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Garden Gateway: DBA
2024-01-13 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | CA
Join us Saturday January 13th for the first Garden Gateway Workshop of the year!
Date: Saturday, January 13th 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Location: CSU/EXPO Urban Mini Farm
3990 Bill Robertson Ln. Los Angeles, CA 90037(Next to Senior Center)
Gardening Topic – Quick Growing Crops: This month we will discuss some quick growing crops that are easy to grow and delicious. Come ready for hands-on activities. Participants will take home seeds and seedlings.
Cooking Topic – Wild Weed Pesto: This is a fun recipe that uses common “weeds” from the garden to make a flavorful pesto. Participants will take home ingredients to make the recipe at home.

GGW participants must RSVP using this form to receive free materials. RSVP’ing helps us plan for the workshop. Please RSVP individually for each adult that will be attending with you.

RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVB7P1ldG6-3sOVe7MVKTSiQyJKx7cGNmyjBdcHLV_tDHTrg/viewform

Volunteer day @ the CSU Mini Farm
2024-01-05 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-01-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-29 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-20 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-13 09:00 - 12:00 and 14 more dates | CSU/Expo Mini Farm, 3990 Bill Robertson Ln, Los Angeles, CA, 90044, United States
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with CSU.
Please read our guidelines carefully here: https://csuinc.org/about-us/volunteer-with-us/

Individual Volunteers:

Individuals are welcome to volunteer with an RSVP. We cannot respond to all emails or voicemail messages about volunteering; check our Events Calendar to ensure there isn’t a cancellation. RSVP by emailing volunteer@csuinc.org.

Group Volunteers:

Groups must make prior arrangements before coming to volunteer. We cannot accommodate groups without prior arrangement; if you wish to bring a group from your workplace, school, organization please send an email to volunteer@csuinc.org. We welcome groups of all sizes to come and volunteer with us as part of their community service and team building activities. Groups must make prior arrangements before coming to volunteer. If you wish to arrange a group volunteer event for your workplace, school, or organization please review THIS DOCUMENT and email volunteer@csuinc.org.
Please be aware that our response may not be immediate. We appreciate your patience. We hope to work the soil together soon.

Garden Gateway: DIY Plant Food and Organic Pesticide
2023-12-09 09:00 - 12:00 | CSU/Expo Mini Farm, 3990 Bill Robertson Ln, Los Angeles, CA, 90044, United States
Join us Saturday December 9th for the last Garden Gateway Workshop of 2023!
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Location: CSU/EXPO Urban Mini Farm
3990 Bill Robertson Ln. Los Angeles, CA 90037(Next to Senior Center)
Gardening Topic – DIY Plant Food and Organic Pesticide: ****We will learn recipes for making your own plant foods and natural pesticides using organic fruit, plants, and food waste. Come ready for hands-on activities. Participants will take home recipes and supplies for making sprays at home.
Cooking Topic – Vegan Pumpkin Sage Soup: Winter squash come in all shapes and sizes and are better used in your kitchen than for decorating your porch. Learn how to make a simple and delicious winter squash soup with herbs from the garden. Participants will take home ingredients to make the recipe at home.
RSVP HERE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4tT-D93LsJEodWarRa8dPjyvwHg9UHz2kHtPYYB9dmGaHjw/viewform

Genocide in Palestine - Panel
2023-11-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Paul Robeson Community Wellness Center, 6569 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90044, United States
Rana Sharif – Scholar, educator, and activist. Member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC), host of KPFK’s SWANA Region Radio
Estee Chandler – Found and member of the LA Chapter Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP). Chair of the Board of JVP’s sister organization JVP Action. Co-host KPFK’s Middle East in Focus.
Robin D.G Kelley – Prof. of History at UCLA. He has written about the Ferguson/Gaza convergence that catalyzed the current wave of black-Palestinian solidarity.
RSVP:
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No volunteering @ CSU Mini Farm
2023-11-18, 2023-11-04, 2023-10-21 | CSU/Expo Mini Farm, 3990 Bill Robertson Ln, Los Angeles, CA, 90044, United States
Cancelled due to USC football game @ the Coliseum!

South Central Sustainable Seafood Fest
2023-11-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Paul Robeson Community Wellness Center, 6569 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90044, United States
Join us on Saturday, November 11th for a community celebration of local seafood at the South Central Sustainable Seafood Fest. We’re excited to be bringing local farmers and chefs, fresh, local seafood that you’ll get to eat, and many fun-filled family activities to the Village Market Place!
Please fill out this form to confirm that you will be attending the South Central Sustainable Seafood Fest.
¡Únase a nosotros el sábado 11 de noviembre de 2023 para una celebración comunitaria de mariscos locales en el Festival de Mariscos Sostenibles! ¡Estamos emocionados de traer a agricultores y chefs locales, mariscos frescos y locales que podrás disfrutar, y muchas actividades divertidas para toda la familia en Village Market Place!
RSVP Here:
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Volunteer Day @ PRC
2023-11-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Paul Robeson Community Wellness Center, 6569 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90044, United States
Volunteer day at PRC in preparation for our Seafood Festival on Nov. 11, 2023!
We’ll work on clearing out some garden beds, preparing outreach materials,cleaning out our veggie bus, and more. Hope to see you there!
