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...
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...
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...
Community Pancake Breakfast – Sandy Chang The sound of muffled commotion came through all too loudly at five in the morning. Fonda bolted out of the house with the door slamming noisily behind him, marking the first sound of the day, before even the rooster next door had a chance to crow. Waiting for...
What Can I Do? I’m just one person. – Sharon Sand, Associate, plot 36, California Public Grants Program Manager at The Trust for Public Land I’m just one person. I compost my food scraps and yard waste, I don’t eat beef, I have solar panels covering our electricity, and I drive a hybrid. Could...
Master Gardener Class Musings – Sandy Chang Silvera must have glimpsed evidence of lacking in our plot – be it the overrun nutgrass, the larvae infested cruciferous greens so chewed through that they resembled ragged dishtowels or the deformed ears of corn with missing kernels reminiscent of old men’s missing teeth. So he sent...
President’s Volunteer Service Award goes to Garden Programs Chairperson, René Amy The President’s Volunteer Service Award has been bestowed upon our colleague, René, for his service last year to ShelterBoxUSA.org, an amazing humanitarian-aid organization that has repeatedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Small Business of the Year – Altadena Farmers Market In...
The Deck landscape project is proceeding apace and is expected to conclude before December. Little Free Library slab Kelly Fernandez, Chair of the Deck Landscaping Committee, explained that a new goal of increasing the percentage of native plants around the landscaping to 50% has been put in place thanks to the expertise of...
The Altadena Community Gardens Picnic The Altadena Community Gardens Picnic lived up to is promise. Under the leadership of Silvera Grant, Altadena Community Gardens President, the picnic surpassed those of previous years in attendance and many other respects. The emcees for the afternoon were Pernella Daniels, Loma Alta Park Recreation Services Supervisor and &...