader Los Angeles with partnerships supporting at-risk youth, urban hunger, healthy soil advocacy, and meditation therapy.
Your Support: Thank you to all our community and school supporters who have helped this garden thrive. It is amazing how much we have grown over the years and continue to touch lives with your support. There are many ways to get involved. Join an upcoming workday or share our story with your network online and have us speak about the garden at events. Stay informed by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on social media. The garden changes weekly. We don’t want you to miss a beat!
THE MASTER GARDENERS -March 5, from 9 am to 1 pm
Join the UC/CE LA County Master Gardener Program at the Green Tent on Sunday, March 5 from 9 am to 1 pm. offer you LOTS of FREE veggies, flowers and seed packets for your spring garden, which will benefit from all the rains we’ve been having!
They’re bringing seedlings for you to grow at home, including:
California Wonder Bell Peppers They start off green but the longer they develop, they turn red.
Golden Bell Peppers
Lettuce
Kale
Swiss Chard
Leeks If you’ve never made Potato Leek soup, you haven’t lived!
Cherry Tomatoes
Cilantro
Bell Peppers
Leeks
And choose from these flowers:
Marigolds (plant them with your tomatoes — companion plant helps ward off root nematodes!)
Stock
Alyssum — bees love these compact, tiny white flowers
Pansies
Black Eyed Susan
Delphinium
Snapdragons
Snapdragons
Wondering what to do while you wait for March to roar in like a lion? Here are some special tips for LA County gardeners for the month of March:
THE MASTER GARDENERS - February 5, from 9 am to 1 pm
Join the UC/CE LA County Master Gardener Program at the Green Tent on Sunday, February 5 from 9 am to 1 pm. It’s their first visit of 2023 and they’ve got seed packets and great winter greens, peas and beans, flowers and succulents to give away, all of which they’ve grown for you!
Mini Chrysanthemum
Alyssum
Perfect winter greens that make great soups or additions to stews or sides:
Swiss Chard, hearty kale, bright tasting cilantro, amazing Fava beans, baby lettuce and sugar snap peas. Flowers include mini chrysanthemums, bachelor buttons and alyssum, which bees love, so plant a lot!
Don’t forget to bring your gardening questions to the booth. Despite all the rain, we still need to be water wise, so think ahead to spring, summer and fall as you plant your winter garden. Turn off the sprinklers till you know you need them, and remember that except for drip irrigation, hand watering is the most efficient way to keep your plants alive. Water the SOIL not the leaves!
Congratulations to the City of Los Angeles for giving homeowners and renters green bins for composting your organic waste. Now don’t forget to use them!
Bachelor Buttons
LAST SUNDAY IN JANUARY
E-Waste Recycling -
Janurary 29 at the Mar Vista Farmers Market
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Start collecting your electronic waste and
tell your friends about this local
free e-waste disposal opportunity.
RECYCLE YOUR ELECTRONIC WASTE !
Homeboy Industries will be at the south end of the Market this Sunday. (near Tortugo Brewing Company) to collect your electronic waste.
SUPPORT HOMEBOY ELECTRONICS !
KEEP HEAVY METALS OUT OF LANDFILLS
WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED? Anything with a Cord, Cable, or Battery
The list of recyclable electronics includes just about every electronic device.
Laptops, Desktop Computers, and accessories (keyboards, mice, etc.), Cable Boxes, DVD Players, Projectors, Cameras, Toasters, Electronic Toys…you get the picture. Nothing larger than a flat screen TV.
Fava Love - January 8, 2023
FAVA LOVE
The ancient Egyptians fed fava beans to workers on the pyramids, perhaps because they knew that they were both filling and nutritious. The ancient Romans also understood the value of favas as being both good to eat and good for the soil. Apicius, one of the earliest known cookbooks, featured several fava bean recipes. Cato and Columella, two prominent agricultural writers of the time, advocated rotating edible crops with a cover crop of favas beans – seen as an essential practice for good land stewardship. Yet, it’s one thing to read about this hardy bean and another to marvel at its beauty in full flower growing in a garden or farm. Once little known by California’s industrial farmers, fava beans have gained the attention of growers interested in regenerative agriculture practices. Want to know more? Come to the Green Tent tomorrow and meet Lydia Breen, UCCE Master Gardener and director of Planet Earth Observatory. Get a free fava seed packet and sign up for the Fava Buddy Newsletter, with growing tips, recipes, culinary history – and opportunities to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of climate change on the food we grow in Los Angeles.
The Great Fava Bean Giveaway is a partnership between Planet Earth Observatory, California State University, Chico and Prairie Fava.
Renewable Solutions to Meet Peak Energy Demand: December 11th 2022
Protect Playa Now coalition is a collection of concerned citizens mobilizing to protect the westside from the Playa del Rey methane storage facility. Join us to talk about clean renewable energy solutions to getting to 100% while still meeting peak demand. These include long-term duration storage, microgrids, community based solar and storage projects, energy efficiency, and demand response. We will also be discussing our concerns with hydrogen being stored at Playa del Rey gas storage facility.
THE MASTER GARDENERS - December 4th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Think you can’t do any planting in December? Think again! Here’s an invaluable December guide from Yvonne Savio, retired director of the UC/CE LA County Master Gardener Program. She knows whereof she writes!
Meanwhile, our local Master Gardeners will be bringing you some lovingly grown seedlings and seed packets, to give away FREE at the Green Tent on Sunday, December 4, from 9 am til 1pm. Stop by to get your garden questions answered, too!
Sugar Snap Peas
Plant up delicious sugar snap peas, those crunchy, rounded “peas” that you can eat, pod and all, raw or cooked. They’re so delicious! Remember, you need to offer them support (trellis, string, wall) to grow big and strong.
Succulents
The Baby Lettuce is still very baby in size, but bring some home, put them in a warm window or a sunny outdoor space till they’re big enough to transplant for a head start on your spring salad greens.
Dark leafy greens are recommended to help prevent cognitive decline, so come and get some Rainbow and Swiss chard, which are long-lasting and easy to prepare, sautéed with some onions and garlic. Don’t waste the stems…chop ‘em up small and cook them similarly for a nice little crunchy texture with the sautéed leaves.
And yes, it’s still cool to love Kale…so pick up a pack at the table.
Plus: there’ll be a variety of Succulents to choose from.
Lastly: Salads always look prettier with edible flowers, and the MGs have grown some colorful nasturtiums for you. You can fill the prolific flowers with goat cheese and honey or balsamic vinegar for a beautiful and unique appetizer. When you’re done using them as food, you can let them become an “insect trap” for the white flies that will soon invade us, seeking moisture in our ever-drying climate!
Nasturtiums stuffed with labneh and lemon roasted vegetables
Please remember to bring your leftover plastic “pony packs” so the MGs can recycle them for next month’s planting. Happy holidays!
Return of the Rake!
Raking leaves is chlld’s play!
Happy Autumn! Leaves have started to fall and many of us are enjoying the brilliant oranges, reds and yellows as we walk or drive through our neighborhoods. If you are a composter, you know the value of these little bits of carbon. (Learn more about composting leaves here.) They prevent the compost pile from smelling like poop. Not a composter? Then you or your gardener can rake them into a pile and toss them in the green bin provided by the city. So where does a leaf blower fit into this process? That is what we will be talking about at the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday, November 27.
Want to make a difference right now?
Reduce or discontinue your own leaf-blowing activity. Compensate your gardener if they need to spend extra time on your property. Triple your impact…share this information with 3 of your neighbors. Everyone will benefit by eliminating noise pollution and invisible health hazards.
Below are some of the reasons to discontinue the use of blowers in case you are short on facts..
"Fun" Facts
1.2 billion gallons of gas are burned in lawn and garden equipment in the United States annually.
Toxic gas & oil, carcinogenic emissions, noxious exhaust, and unsafe noise levels make gas-powered lawn care a very hazardous job — particularly for unprotected lawn crews working full-time at the source of emissions and noise. Workers may have few options and little agency.
Ground level ozone (formed by VOCs and NOx in the presence of sunlight) and fine particulate matter cause and contribute to early death, stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer.
The ongoing fueling and maintenance necessary with gas lawn machines results in huge amounts of extra waste in our landfills.
Harsh chemical solvents are used to degrease and clean carburetors, spark plugs, fuel and air filters, and decks of gas-powered machines. These elements end up evaporating into the air, poured into the soil, or washed down a drain.
Gas emissions degrades air, soil & water. It affects neighborhood quality of life and contributes to climate change
Still not convinced?
Noise pollution poses critical physical and psychological health effects including tinnitus & hearing loss, stress, hypertension, headaches, and productivity loss.
Now that many of you are working from home, you may be more aware of the frequency with which these menaces are operated. Let's use this break from business as usual to fix some of our long-standing health and environmental issues.
This one is pretty simple.
Thanks for listening.
Grey Water & Fava Love - November 13, 2022
Relaxing during a foraging expedition.
Come to the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmers Market. Meet Art Lee…a Renaissance man for our times. Whether he is foraging for healing herbs or rerouting your washing machine to water your trees, his heart beats to the pulse of Mother Earth. And don’t forget to ask about his one-of-a-kind solar powered bicycle!
GET THAT GREY WATER IN THE GROUND!
Don't let the winter rains fool you. We still need every drop of water back in the soil. Redirecting grey water is an easy way to prevent waste.
What is grey water? It's the "waste" water from your washing machine reused to water your fruit trees or perennial plants instead of being sent to the reclamation plant and then out to the ocean. With a grey water system, every time you do a load of laundry your plants get a good drink and you save money as well.
As everyone knows, California has experienced an extreme drought for many years and it will most likely continue. Water is probably the most important resource for every living species on our planet.
Learn how to double the usage of your water!
Green Tent guest Art Lee holds workshops that cover all the information you need to install a grey water system at your house. He's bringing a mini greywater demo system so visitors can see how it works and will answer your questions. He'll also have a signup sheet for those interested in attending a future workshop.
FAVA LOVE
The ancient Egyptians fed fava beans to workers on the pyramids, perhaps because they knew that they were both filling and nutritious. The ancient Romans also understood the value of favas as being both good to eat and good for the soil. Apicius, one of the earliest known cookbooks, featured several fava bean recipes. Cato and Columella, two prominent agricultural writers of the time, advocated rotating edible crops with a cover crop of favas beans – seen as an essential practice for good land stewardship. Yet, it’s one thing to read about this hardy bean and another to marvel at its beauty in full flower growing in a garden or farm. Once little known by California’s industrial farmers, fava beans have gained the attention of growers interested in regenerative agriculture practices. Want to know more? Come to the Green Tent tomorrow and meet Lydia Breen, UCCE Master Gardener and director of Planet Earth Observatory. Get a free fava seed packet and sign up for the Fava Buddy Newsletter, with growing tips, recipes, culinary history – and opportunities to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of climate change on the food we grow in Los Angeles.
The Great Fava Bean Giveaway is a partnership between Planet Earth Observatory, California State University, Chico and Prairie Fava.
THE MASTER GARDENERS - June 4th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.
Bring your gardening questions, give your seedlings a head start and find out what’s best to put into the soil right now to become a better backyard gardener! There’s plenty to do in the garden during this busy growing season.
Don’t forget to recycle your seedling six packs with the Master Gardeners, who’ll use them for the next batch of seedlings they plant for the Mar Vista Community.
Curly's Guitar Angels - October 30th at the Mar Vista Green Tent
Guitar for Walter Reed Middle School.
When we hear the word “recycling”, we usually imagine dropping a plastic water bottle into the blue bin or something of that nature. We rarely think of repairing a valuable instrument that can bring joy and comfort to someone in need. Whether it is an institution such as Ronald McDonald house or an individual who has fallen on hard times and needs a little uplift, Curly’s Guitar Angels have made it their mission to provide a balm for the soul while keeping instruments out of the trash heap.
Curly’s Guitar Angels is actually the brainchild of two local musicians, Mitch Rice and Angelo Metz. Rice and Metz, with the encouragement of their friend Howard Schwartz aka “Curly”, began to refurbish guitars during the early days of the pandemic. Once they were ready for “sale” it was decided to just pass them on to folks in need.
Thus far they have donated over 30 instruments to numerous non-profit organizations and individuals. Learn more on their FaceBook page Curly’s Guitar Angels.
All you need is love…and a little skill to give this Les Paul a new life.
The Farmlink Project - October 24 at the Mar Vista Green Tent
Celebrating a year of food recovery
This Sunday join us at the Mar Vista Green Tent to learn about The Farmlink Project. This grassroots non-profit organization was started during the pandemic by a group of college students with the goal of combatting food waste and food insecurity. They hope to eventually put themselves out of business!
Farmlink believes they can bring an end to hunger alongside massive food waste in our lifetime. They connect farms that have surplus produce with communities experiencing food insecurity. They are on a mission to feed people in need, rebuild food systems, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers.
In April of 2020, after securing 13,000 eggs from one farmer, Farmlink founders rented a U-Haul Truck and drove this load to an LA Foodbank. With this successful delivery, they realized a nationwide network could be created to connect farms with communities and food banks.
At the Farmlink project, they believe that Food Access is an inalienable human right. For now, Farmlink is acting as the “link” connecting the broken supply chains in the agricultural and food access industries. "Our long-term goal is to set up infrastructure which will render our work obsolete."
In the United States, farms are throwing out 20 billion pounds of food, and simultaneously have 40 million food insecure Americans.
In two years, Farmlink has:
~ Fostered a team with over 200 fellows from over 93 universities, with an average age of 21
~ Rescued 70 million lbs of food
~ Served 58 million meals across 48 states to 266 food banks
~ Moved 580,000 lbs of food in 2021 in response to disaster relief
~ Provided over $4.3 million in economic relief to farmers and truckers
~ Launched Carbonlink, a carbon offset program that has prevented roughly 26 million lbs of CO2e
This weekend at the Green Tent, join Rae Godfredsen, a member of Farmlink's Creative Team, to conceptualize the amount of how much food we waste each year, discuss solutions, and get involved.
THE MASTER GARDENERS - October 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.
Lots to choose from:. The hot days won’t last forever…get ready for your fall plantings!
Seedling multi-packs needed! We use them to grow more seedlings for your gardening pleasure. Re-purposing saves money and also keeps toxic plastic out of the waste stream. Please bring your used six-packs to the market.
Baby Lettuces
Want to learn how to garden? Low-cost introductory Grow LA Vegetable Garden classes for Fall 2022 are at these locations: https://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/UC_Master_Gardener_Program/Grow_LA_Victory_Garden_Initiative_Class_Schedule/
Some areas of Los Angeles County are being asked to discontinue water use for 15 days due to a water supply line that needs repair. Click the link below to see if your community is affected. It does not apply to the City of Los Angeles.https://ktla.com/news/local-news/how-to-prepare-for-the-water-restrictions-coming-to-multiple-areas-of-l-a-county/
REMEMBER: MULCH MULCH MULCH and please consider replacing your lawn with natives and drought tolerant plants. You could even get a rebate! And by now you know about the general watering restrictions in SoCal — consider rebates for lawn replacements.
BUT PLEASE DON’T FORGET THE TREES!!! The shade and carbon capture they provide is priceless. Don’t overlook them when you water.
Save our Water & TreePeople
And don’t forget to bring those plastic six packs you’ve used to bring plants home in from the nursery. The MGs will use these to plant more seedlings in the months ahead.
Free Trees for YOUR Street! - Sunday 9/25 at the Mar Vista Green Tent!
Caring for street trees on Cabrillo April 2021
LINE YOUR STREET AND FILL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH beautiful
TREES
Delivered and Planted for Free by the City of Los Angeles !!!
What Can Trees Do for Me
- Save water
- Combat the greenhouse effect
- Clean the air
- Provide oxygen
- Cool the streets and the city
- Conserve energy
- Provide homes for local wildlife
One year of growth May 2022
Bureau of Sanitation Adopt a Street Tree Program
Street trees improve walk-ability of our neighborhoods while helping reduce the impacts of climate change. Learn how you can request planting of a tree along your street in the public right of way. Many different tree varieties are available. Tree adopters are responsible for the early care and watering of the sapling. We'll have information about different watering options to make this task easier.
Contact Shelley Wiseman to find out about all of free tree programs available from City Plants, a public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles, local non-profit organizations, community groups, residents, and businesses.
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NASH Awareness at the Mar Vista Green Tent - September 11th, 2022 9a.m. to 2 p.m.
Smash NASH!
You have probably never heard of NASH (Non-Alcoholic SeatoHepatitis), and most likely neither has your doctor. This syndrome can destroy your liver before you experience clearly defined symptoms. The antidote (or preventative) doesn’t come in a pill. The way to protect your health is through a basic healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Liver health activist Phyllis Miller will be the guest at the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday. Learn about how to protect your health, support and inform others and enjoy life even more. You don’t have to be a fanatic to insure that you are consuming liver-friendly foods and avoiding harmful ones.
The Mar Vista Green Tent is located in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmers Market, at the corner of Grand View Blvd and Pacific Ave.
The Master Gardeners will be back at the Mar Vista Green Tent September 4th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.
Lots to choose from: Sunflowers, Cilantro, Collard Greens, Chard, Baby Lettuces!
Cilantro
Sunflowers
Sunflowers are the happy faces in your garden. Take some home this weekend!
Cilantro is “special”. For those who think it tastes like soap, there is a scientific explanation. Luckily, most of us can enjoy this versatile herb Thai, Mexican and many other cuisines…cilantro seeds can either be replanted or allowed to go to seed, where they become the spice, Coriander.
Baby Lettuces
Want to learn how to garden? Low-cost introductory Grow LA Vegetable Garden classes for Fall 2022 are at these locations: https://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/UC_Master_Gardener_Program/Grow_LA_Victory_Garden_Initiative_Class_Schedule/
Some areas of Los Angeles County are being asked to discontinue water use for 15 days due to a water supply line that needs repair. Click the link below to see if your community is affected. It does not apply to the City of Los Angeles.https://ktla.com/news/local-news/how-to-prepare-for-the-water-restrictions-coming-to-multiple-areas-of-l-a-county/
REMEMBER: MULCH MULCH MULCH and please consider replacing your lawn with natives and drought tolerant plants. You could even get a rebate! And by now you know about the general watering restrictions in SoCal — consider rebates for lawn replacements.
BUT PLEASE DON’T FORGET THE TREES!!! The shade and carbon capture they provide is priceless. Don’t overlook them when you water.
Save our Water & TreePeople
And don’t forget to bring those plastic six packs you’ve used to bring plants home in from the nursery. The MGs will use these to plant more seedlings in the months ahead.
GREY WATER - August 28th at the Mar Vista Green Tent
Relaxing during a foraging expedition.
Come to the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmers Market. Meet Art Lee…a Renaissance man for our times. Whether he is foraging for healing herbs or rerouting your washing machine to water your trees, his heart beats to the pulse of Mother Earth. And don’t forget to ask about his one-of-a-kind solar powered bicycle!
GET THAT GREY WATER IN THE GROUND!
Don't let the winter rains fool you. We still need every drop of water back in the soil. Redirecting grey water is an easy way to prevent waste.
What is grey water? It's the "waste" water from your washing machine reused to water your fruit trees or perennial plants instead of being sent to the reclamation plant and then out to the ocean. With a grey water system, every time you do a load of laundry your plants get a good drink and you save money as well.
As everyone knows, California has experienced an extreme drought for many years and it will most likely continue. Water is probably the most important resource for every living species on our planet.
Learn how to double the usage of your water!
Green Tent guest Art Lee holds workshops that cover all the information you need to install a grey water system at your house. He's bringing a mini greywater demo system so visitors can see how it works and will answer your questions. He'll also have a signup sheet for those interested in attending a future workshop.