schools | highways | neighborhoods
California School Garden Network
Good source of info for teachers, free monthly newsletter
http://www.csgn.org
LA Community Beautification Grants
http://www.lacity.org/bpw/OCB/NMF/index.html
Annual matching grants up to $10k
Matches dollar for dollar, and $15/hr. volunteer labor.
Can be used at schools.
LA Neighborhood Councils
http://parc3.lacity.org/done/nc/
Find yours and their contact & meeting info.
Each gets $50,000/yr., including for community improvement projects.
Master Gardener Helpline
http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/Common_Ground_Garden_Program/Master_Gardener_Helpline.htm
Call or e-mail to ask gardening questions.
Garden for Kids LA
www.lacity.org/ead/EADWeb-WNR/gardens_for_kids.htm
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Garden Mosaics
http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/index.htm
A program developed at Cornell Univ., now part of the Amer. Community Gardening Assoc.
Good for high schools. Brings senior gardeners together with student gardeners.
TreePeople
http://www.treepeople.org/
Experts conducting school and neighborhood tree plantings.
Million Trees LA
http://www.milliontreesla.org/
Source of free trees for LA residents
Culver City Garden Club
www.culvercitygardenclub.org (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Good source of general gardening info.
Club meets monthly 1st Tuesday of Mo. 7:30pm
4117 Overland Ave., Vet's Building, Garden Room
Non-Culver City residents welcome.
LAUSD Nutrition Network
www.lausdnutritionnetwork.org
Arranging for LAUSD schools to receive nutrition ed. grants.
Source of fresh produce for qualifying schools.
LA-Free mulch
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Free source of mulch, you pick up.
LA Sanitation-Green trash cans
http://www.lacity.org/san/service_request.htm
Replace broken green cans free, rent additional cans
LA Community Garden Council
http://lagardencouncil.org/
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Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway Program
adopt-a-highway.dot.ca.gov/
Small area spot adoptions available.
Large scale wildflower planting or weed control adoptions available.
Culver City Park Enhancement Program (PEP) grants
PEP Grant Packet
Grants up to $500
Western Growers Charitable Foundation
Grant provider for school gardens
http://www.wga.com/Home/WesternGrowersCharitableFoundation/tabid/80/Default.aspx
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Contact for possible labor help with school garden installation projects.
Uses at-risk young adults and school-aged youth to help with environmental projects.
http://www.lacorps.org
Life Lab Science Program (Nonprofit org.)
One of the best sources of CA garden curriculum help that we've found.
Check out their online store for lots of materials for sale.
Has a 2 acre "Garden classroom" at UC Santa Cruz, which trains teachers in science education and serves thousands of children through various field trips & events.
http://www.lifelab.org/
CA School Garden Network
Teachers download or request a FREE copy of their publication Gardens for Learning.
Also sign up for their free monthly newsletter.
http://www.csgn.org
CA Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Materials resource.
http://www.cfaitc.org
