Hi Friends,
As you may have read in the last steering committee meeting minutes, we are scheduled to have a fun time on Wednesday, December 7th at 6 p.m. at Joan's Studio. Joan and a few other volunteers have created clay tiles for all the garden plots and we will be using them to indicate plot numbers by hanging them at each trellis. Rather than do all the work herself, we are opening it up to gardeners who are interested in adding their own special touch to the garden plot number they call home. Please join us!
Joan's Studio is at Mark Keppel Elementary School in Glendale. For those who have been with the garden long enough, this is where we have had our last two annual meetings. For newcomers, here are directions on how to get there from Garden West - the B marker on the map is right next to Joan's Bungalow. If it still is not clear to you, don't hesitate to give me a call and I'll help you out.
http://g.co/maps/z92px
As always, stay tuned for a Steering Committee Agenda, which will be sent to you via email and posted in both toolsheds over the weekend. Do let me know if you have any questions.. and see you there!
Best,
Alek Bartrosouf
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
War on Weeds + Other fun stuff
Hi Gardeners,
Its official, I have declared a war with the weeds! As you have noticed the recent rains came as a disguised blessing - we got a break from having to water, but now all these weeds have come strong after being quenched. Its time to rally the troops and call an end to this occupation!
This is a totally informal volunteer effort I am trying to get going here. Sorry, it won't count as an official work day - this is just for fun, to help keep our gardens neat, plus its therapeutic! Here are the details...
Saturday November 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Garden WEST
Sunday November 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Garden EAST
We encourage you all to mix and match! If you haven't been to the other side of the garden, this is an excellent way to mingle and meet your compatriots from across the street. Regardless, I'll be there on both days, let me know if I can count on you to help. And bring some snacks to share. Oh, and if you have weed removers, please bring them.
Side note: On Monday November 21, Parks and Recreation plan to bring an industrial-size chipper shredder to Garden East to process all of the compost and drying material. This means we'll need some extra time on Sunday at Garden East to move all that material to the front of the garden to prep it for the shredder. What is in it for you if you help? COMPOST! Many of these bins have not been harvested, so the prize awaits you if you are willing and able to join us on Sunday.
Thanks again!
Best,
Alek Bartrosouf
P.S. Save the Date - January 21st and March 17th are our next two scheduled work days. If you have not yet attended a work day since April 2011, you must attend these two to fulfill your obligations as a garden member for the year.
Its official, I have declared a war with the weeds! As you have noticed the recent rains came as a disguised blessing - we got a break from having to water, but now all these weeds have come strong after being quenched. Its time to rally the troops and call an end to this occupation!
This is a totally informal volunteer effort I am trying to get going here. Sorry, it won't count as an official work day - this is just for fun, to help keep our gardens neat, plus its therapeutic! Here are the details...
Saturday November 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Garden WEST
Sunday November 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Garden EAST
We encourage you all to mix and match! If you haven't been to the other side of the garden, this is an excellent way to mingle and meet your compatriots from across the street. Regardless, I'll be there on both days, let me know if I can count on you to help. And bring some snacks to share. Oh, and if you have weed removers, please bring them.
Side note: On Monday November 21, Parks and Recreation plan to bring an industrial-size chipper shredder to Garden East to process all of the compost and drying material. This means we'll need some extra time on Sunday at Garden East to move all that material to the front of the garden to prep it for the shredder. What is in it for you if you help? COMPOST! Many of these bins have not been harvested, so the prize awaits you if you are willing and able to join us on Sunday.
Thanks again!
Best,
Alek Bartrosouf
P.S. Save the Date - January 21st and March 17th are our next two scheduled work days. If you have not yet attended a work day since April 2011, you must attend these two to fulfill your obligations as a garden member for the year.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Today at the (East) garden
Lovely cloudy day. Here's some lavender
and delphinium
and closed delphinium flowers
and hello praying mantis! Wow your mouth is creepy (no offense).
Praying mantis hid deep in a bush but got photographed again anyway. Here you see him or her rolling his or her eyes about it.
and these two were deep in negotiations about ladybug futures.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Community Garden Construction starts tomorrow
Hi Gardeners!
As many of you have heard and seen in the SC minutes, Home Depot is sponsoring a serious upgrade to our garden by adding new plants to landscape, installing a pergola, and creating a pathway. Construction for this work begins tomorrow. We apologize for any inconvenience, but I want to make sure you all get the heads up in case you see workers there in the next few weeks.
If anything comes up that you think we need to be aware of, just let me know. Thanks much!
Best,
Alek Bartrosouf
P.S. I hope to see you all at the Gathering of the Community Gardens event this Saturday. Its a free event and open to the public. The LA Community Garden Council, who is hosting this event and is on its 5th year, is the leasee of our Glendale Gardens and it would be great to show our support and solidarity among gardeners from all over Los Angeles. See event details at the link below and also on the attached brochure.
http://lagardencouncil.org/oct-22-2011-save-the-date/
You can also 'attend' on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200891673316690
As many of you have heard and seen in the SC minutes, Home Depot is sponsoring a serious upgrade to our garden by adding new plants to landscape, installing a pergola, and creating a pathway. Construction for this work begins tomorrow. We apologize for any inconvenience, but I want to make sure you all get the heads up in case you see workers there in the next few weeks.
If anything comes up that you think we need to be aware of, just let me know. Thanks much!
Best,
Alek Bartrosouf
P.S. I hope to see you all at the Gathering of the Community Gardens event this Saturday. Its a free event and open to the public. The LA Community Garden Council, who is hosting this event and is on its 5th year, is the leasee of our Glendale Gardens and it would be great to show our support and solidarity among gardeners from all over Los Angeles. See event details at the link below and also on the attached brochure.
http://lagardencouncil.org/oct-22-2011-save-the-date/
You can also 'attend' on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200891673316690
Monterey Road Eco-Community Garden (West) featured in the LA Times Home and Garden blog!
At Glendale community garden, a compulsion for compost
Community Gardens Dispatch No. 50: Monterey Road Eco-Community Garden (West), Glendale
It’s transition time at the Monterey Road Eco-Community Garden (West) in Glendale, and plot partners Lindsey Hansen and Tom Selling are putting in lettuce, peas, potatoes, onions and garlic. But before anything new got planted, they harvested their most important crop of the year: compost from a pair of stackable bins they got free from the Glendale Integrated Waste Management Section.
In contrast, the bins of the composting team are full to the brim, an inch-thick layer of dried oak leaves on top. Hansen collected 30 bags of raked detritus from her grandmother’s backyard lawn to serve as a ready supply of material to keep the compost bins’ mixture aerobic and balanced, and the attention to detail has clearly paid off.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
You Are Invited | Greening Glendale’s Future: Brainstorming Session and Potluck
Dear Green Glendaliens,
The Coalition for a Green Glendale is hosting its first-ever brainstorming session and potluck, and you are invited! Network with like-minded locals, enjoy delicious food (potluck-style), and get ready to talk about greening Glendale's future.
Team leaders will semi-moderate a roundtable discussion focusing on some practical programs and policies that can be prospectively implemented to promote sustainable living. With your input, we want to start a dialogue. The afternoon will culminate with a summary of our ideas and a collective vote on which priorities the Coalition should pursue.
If you would like to attend this special event, you must RSVP by responding to the following Evite by Sunday, October 16th. Please include with your RSVP what you would like to bring for the potluck...
http://new.evite.com/#view_invite:eid=03A2AAQZXGL24EBIWEPA5Y4F474HAA
Space is limited. The first 40 people to RSVP will be able to attend.
For further details, please see the attached event flyer. We look forward to seeing you and please forward to anyone you think may be interested. Thanks for your ongoing support!
Best,
Coalition for a Green Glendale
818-359-0108
P.S. This event was originally scheduled forOctober 8th. We quickly realized the significance of that date for some of our supporters. In observance of Yom Kippur, the event has moved to Sunday, October 23rd. Please disregard our previous 'save the date' email for October 8th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
The Coalition for a Green Glendale is hosting its first-ever brainstorming session and potluck, and you are invited! Network with like-minded locals, enjoy delicious food (potluck-style), and get ready to talk about greening Glendale's future.
Team leaders will semi-moderate a roundtable discussion focusing on some practical programs and policies that can be prospectively implemented to promote sustainable living. With your input, we want to start a dialogue. The afternoon will culminate with a summary of our ideas and a collective vote on which priorities the Coalition should pursue.
If you would like to attend this special event, you must RSVP by responding to the following Evite by Sunday, October 16th. Please include with your RSVP what you would like to bring for the potluck...
http://new.evite.com/#view_invite:eid=03A2AAQZXGL24EBIWEPA5Y4F474HAA
Space is limited. The first 40 people to RSVP will be able to attend.
For further details, please see the attached event flyer. We look forward to seeing you and please forward to anyone you think may be interested. Thanks for your ongoing support!
Best,
Coalition for a Green Glendale
818-359-0108
P.S. This event was originally scheduled forOctober 8th. We quickly realized the significance of that date for some of our supporters. In observance of Yom Kippur, the event has moved to Sunday, October 23rd. Please disregard our previous 'save the date' email for October 8th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Hey everybody
I've brought these cookies to a couple of work days and got several requests for the recipe so here it is for everyone.
Peanut Butter Choco Cookies Recipe
2 1/3 c. all purpose flour
1/3 c. cocoa powder
1/3 c. peanut flour (can substitute almond flour or almond meal)
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven 350ยบ. Mix dry ingredients, and in a separate bowl beat butter and sugar together, then add egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and beat until combined. Make 1 - 2" diameter circles and bake on a cookie sheet 7 - 9 mins.
I've brought these cookies to a couple of work days and got several requests for the recipe so here it is for everyone.
Peanut Butter Choco Cookies Recipe
2 1/3 c. all purpose flour
1/3 c. cocoa powder
1/3 c. peanut flour (can substitute almond flour or almond meal)
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven 350ยบ. Mix dry ingredients, and in a separate bowl beat butter and sugar together, then add egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and beat until combined. Make 1 - 2" diameter circles and bake on a cookie sheet 7 - 9 mins.
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