First Pickin’ Kitchen 2012 over 1,500 lbs. of fruit picked!
Over 50 volunteers with the new Hollywood Orchard came out for a fun day of urban farming in Beachwood Canyon last Saturday, Feb. 25th. Kicking off the day with breakfast and some words about the new organization, teams of enthusiastic volunteers then spread out through the neighborhood to pick and collect fruit from generous homeowners and residents who offered to donate their fruit. Within a couple of...
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Join Us This Saturday February 25th the first Pick N’Kitchen of 2012
Welcome to the first Hollywood Orchard Pick N'Kitchen of 2012! Urban farming fun as we harvest unused fruit throughout Beachwood Canyon. All collected fruit will be cleaned and prepared at our on-site kitchen for either donation to local food pantries or tasty treats in support of the new Hollywood Orchard!
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Ken Love, on fig and loquat growing – Farmer’s Circle Feb 11, 2012
Farmer’s Circle was another boot kickn’ good time. Ken Love, champion of the inspiring community/grower based 12 Trees Community Orchard in Hawaii and, spoke about Loquats, figs and growing for best production and easiest management. You can read and download an in-depth document of the 12 trees chosen for their project...
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Farmer’s Circle – learning about bees and sustainable beekeeping with Max Wong
This Saturday’s Farmer’s Circle proved to be a great coffee drinking, firing up, learning and getting things done day. Max Wong, an urban beekeeper and member of The Backwards Beekeepers Club, spoke about those amazing striped insects that humans depend so much upon—honeybees. We learned how bees and organic, treatment free beekeeping, make ALL trees and plants in the area that the bees forage...
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On-going Farmer’s Circle meetings
Hi-Ho-Hi-Ho! the Glen Green “FARMER’S CIRCLE”! At the Glen Green Street Cul-de-sac most Saturday mornings! – This is when the Work Gets Done! COME ON DOWN TO THE CUL-DE-SAC OF GLEN GREEN THIS SATURDAY TO SHARE SOME COFFEE AND JOIN IN. (Newcomers, can’t wait to meet you) THIS WEEK: AFTER A WELCOME TO ALL, THEN THE FIVE WORK CREWS ARE CONVENING TO PUSH THINGS ALONG! (Newcomers...
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A Little Something About Johnny Applseed
My fiance and I are fairly new to Hollywoodland, having only lived here for a little over a year. But, we’re excited that this movement is happening and we’re excited to be a part of it. My contribution to this blog will be an attempt at learning and conveying some history about the Hollywoodland community, agriculture in general, and/or wherever else the journey may take me. I am, by no means,...
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Join Us Saturday May 19th for our Loquat ‘Pick n Kitchen’!
Come join us as we go through the canyon picking the unique “loquats” from our ‘virtual orchard” and then process this fruit into great treats in our Glen Green pop up kitchen advised by...
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TED Talk – “Terra-Culture – Farming For A Whole World” – Jon Foley Talks About The Global Challenges Of Agriculture
The Colorado River no longer runs into the ocean. Farming is the major cause of global warming. As populations world wide continue to grow, how will we feed everyone and conserve water, use clean healthful...
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Please Join us for a very special performance of “The Jacksonian” to benefit the Orchard
Please join Bill Pullman and the Hollywood Orchard Community for a special benefit performance of The Jacksonian at the Geffen PlayhouseFriday, March 23 at 8 p.m.
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Willie Nelson Says; “We Must Occupy Our Food Supply”
Willie Nelson, longtime true friend to the farmer and farming community, speaks...
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The Wilds of Hollywoodland
I wanted to share a beautiful look at our Hollywoodland neighborhood that was...
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Announcing The Start of The Hollywood Orchard “Wild Roots” Video Series
Hollywood Orchard has begun shooting our “Raw and Unprocessed”...
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