Urban Agriculture in the Environmental Committee - March 18
The Council's Environmental Committee will be discussing urban agriculture at their meeting on Monday, March 18, at 5:00 pm in Council Chambers.
Chair Suja Lowenthal has agendized only this item for Monday's meeting, giving committee members and the public enough time to discuss whether the current ordinance should be amended to enable chickens, goats and bees to be kept on more residential properties throughout Long Beach. Urban agriculture has been discussed at every quarterly meeting of the committee dating back to 2011. Councilmembers Patrick O'Donnell and James Johnson are members of the committee. City Hall is located at 333 West Ocean Blvd. at Pacific Avenue.
The committee agenda will be available at http://longbeach.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Farmstand 59 open Friday and Saturday!
Press Release
Long Beach Local Announces Farmstand 59 Grand Opening This Weekend
New store
brings fresh, organic, non-GMO, locally grown produce to Long Beach
March 4,
2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Long Beach,
Calif. – This weekend, March 8-9, Long Beach Local will celebrate the Grand
Opening of its long-awaited Farmstand 59, selling a variety of organic, non-GMO vegetables,
flowers, fruit, and honey. The store, located at 2714
California Avenue near the corner of East 27th Street, will open for
business Friday afternoon 2-6 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm.
Long Beach
Local is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop and maintain farmland in the
urban setting of Long Beach, growing crops in an effort to provide City
residents with fresh and healthy food. Farm Lot 59 is open for public community
work days on Fridays from 9 am to noon and the second Saturday of each month
from 9 am to 3 pm. Volunteer workers are at the farm Monday through Friday from
8:30 am to noon. Long Beach Local also hosts events and groups at Farm Lot 59,
including a fall harvest potluck dinner, the Long Beach Food Swap, and school
groups.
The seeds for the nonprofit were
planted when Sasha Kanno, a longtime resident of the Wrigley Historical
District, began a backyard produce exchange in 2007. A year later Kanno was
asked to start a community garden in her neighborhood. In 2010, she found and
leased a one-acre lot on California Avenue in the area now called Willow
Springs Park.
For more information, please contact
Sasha Kanno at 562.230.7207 or via
email at sashakanno@mac.com. To find out more about Long Beach
Local, visit its website at www.longbeachlocal.org, which includes a blog, calendar,
volunteer information and more.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Busy week for Farm Lot 59
Hello Long Beach Locals-
This week is a busy one on the farm.
Wednesday is our biweekly Farm Box pick up. Every other week (soon to be every week) we offer a mixed box of farm fresh produce for $30. Everything is organically grown and harvested just for you. This summer we will also have our Farmstand 59 open for your shopping pleasure. Consider it a mini farmers market where you know everything is grown with integrity and sustainable methods. Eggs come from our hens, honey from our hives and produce from the field below. We will still be sourcing some fruit from farmer friends to make sure you have the best in season produce available.
Thursday is our event at Keesal, Young and Logan to help raise money for our fence. We will be snacking on locally sourced delights from New Frontier Family Farm, Shortnin Bread, beachgreens, Venissimo, The Moonsville Collective will be playing an acoustic set. The Organic Cellar is on board to pour some organic and biodynamic wine for you. If you are interested in attending the rsvp is still open, email us and let us know. If you are unable to attend but would like to donate anyway please visit the website and click the Donate button on the side bar.
Friday and Saturday from 9-3 are our community work days. This week we will be planting all our seedlings from the greenhouse. We have hundreds of plants to plant and need your help. The sooner we get them in the ground the sooner we will be harvesting the delicious bounty.
See you on the farm.
Sasha Kanno
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