Next Monthly Meeting:
Sat. May 18th, 2:30 to 4 pm at The Learning Garden (Enter at Walgrove, first gate south of Venice Blvd.)
May’s meeting will feature Mastergardener Nancy Cipes on the art of Edible Landscaping.
Why not have an edible landscape in your yard, or viable container gardening on your balcony? Mix and match your food producing plants with the plants in your landscape to create a habitat that works for both appearance and food production. Yes, you can have your landscape and eat it too! The Learning Garden is here to help you succeed!
Fri. May 31st, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BRANCH SLOLA Monthly Meeting 11 am to 12:30 pm at the Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd, Encino, CA 91436May's SFV meeting will feature Albert Chang who will give us an opportunity to learn more about basic seed saving, including isolation distances, seed harvesting and storage techniques.
Now is a great time to join the Seed Library of Los Angeles, SLOLA.
You do not have to be a member to attend, yet with a $10 donation, you become a member for life. You'll have access to our library of seeds that you can borrow from, to plant and return seeds when you have abundance.
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The time to start planting is now!The library will be open for distribution at the end of the meeting.
For easy seed checkout, you can download:
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Blog Archives
Seed Saving 101 and Workshop
Essentials of Seed Saving Generations before us understood the importance of saving seeds. It was an essential part of the lives of all our ancestors. This vital connection was lost as we began to purchase our seeds from seed sellers. … Continue reading
Bee Aware! with David King
Bees Today lecture with David King What is happening with bees today? Africanized honey bees? Colony Collapse Disorder? Would losing our honey bees really be all that bad? All these questions and many more will be answered by the delightful … Continue reading
Seed Saving 101 with David King
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
David King & Megan Bomba – Gathering of the Gardens
The Seed Library of Los Angeles Chairman David King and Best Practices Committee member Megan Bomba present seed saving talks at the Los Angeles Community garden Council’s Gathering of the Gardens fundraiser. fundraiser brochure (pdf file)
David King – Essentials of Seed Saving
David King presents a three weekend lecture series covering the essentials of seed saving. Upon completing this short course, participants will know why we urgently need to learn how to save seeds, the basics of saving most vegetable seeds, optimum … Continue reading
David King – Essentials of Seed Saving
David King presents a three weekend lecture series covering the essentials of seed saving. Upon completing this short course, participants will know why we urgently need to learn how to save seeds, the basics of saving most vegetable seeds, optimum … Continue reading
David King – Essentials of Seed Saving
David King presents a three weekend lecture series covering the essentials of seed saving. Upon completing this short course, participants will know why we urgently need to learn how to save seeds, the basics of saving most vegetable seeds, optimum … Continue reading
Kathryn Brown – Saving Seeds in Southern California
Kathryn Brown, a member of SLOLA’s Best Practices Committee, presents a talk outlining a year in the life of a Southern California seed saver at the Orange County Organic Gardening Club in Costa Mesa, CA.
SLOLA Monthly Meeting
Saturday January 14, 2:30 – 4 pmSLOLA Chairman David King will discuss New Years Resolutions for Seed Savers, including how to organize and plant with seed saving in mind. Officer elections will be held. Free seed distribution to members follows … Continue reading
SLOLA Monthly Meeting
Saturday December 17, 2:30 – 4 pmThe Seed Library of Los Angeles celebrates its first birthday! Master Gardener Lucinda Zimmermann will teach SLOLA members how to save seeds from the cabbage family, including kale, mustard, and broccoli. Free seed distribution … Continue reading