Alta Loma Elementary. How Does Your Garden Grow?

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Published on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 22:52

Written by Tomas O'Grady

Enrich LA is an environmental non-profit organization focused on incorporating edible gardens into public schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Their school gardens are inexpensive, promote community involvement, encourage respect for our delicate planet, act as outdoor classrooms, cheer up school campuses, help students build a good work ethic, and promote environmentally conscious and healthy eating habits.

Enrich LA has a significant track record of building new gardens on a shoe-string budget in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools.  Their  motto is, “A garden in every school” and to date they have completed 23 individual school gardens with 18 gardens in the pipeline.

At Alta Loma Elementary School, Enrich LA plans to remove asphalt and install an edible garden and outdoor kitchen  The garden will consist of thirteen 4' x 8' x 18" raised edible beds with a permeable surface path around each bed.  An old shed that exists will be converted into a garden storage shed and outdoor kitchen.  The outdoor kitchen will consist of a small sink and faucets with running water, a barbecue and a prep area.

Partners in this project are the Mid-City Neighborhood Council (MINC) who’ve committed $4,600 to the project and Search Light Films, who in addition to providing $5,000 for the project, will fly in a group of about 30 of their employees from New York in August to help build this garden.  To find out more visit;

http://enrichla.org/2011/08/gardenplanning-alta-loma-elementary-school/

Tomas O’Grady is the executive director of Enrich LA, the environmental non-profit that he co-founded in 2010 to bring edible school gardens to public schools in the City of Los Angeles.