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SLOLA Monthly Meeting – February

When: February 16, 2013 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: The Learning Garden at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles,CA 90066, USA

Join the Seed Library of Los Angeles on Saturday February 16th 2:30-4:00 pm for our monthly meeting and seed library hours.This month, SLOLA Chair David King presents Sex in the City: Lessons from an Urban Pollinator.       Most, if not all , the published work … Continue reading

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SLOLA Monthly Meeting

When: September 15, 2012 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: The Learning Garden at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd, Venice,CA 90291, USA

Sat. September 15th, 2:30 to 4 pm This month, SLOLA hosts a seed cleaning and storage workshop, featuring seeds from members and the Learning Garden.  Come learn about how to properly harvest and store your seeds to ensure their viability. … Continue reading

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SLOLA Monthly Meeting

When: June 16, 2012 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: The Learning Garden at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles,CA 90066, USA

June 16, 2:30 to 4 pm The Seed Library of Los Angeles monthly meeting: this month, SLOLA will host a trip into the Learning Garden to watch a trio of practical seed saving demonstrations by Best Practices Committee members David … Continue reading

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Seed Saving 101 with David King

When: May 9, 2012 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: The Learning Garden at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles,CA 90066, USA

Learning Gardenmaster and SLOLA Chair, David King will teach this introduction to saving seeds from your garden this coming May. Held on Wednesday evenings, participants will learn how to grow heirloom plants and save their own seeds for next year. … Continue reading

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SLOLA General Membership Meeting

When: April 14, 2012 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: The Learning Garden at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles,CA 90066, USA

April 14, 2:30 to 4 pm SLOLA Best Practices Committee member Megan Bomba will speak about growing and saving seed from cucurbits, and the seed library will be open for check-outs following the meeting.  All monthly SLOLA meetings are open … Continue reading

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Mayor’s Day of Service – Emerson Avenue Community Garden

When: March 31, 2012 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Orville Wright Middle School, Emerson Ave & W 80th Pl, Los Angeles,CA 90045, USA

Join Us for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Good Food Day of Service March 31st from 8:30 – 12:30 Westchester community members, OWMS students, and greater Los Angeles community members will come together to learn from one another how to grow their … Continue reading

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David King – Seeds: Local and Global

When: March 27, 2012 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica College,Santa Monica,CA 90405, USA

“SEEDS: LOCAL & GLOBAL” AT SMC MARCH 27            Santa Monica College is pleased to present a free lecture, “Seeds: Local and Global,” by garden master and author David King on Tuesday, March 27 in Humanities & Social Science … Continue reading

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SLOLA Monthly Meeting

When: March 17, 2012 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: The Learning Garden at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles,CA 90066, USA

SLOLA Secretary Kathryn Brown will speak about traditional native crop plants of the Americas and their historic/cultural importance, with resources on how to obtain and care for such seeds.  LabelGMOs.org will sponsor a free seed distribution to members of seeds … Continue reading

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Seed Savers Exchange Webinar

When: February 16, 2012 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: your computer (webinar), http://bit.ly/xkiu8O

SSE Webinar: How to use the Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook February 16, 2012 7:30 PM CST (Central Standard Time, USA) The Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook is one of the greatest sources of heirloom varieties in the world. The yearbook is … Continue reading

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Bill McDorman Keynote Address

When: January 27, 2012 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Faulkner Gallery at Santa Barbara Library, 40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara,CA 93101, USA

Bill McDorman, Executive Director of Native Seed/SEARCH in Tuscon, Arizona will give this year’s keynote address at the 4th Annual Seed Swap weekend in Santa Barbara. The talk is a kick-off to a weekend of Seed School Workshops which will … Continue reading

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