Seed Library of Los Angeles Monthly Meetings – Venice Branch, Jan. June 2016

Join us for the MONTHLY MEETING of SLOLA. Mark your calendar to regularly attend our jammed packed seed loving meetings on the 3rd Saturday of every month!

16 January 2016

Regular Monthly Meeting of Seed Library of Los Angeles SLOLA. Featured Speaker: Craig Ruggless introduces ‘Winnetka Purple Globe Artichoke” Care & Winnowing of his gift to SLOLA – Cool Season Inventory‘ART 504” The Learning Garden, Venice High Campus, 13000 Venice Blvd, 90291 Enter on Walgrove.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1543259762661030/

20 February 2016

 Features: Reggae Makossa and Daletron of Botanica Blanco founding fathers of the Barrio Seed Bank are promoting the 1st Annual Heirloom Seed Swap happening this Spring Solstice March 20th 2016.

You do not have to be a member to attend, yet with a $10 donation, you become a member for life. You’ll have access to our library of seeds that you can borrow from, to plant and return seeds when you have abundance Use the “Check Out/In’ forms on our website for your convenience.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/955527357856658/

19 March 2016

Matt Powers to speak on Urban Permaculture: Small home projects & collaboration with seed libraries to steward crops for mutual benefit.

1. Urban Permaculture
2. Small home projects- such as kiwi and mushroom
3. How permaculturist could collaborate with their closest seed library to steward their favored, rare or endangered crops including landraces in a mutually beneficial way. This will be a great focus point for SLOLA to understand how we can reach out and collaborate with local permaculture folks.

Now is a great time to join the Seed Library of Los Angeles, SLOLA. You do not have to be a member to attend, yet with a $10 donation, you become a member for life. You’ll have access to our library of seeds that you can borrow from, to plant and return seeds when you have abundance.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1098498196838685/

16 April 2016

Featured speaker: Matthew Van Diepen, Founder of Home Grown Gardens will speak about container and small space gardening.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1529223554046281/

21 May 2016

Featured speakers:
David King, Azita Banu Jolaei, and Joanne Poyourow

Topic: A brief Update about the Newly Proposed Seed Exchange Demoncracy Act (AB 1810). This is the newest Assemblybill set forth to carve out an exemption for Seed Libraries, community seed exchanges, and seed swaps.

The Month’s Meeting includes break-outs into smaller groups to review timely seed saving info back to back. Come out to see what we are sharing this month! ♥

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1383004801726663/

18 June 2016

Featured speaker: Florence Nishida, Local Mycologist
Topic: Mushrooms

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/893159474139720/

Webpage with more details: http://slola.org/get-involved/calendar-of-events/