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Here you’ll find updates and schedules for the Co-op. The next exchange will be May 12, 2012 – in Glendale, CA (different location!). For complete details contact hillsideproducecoop@gmail.com
April 14, 2012: Today, 34 of us shared 4 kinds of lemons, oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, calomondin, limes, two kinds of loquats, avocados, Swiss chard, lettuce, bay, oregano, sage, pineapple sage, rosemary, mint, spearmint, lemon balm, lavender, French tarragon, flowering thyme, green beans, agave plants, daisies, sage flowers, lamb’s ear, cornbread, and cookies! Thanks, everyone! xoxo
March 17, 2012: I’m not really sure what happened. What I think happened was about 20-some of you came over and brought: lemons, ponderosa lemons, Myer lemons, oranges, white grapefruit, grapefruit, loquats, arugula, little heads of lettuce, pink peppercorns, vitex berries, avocados, an awesomely cute booklet on rosemary, rosemary, oregano, lemon balm, chili peppers, nasturtium flowers, dates, cookies, and freshly baked Irish bread for St. Patrick’s Day! Thank you all for participating!
Feb 18, 2012: WOW can you say rosemary?? 38 of us just shared: Meyer lemons, Italian lemons, ponderosa lemons, oranges, blood oranges, Japanese bitter oranges, tangerines, greatfruit, kumquats, loquats, avocados, arugula, bokchoy, mustard greens, kale, lettuce, Romaine, Chinese cabbage, bay, oregano, marjoram, sage, rosemary, lemon thyme, parsley, par-cel, cilantro, lemon grass, cookies, scones, cookie bars, brownies, and tiny precious homegrown new potatoes!! The Hillside Produce Cooperative understands the true meaning of abundance – we live in a world of wonderful plenty, all we have to do is share. Thank you, all!
Jan 14, 2012: The best bagging volunteers in America and I divvied up an absolutely glorious super-abundance of lemons, Meyer lemons, Philippine lemons, pink grapefruit, yellow grapefruit, calomondin, oranges, Valencia oranges, Japanese bitter oranges, blood oranges,tangerines, kumquats, limes, habanero chilis, red jalapenos, green jalapenos, other assorted chilis, green tomatoes (!), spinach, arugula, rainbow chard, borage flowers, nasturtiums, lemon grass, bay, oregano, rosemary, sage, parsley, cornmeal chocolate chip cookies, banana nut bread, rice cakes, and giant cacti for planting!
Dec 17th, 2011: Today we had: lemons, Philippine lemons, oranges, grapefruit, limes of all kinds, persimmons, tangerines, squash, peppers, arugula!, lettuce, mustard greens, lemons grass, rosemary, marjoram, pineapple mint, basil, bay, thyme, oregano, French tarragon, vitex berries, burning sage, guava jelly, a cook book, and HOLLY! Merry Xmas, everyone!
November 21, 2011: What a fun group we had on Saturday! Together, 34 of us exchanged lemons, Meyer lemons, oranges, grapefruit, pomegranates, limes, persimmons, apples, tangerines, guavas, chili peppers, jalepenos, lemon grass, parsley, basil, bay, sage, nasturtiums, tarragon, rosemary, thyme, oregano, spearmint, vitex berries, fresh eggs, malt vinegar, lavender, burning sage, leek seedlings, cauliflower seedlings, baklava, Moroccan chicken in phyllo dough, pumpkin bread, brown sugar short bread, pomegranate jelly, and blood orange marmalade! Then afterwards, the volunteers and I drank Prosecco and ate strawberries and quince while some members waited to be interviewed for the documentary film about us! What? I know! Come join us! And enjoy your Thanksgiving!
October 17, 2011: Wow, everyone, thanks for another great exchange! We had lemons, oranges, grapefruit, pomegranates, pineapple guavas, fuyu persimmons, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, avocados, squash, chile peppers, jalapenos, chives, chard, kale, arugula, sorrel, green onion, lemon grass, parsley, basil, sage, pineapple sage, tarragon, rosemary, marjoram, thyme, oregano, mint, Japanese cucumber, eggs, lavender, lamb’s ear, onion chive seeds, compost, jam, apple butter cookies, baklava, guava in puff pastry, and flowers. JOIN US FOR best quality FREE FOOD!
September 18, 2011: Look what we had at yesterday’s awesome exchange! Lemons, oranges, grapefruit, pomegranates, figs, nectarines, pineapple guavas, grapes, limes, cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, avocados, squash, zucchini, hot peppers, chard, kale, sorrel, arugula, lemon grass, basil, bay, sage, pineapple sage, tarragon, rosemary, marjoram, thyme, oregano, mint, chocolate mint, lavender, lamb’s ear, aloe vera plants, homemade granola, fig jam, blackberry jam, and vegan chocolate chip cookies. OMG! We also had fantastic baggers. Thank you to everyone who participated!!
Sept 12, 2011: Julia, one of our members, is raising money for Young Folks Urban Farmers at this locally sourced dinner at the Good Girl Dinette on Oct 2! Check it out: http://familysupper.eventbrite.com/
Aug 20, 2011: In yesterday’s fabulous exchange we had: lemons, oranges, grapefruit, calamondi, pomegranates, a pumpkin, FIGS, kumquats, all manner of tomatoes, squash, zucchini, many different chile peppers, chard, chives, garlic chives, sorrel, concord grapes, lemon grass, lemon verbena, pipicha, basil, bay, sage, pineapple sage, tarragon, rosemary, oregano, par-cel, mint, chocolate mint, vitex berries, lavender, flowers, giant stalks of bamboo, jams, herb salt, guava filled pastries, almond delight, and zucchini bread – all FOR FREE. Don’t be jealous! Join us! hillsideproducecoop@gmail.com
July 30, 2011: Well done, everyone! FOR FREE, in today’s exchange, we had lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit, calamondin, figs, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, other delicious tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, plums, zucchini, kumquats, key lime marmalade, kale, chard, jalepenos, lemon thyme, basil, bay, sage flowers, pineapple sage, sage, tarragon, rosemary, marjoram, thyme, oregano, mint, parcel, lemon grass, dill, vitex berries, lavender, lamb’s ear, succulents, Indian sage, cat nip, a Cartoon Network pin, a dish garden how-to guide, and zucchini bread! Thank you to everyone who participated and HAPPY EATING!
May 29th, 2011: An important announcement! I will be out of town the last 2 weeks of June, so for the first time ever, the Hillside Produce Cooperative exchange will be held at April’s house in GLENDALE! Those of you on the email list will be notified in full detail about the changes in the June exchange. Check back here for the most current information on our next exchange.
May 29, 2011: 42 bags went out yesterday containing a delicious super-abundance of lemons, Meyer lemons, oranges, grapefruit, loquats, calamondin, strawberries, apricots, kale, beet greens, beets, Swiss chard, lettuces, celery, lacinato kale, Chinese broccoli, radishes, green onion, borage, German chamomile, lemon thyme, silver thyme, basil, bay, sage flowers, sage, pineapple sage, tarragon, rosemary, mint, marjoram, oregano, savory, nasturtiums, lavender, lamb’s ear, Indian sage, cookies, oat bran muffins, and Baklava! Wow! I want to thank everyone who participated yesterday with a special thanks to new members Tyson and Cate who contributed the most beautiful greens!! Thank you, all!
April 23, 2011: Wow. This month I tried an experiment, wherein there was no delivery. And success – it was fast, fair, and bountiful! Seven volunteers and I bagged 22 bags in 50 minutes! In them we had insane amounts of: lemons, Ponderosa lemons, Meyer lemons, naval oranges, Valencia oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, loquats, Swiss chard, rainbow chard, horseradish, sage flowers, lemon balm, rosemary, mint, marjoram, thyme, oregano, mint, nasturtiums, purple flowers, lavender, geranium cuttings, sunflowers, lamb’s ear, and homemade biscuits – all fresh, local, and FREE. And I have so much energy, I’m even able to write about it now. A-mazing. Thanks, everyone who participated!
March 19, 2011: Just wanted to let you know of our fantastic free flowing success today, because WOW we are rich in food. FOR FREE participants had: agave, three kinds of lemons, two kinds of limes, oranges, blood oranges, morrow blood oranges, tangerines, SO many grapefruit, guavas, jalapenos, passion fruit, jade, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, lettuces, sorrel, chard, New Zealand spinach, purple kale, arugula, arugula flowers, eggs, sage, rosemary, mint, bay, oregano, parsley, mint, marjoram, nasturtiums, borage flowers, cilantro, burning sage, lavender, cookies, homemade granola, jam, and olives! What? Jealous? JOIN US!
March 8 , 2011: We have a new email address! It’s hillsideproducecoop@gmail.com
February 21, 2011: My, what a successful and abundant exchange we had on Saturday – and it didn’t even rain until we were finished! Thanks to the 43+ of you who participated – my fruit bowl over-floweth.
We had lemons, Meyer lemons, Ponderosa lemons, Mexican yellow limes, oranges, Valencia oranges, Japanese bitter oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, kumquats, guavas, avocados, butternut squash, chard, arugula, salad burnet, marjoram, sage, rosemary, mint, bay, thyme, lemon verbena, oregano, cilantro, parsley, burning sage, 3 kinds of flowers, lavender, nasturtiums, grapefruit marmalade, and pumpkin bread -
all local, all FOR FREE.
In a final note – does any one of you fabulous NE LA local Hillside Produce Cooperative members want to learn how to be me, and sometimes host our monthly exchange when I am unable to? If yes, delightful! Email me and we’ll make plans!
December 18, 2010: just wanted to let you know how we dealt with the rain today. It was easy and fun! Of our original 36 participants, only 16 could make the crazy drop-and-swap food exchange we had today at noon. Even so, we had a SUPER ABUNDANCE of tangerines, an obscene amount of at least 3 different kinds of oranges, 3 kinds of lemons, guavas, grapefruit, rosemary, Thai basil, lemon basil, spearmint, mint, avocados, apple muffins, baklava , spiced figs, home made jam, home cured olives, and sage. WOW. Next month we will return to our mathematically organized way of doing things, but it was nice to try it this way too.
Novemeber 13th, 2010: Wow. We just had the most efficient exchange ever! In ONE HOUR, 11 volunteers and I sorted 41 amazing bags of food! Today, we had: lemons, Meyer lemons, sweet lemons, oranges, Japanese bitter oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, guavas, key limes, pomegranates, limon, 2 kinds of persimmons, mountain apples, avocados, red chili peppers, home-grown garlic, zucchini, chard, arugula, sorrel, tarragon, basil, Thai basil, oregano, sage, rosemary, mint, bay, thyme, burning sage, flowers, lavender, aloe vera, fig jam, loquat jam, assorted jellies, Meyer lemon marmalade, brown rice, gluten-free coconut flour brownies, peanut butter cookies, zucchini bread, honey wheat bread, pumpkin bread, and banana bread. WOW!
Also, many thanks to David, Ron, and Neil, from Supreme Master Television, for coming and doing a story about us!
Oct 30, 2010: hi everyone. Sorry, I’ve been sick for the longest time. Our last exchange on Oct 11th was lovely. Hope to see you in November!
Sept 4th, 2010: another great exchange! We had – lemons, FIGS, mission figs, strawberry guavas, many kinds of tomatoes, Anaheim chilis, spaghetti squash, Italian squash, eggplant, white sapote, CORN, chives, purple kale, kefir lime leaves, tarragon, lime thyme, yerba buena, rosemary, sage, marjoram, oregano, lemon grass, basil, purple Thai basil, Indian burning sage, lavender, cookies, banana bread, avocados, and SABA, a Filipino kind of plantain, that can’t be eaten without first cooking – for more information on the Saba banana check out: http://homecookingrocks.com/saging-na-saba-saba-bananas/ Thanks to everyone who participated this month!!
August 9, 2010
Here’s what we had for FREE at the last exchange:lemons, Meyer lemons, oranges, grapefruit, Thompson seedless grapes, big juicy figs, limes, big Jim peppers, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, Anaheim chiles, yellow zucchini, green zucchini, crookneck squash, Armenian cucumber, calamondin, nectarines, Japanese eggplant, chives, sorrel, chard, kale, butter lettuce, frisée lettuce, tarragon, thyme, mint, rosemary, pineapple mint, sage, bay, oregano, lemongrass, black basil, sweet basil, Indian burning sage, lettuce seedlings, and lavender! Jealous? Join us! hillsideproducecooperative@yahoo.com
JOIN US AT THE YORK ON YORK – THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH, FROM 5-7PM, AFTER THE EXCHANGE TO CELEBRATE OUR 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ECOLOGICAL GENIUS! Wear green!
July 4, 2010
Wow! Look what we had at yesterday’s exchange! lemons, Meyer lemons, oranges, Mandarin oranges, grapefruit, peaches, plums, tangerines, apples, Serrano peppers, tomatoes,green beans, string beans, squash, zucchini, Japanese zucchini, cucumber, radicchio, green walnuts, chives, lettuce, French sorrel, chard, kale, purple kale, parsnips, cilantro, chamomile, epazote, thyme, French thyme, lime thyme, mint, rosemary, sage, bay, sage flowers, oregano, lemon grass, horseradish, basil, marjoram, stevia, tomato plants, spicy arugula seeds, nocino walnut liqueur recipe, cookies, lavender, and lemon verbena.
June 27, 2010
Come support our co-op (emotionally, not financially, of course.) Hynden will be speaking about the Hillside Produce Cooperative at Dwell Magazine’s Dwell on Design Show at the L.A. Convention center, as part of Good Food Sunday, June 27th, at 1:30 as part of a panel called “Feeding the City”! For more info, check out: http://www.dwellondesign.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=878&Itemid=792
May 29, 2010 Thanks, everyone, for another tremendous exchange! Today we had: lemons, Myer lemons, oranges, grapefruit, artichokes, tangerines, loquats, celery, apples, Thai peppers, red cabbage, green beans, carrots, lettuce, romaine, arugula, green onions, French sorrel, chard, mizuna, chives, thyme, mint, marjoram, ROSEMARY, chocolate peppermint, pineapple mint, fennel, sage, bay, oregano, lemon grass, basil, parsley, tarragon, succulents, sunflowers, burning sage, lavender, and 2 kinds of yummy cookies!
April 22, 2010
Last Saturday’s exchange was the biggest ever with 42 bags going out! In them, we had lemons, Meyer lemons, oranges, grapefruit, avocados, tangerines, white grapefruit, LOTS of juicy loquats, beets, squash, Brazilian eggplant, key limes, celery, green onions, lettuce, arugula, red ribbed dandelion greens, watercress, French sorrel, chard, arugula flowers, mescaline, yummy purple kale, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, French thyme, sage, bay, oregano, lemon balm, horseradish, parsley, cilantro, honey, strawberry jam, French lavender, Indian burning sage, calla lilies, fig cuttings, and pink geraniums — HOLY COW!
Many thanks to both food contributors and volunteers for working so hard!
monday, march 15th, 2010
thanks to everyone who participated in Saturday’s amazingly abundant (and F R E E) exchange! We had: lemons, Meyer lemons, oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, avocados, passion fruit – the oysters of fruit -, beets, spring onions, celery, snap peas, mizuna, lettuce, arugula, red ribbed dandelion greens, watercress, French sorrel, frisee lettuce, collard greens, snap pea tendrils, beet greens, thyme, lime thyme, chervil, marjoram, rosemary, sage, lavender, Indian burning sage, bluebells, and orange blossoms!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
check out the Article Hynden wrote about how to start a co-op in Gardens to Tables! http://gardenstotables.com/fruits-vegetables/how-to-start-a-produce-cooperative
Monday, February 15, 2010
our last exchange was lovely, fruitful, and free -(as per usual!) We had: lemon curd (wow!), lemons, Meyer lemons, naval oranges, sour oranges, other (?) delicious juicy oranges, tangerine, tangelos, 2 kinds of grapefruit, asparagus, beets, green garlic, avocados, chard, sorrel, watercress, arugula, frisee lettuce, chervil, marjoram, French tarragon, oregano, bay, rosemary, lemon grass, sage for burning, the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest (which we are in), and brownies.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Check out Hynden’s interview in the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest: http://joaap.org/7/gleaners.html
Monday, December 21, 2009 –
Happy solstice, everyone! Hillside Produce Cooperative rocked again at last Saturday’s exchange! This time with persimmons, avocados, arugula, sorrel, lettuce, rosemary, sage, thyme, basil, oregano, fennel, spring onions, chili peppers, a cool book, and DOZENS of oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and tangelos! GREAT volunteers too!!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Check out the Hillside Produce Cooperative all over the world!
http://www.laprensasa.com/2.0/5/56/461062/Videos/Vecinos-comparten-productos-de-huertos-familiares-para-la-cena-de-Accion-de-Gracias.html
http://www.univision.com/contentroot/wirefeeds/14sac/8088552.shtml
We were also in today’s La Opinion. Thanks again to Ivan from EFE News Service!
Sunday, November 22, 2009. What an amazing Thanksgiving exchange we had yesterday! Thanks to everyone who participated! We had: lemons, Meyer lemons, 2 kinds of persimmons, prickly pears, grapefruit, limes, avocados, kumquats, tangerines, oranges, chili peppers, guavas, Japanese bitter oranges, white eggplant, cantaloupe, squash, arugula, kale, French sorrel, lettuce, Swiss chard, rosemary, bay, basil, oregano, garlic chives, thyme, mint, sage, lemon sage, Italian parsley, peppercorn, Indian burning sage, strawberry starter plants, heirloom tomato plants, lavender, yellow daisies, and cupcakes! All for FREE.
WOW!
Thank you also to Ivan Gonzalez Meija from EFE News Agency Spain for doing a story about the co-op! Check back for links to the print story and video.
Friday, November 7th, 2009 – Hynden interviewed about the co-op on “Soul Rebel Radio” for KPFK! Listen to the interview here (ps. It’s in the 2nd half of the show) http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/mp3/kpfk_091106_190045soulrebel.MP3
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 - the Hillside Produce Cooperative on KABC channel 7 Los Angeles at 5PM! http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/food_coach&id=7076680
Monday, October 19, 2009
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s bountiful exchange! We had lemons, tomatoes, persimmons, avocados, pomegranates, apples, Japanese bitter oranges, grapefruit, oranges, green bell pepper, carrots, zucchini, squash, plums, Swiss chard, kale, watercress, dandelion greens, guavas, arugula, rosemary, bay, oregano, basil, Thai basil, habanero peppers, Thai chilis, jalapeno peppers, lemon grass, shiso, French tarragon, chocolate mint, sage, non-edible sage, thyme, and PUMPKIN BREAD – yes, pumpkin bread (thanks Ellen!) It was a pretty amazing haul, all for FREE.
Also – our news piece on KABC has been edited and will air soon!
And – thanks to Leslie for writing about us on her blog! http://cozyland.net/2009/10/18/coziest-co-op-in-glassell-park/
Sunday, Septemeber 13, 2009
Yesterday’s exchange gave participants:avocados, sorrel, dandelion greens, kale, zucchini, 2 kinds of tomatoes, oranges, lemons, figs, jalapenos, Thai chili peppers, apples, calamondin, sapote, pomegranates, strawberry preserves, basil, rosemary, bay leaves, thyme, lemon verbena, oregano, lavender, sage for burning, succulent cuttings and flowers!
Also, look for the Hillside Produce Cooperative to be featured in a segment with Lori Corban on ABC 7 Los Angeles this week!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Hillside Produce Cooperative article in the LA Times! http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-gleaners9-2009sep09,0,604880.story
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Thanks to all of you who participated in last Saturday’s exchange! We had lemons, oranges, grapefruit, squash, spice rub, limes, onions, eggplant, celery, hot peppers, non edible sage for burning, edible sage, rosemary, thyme, lots of kinds of tomatoes, figs, GRAPES, Swiss chard, rainbow chard, chives, lemon grass, basil, mint, peppermint, and oregano! Wow!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
We’re gearing up for the exchange THIS SATURDAY, August 8th! And thank you to Angela Barton for the nice mention on her blog http://myyearwithoutspending.blogspot.com/
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The HPC was also mentioned in Gardens to Tables. Thanks, Ann! http://gardenstotables.com/
I will respond to all inquiry emails just as soon as I can! And if you are interested in starting a chapter in your area (it’s really easy and fun!), please put that in the subject line. I think we may have members for you!
Friday, July 17, 2009
The HPC is in Tasting Table today! http://tastingtable.com/ecs/939.htm?sid=488299 Many thanks to member Katherine Spiers for writing such a great article. And wow – what a response! For those of you who emailed me interested in joining – I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. And thanks so much for your interest. I have the feeling we are going to have A LOT of food next month!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Evan Kleiman mentioned the co-op in her interview with Dwell Magazine! Read it here:http://www.dwell.com/articles/interview-evan-kleiman-on-good-food.html
Exchange #10 was another great success! We set a new record for variety with: red tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, red spring onions, onion chives, garlic chives, celery, lettuce, lemons (in abundance), grapefruit (likewise!), a tangerine-kumquat hybrid called calomondin, rosemary, basil, bay, mint, spearmint, oregano, mint/clover/rose tea, figs, edible arugula flowers, dandelion greens, sage, cilantro, lemon verbena, thyme, and non-edible: sage, Indian sage (for drying and burning as incense), lavender, and rue.
Our next exchange will be SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH – followed by a get together celebrating our 1 year anniversary at the Verdugo Bar: http://verdugobar.com/ Join us!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Exchange #10 – this Saturday, JUNE 27th will NOT take place at the community center, but be, as before at my house. Email hillsideproducecooperative@yahoo.com to participate!
We are also looking for delivery volunteers from outside Glassell Park/Mt Washington to do deliveries in their own neighborhood.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Hillside Produce Cooperative made the NY Times! Read the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/dining/10Fruit.html?_r=2&ref=dining
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Thanks to all of you who made yesterday’s exchange a phenomenal success! In our bags we had a bounty of lemons, oranges, grapefruit, kumquats, loquat preserves, chili peppers, thyme, sage, oregano, basil, French tarragon, rosemary, mint, basil, cilantro, bay, possibly non-edible rue, swiss chard, French sorrel, Russian sorrel, mini Roma tomatoes, gorgeous flowers, and black pepper!
In other wonderful news, check out our new chapter in Merced, CA : http://mercedshares.blogspot.com started by the industrious Ericka! They’re first exchange is next weekend and I wish them all the best!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Hynden was on KCRW’s show “Good Food” with Evan Kleiman talking about the Co-op! Click here to listen to the interview:
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/gf/gf090404asparagus_the_psycho
On the hill we growpeaches and apples and oranges and tangerines and persimmons and plums and grapefruit and apricots and jalapeños and olives and tomatoes and peppers and mint and loquats and kumquats and passion fruit and avocados and figs and beans and berries and almonds and nectarines and pears and pistachios and pomegranates and tomatillos and rosemary and cilantro and thai chilis and garlic and sorrel and kale and swiss chard and basil and chives and potatoes and onions and…
sarahlarosa said,
April 6, 2009 @ 9:13 pm
I’m so inspired by this! I really think it’s fantastic what you’re doing.
Helen Redmond said,
June 19, 2009 @ 1:07 pm
Help!! I’m trying to organize a produce exchange in the llittle city I live in. Temple City California. I think our population is 37,000. Anyway, we have a concert in our local park every Wed. evening and it is very well attended. My fantasy is I have a table at this event. Folks bring me their bag of vegies, fruit, herbs, etc. During the concert, I divide the items and these same folks leave the park with a variety of items. No cost to anyone. I’m well connected in the city. I’m the nurse at one of our elementary schools and have lived here for 25 years. Initially, I thought this would be a no brainer. I’d get the word out in the local paper and word of mouth. I was told no by the park and rec department!! There was ‘liability’ involved. I don’t like being told no, so I attended the city council meeting last week and was told they’d put it on their agenda. Anyone have any advise??
Cindie Hargreaves said,
July 18, 2009 @ 4:12 am
You are a genius! How can we get something like this going in Ventura Ca.?
Beng Nah said,
July 20, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
What a wonderful idea. I always fancied myself picking fresh herbs off my little pots, we don’t have much of outdoor space, much less a garden. All of them died in a couple of weeks. Talk about brown thumb, mine’s black!
I live on the West side — Santa Monica/ Venice. Is there an exchange around here?
Ellen said,
August 4, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
Hi, Great idea! Obviously a great community grass roots movement, with lots of interest. I’m in the SF Valley. Is there a chapter out this way, or can I join in with you?
hwalch said,
August 9, 2009 @ 8:36 pm
You can start the Valley chapter! I’ve heard from a lot of folks there – It’s easy!