[Lapg] March Arroyo and Echo Park Time Bank Garden Group Events

[Laura Henne]

Spring is right around the corner; it’s time to prepare our gardens! March
is a busy month for the Arroyo and Echo Park Time Bank Garden Group with
three barn raisings ('barn raising' is the Garden Group's term for
community members working together on a large garden project) and a garden
workday at the FARMory. Bring your garden gloves, hat, sunscreen, water
bottle, and energy!



*Here’s a summary of the barn raising dates and locations with details
following:*



Sunday *March 18th* 11:00 am - 4:00 pm (potluck lunch at 1:00) – barn
raising at Tiff’s home in Echo Park



Saturday *March 24th* 10:00 am - 2:00 pm – FARMory Spring Celebration in
Pasadena



Sunday *March 25th* 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (potluck lunch at 12:00) – barn
raising at Julia’s home in Los Feliz



Saturday *March 31st* 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (potluck lunch at 1:00) – barn
raising at HM157 in Lincoln Heights



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Tiff has a small front yard with a cactus garden and a large back yard with
fruit trees and a place for a veggie garden.



*Projects:* weeding / pruning / trimming hedges and grass / transferring
herb plants from the back yard to the front yard / improving garden paths /
planting succulents



*Needs:* mulch (e-mail if you can bring this or drop it off in advance) /
shovels / tools for weeding / pruning shears / wheelbarrow (e-mail if you
can bring this or drop it off in advance)



*Time:* Sunday *March 18th 11:00 am - 4:00 pm* with a potluck lunch at 1:00
pm



*Address:* Echo Park (90026) Please e-mail laurahenne at gmail.com for the
address



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FARMory Spring Celebration: The Armory Center for the Arts is creating a
learning garden in an empty city lot. Come and be part of what’s growing at
the FARMory!



*Time:* Saturday *March 24th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm*



*Address:* 747 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena



*For more information, contact: *Johanna Campos at jcampos at armoryarts.org



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Julia needs help building up the sides of her raised garden beds, which are
built out of urbanite set in concrete, to get them ready for spring/summer
planting.



*Projects:* repairing raised urbanite and concrete garden beds / sifting
compost / thinning and foliar feeding fruit trees



*Needs:* foliar sprayer, a concrete mixing tray, trowels or spatulas for
applying the concrete (e-mail if you can bring any of these items or drop
them off in advance) / people with experience working with concrete



*Time:* Sunday *March 25th 9:00 am - 2:00 pm* with a potluck lunch at 12:00


*Address:* Los Feliz (90027) Please e-mail laurahenne at gmail.com for the
address
** <laurahenne at gmail.com>**



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HM157 (www.hm157.com), a historic home in Lincoln Heights that hosts art,
music and community events like Tuesday night vegan dinners (
https://www.facebook.com/TuesdayDinners), has an established front-yard
garden with garden beds and a grey-water system.



*Projects:* removing invasive plants / weeding / trimming and fertilizing
roses and fruit trees / amending the soil / planting fruits, veggies and
native flowering plants / working on beautifying the median along the street



*Needs:* spade shovels / wheelbarrow (e-mail if you can bring this or drop
it off in advance) / pruning shears



*Time:* Saturday *March 31st 10:00 am - 3:00 pm* with a potluck lunch at
1:00



*Address:* 3110 N. Broadway in Lincoln Heights (90031)

Please do not park at the laundromat next door.  There’s plenty of parking
on all the surrounding neighborhood streets.



*To RSVP or for more information contact: *hmonefiftyseven at gmail.com and
laurahenne at gmail.com

Website: www.hm157.com



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Hope to see you at some of these events!



Laura Henne

laurahenne at gmail.com



Time Bank Garden Group

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Bank-Garden-Group/307555635935664
http://groups.google.com/group/tb-garden-group
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