On September 8th, 2018, the members of the Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega at Pepperdine University volunteered at Wattles Farm in Los Angeles for Pepperdine's Annual Step Forward Day. Here, we were given the opportunity to give back to the community by uprooting weeds and laying down mulch for future plant life to grow. It was a great experience being able to take a "Step Forward" into the community to help out.
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Summer Potluck 2017
Why Mexican Chefs, Farmers And Activists Are Reviving The Ancient Grain Amaranth
NANCY MATSUMOTO
On a sunny Friday morning in San Pablo Huitzo, a town in the Valles Centrales region of Oaxaca, Mexico, a half-dozen women are gathered for a workshop on making alegrías, a healthy, granola bar-like snack made with popped amaranth seeds. Their ingredient list is short: water, honey, raisins, a form of raw cane sugar known as piloncillo, and lime juice.
"The trick," explains the event's gracious host, Maria Lopez, "is to get the syrup to the right temperature" before adding the tiny orbs of amaranth, each barely bigger than a grain of coarse sand.
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Wattles Farm has been profiled as one of the coolest community gardens in Los Angeles.
Follow the link to read entire article:
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/california/articles/the-coolest-community-gardens-in-los-angeles/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=FOShareEmail&utm_campaign=FO_EMAIL_13_12_2016_CONTROL&utm_content=Wattles_Farm
Pumpkin carving contest
Costumes are being judged...
"Family Jewels" milkweed going to seed in our herb garden
"Family Jewels" milkweed going to seed in our herb garden
10th Annual Gathering of Community Gardens
It’s almost time for our favorite party of the year! Let’s celebrate community gardens and all the hard work that goes in to producing organic foods, relationship-building, and community resilience!
We will honor Toby Leaman for her decades of dedicated work with Metro Farms and Wattles Farm. Join us for lunch, live music, children’s activities, and a garden tour! Lunch will be provided; since this is a low-waste event, please bring your own plate, cup, and eating utensils.
Admission is free but we kindly request a donation of $10 per participant to support the growing of new community gardens. On-street parking available.
When:
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Where:
El Sereno Community Garden
5466 Huntington Drive, LA, CA 90032
RSVP:
Please RSVP to jbeals.lacgc@gmail.com or 323.942.9676
10th Annual Gathering of Community Gardens
UCLA Luskin Lends a Hand as #BruinsGiveBack
Luskin staff members, alum help out at Wattles Farm as part of UCLA Volunteer Day
September 20, 2016
By Stan Paul
With a little help from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, a group of new Bruins has found a way to forge a new path — from day one.
As thousands of Class of 2020 UCLA students fanned out across Los Angeles to more than 50 sites, 45 freshmen volunteered at Wattles Farm — a lush oasis just off L.A.’s famous Hollywood Boulevard — where they helped clean up more than 4.2 acres of pathways at the community center.
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An article from the Daily Mail...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2392872/Grandfather-grows-massive-marrow-heavier-baby-HIPPO-just-weeks.html
A note on recent wildlife spottings in the garden
This is a California Striped Racer, also called a Chaparral Whipsnake. It is not dangerous and is non-poisonous. They are seen often in the garden. "Of Southern California's 33 known native snake species, only 6 are venomous."
Also: Monarch Caterpillars!
This is a California Striped Racer, also called a Chaparral Whipsnake. It is not dangerous and is non-poisonous. They are seen often in the garden. "Of Southern California's 33 known native snake species, only 6 are venomous."
Also: Monarch Caterpillars!
