The Altadena Community Garden Perspective from February 2023 ACG Newsletter – Allison Burdett The Garden (ACG) is a unique non-profit organized and volunteer-run by residents of the local community, currently celebrating its fifth decade. The former site of the Mt. Lowe Military Academy, the land reverted to Los Angeles County ownership in the mid-1970s...
Enhancing Nature’s Cover Crop Fields and Hillsides for Pollinators Fields and Hillsides for Pollinators Enhancing Nature’s Cover Crop Any disused field or space will, after some seasonal winter rain in Southern California, burst forth with verdant spontaneity. We tend to call them weeds, these waves of opportunistic plants successively taking over, one species after...
– Mary McGilvray FINALLY! After four months of diligent work by two great folks (Loretta Williams plot # 32 associate and volunteer Ori Lahav) and our crack team of Garden volunteers, we have pulled together a sweet little video for our ACG Fundraising campaign. Check it out, please “like,” “subscribe” and share it, and...
The Pol Robeson Tomato from the February 2023 ACG Newsletter The Paul Robeson tomato is a Russian heirloom tomato named for Paul Robeson, the American singer, actor and human-rights advocate whose legacy is celebrated in this issue. It is not known who cultivated or named this tomato but as its crimson color gradually blackens...
Altadena Chamber of Commerce Names Silvera Grant Citizen of the Year from February 2023 ACG Newsletter Altadena, CA – December 11th, 2022, the Altadena Chamber of commerce named our Garden President citizen of the year and the local Ale House as business of the year. A volunteer with a focus on ensuring the sustainability...
Botanical Printing with Linda Illumanardi from February 2023 ACG Newsletter Four students (one a member of ACG) joined Linda for their first botanical printing session on Saturday, February 11, printing local leaves on both paper and cotton fabric. Linda prepared some cochineal dye so that participants could have that lovely bright pink on their...
It’s All About the Seeds from the February 2023 ACG Newsletter – Sandy Chang A little meeting announcement on the tool shed door carries with it much excitement – excitement not at the contention-prone meetings but in the tiny fine print on the bottom of the notice announcing a seeds giveaway! Seeds are the...
Books to Consider The Book, Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson was suggested as a subject for study during Black History Month, and indeed it depicts racism and strata of privilege as they have existed in many cultures through the ages and around the world. Whether referred to as royalty, aristocracy, gentry, colonists, the jet set,...
January 28th, 2023 9-11am pruning workshop at the Garden. Learn to maximize the health and productivity of your fruit trees. 2023 Fruit Tree Care Workshop...
Milkweed Madness Native Seed Giveaway & Tropical-Milkweed Exchange – René Amy Male Monarch Butterfly North America’s beloved, iconic butterfly, the Monarch, is in significant danger – to such an extent that earlier this year it was listed as “endangered.” The Altadena Community Garden will be hosting an event on January 21, 2023 10:00am –...