Introduction

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Welcome to a new community space where people can exchange ideas and goods with one another freely. It's not just for farmers or traders, anyone can participate. While this project is based in Los Angeles County, anyone can participate. Have a loquat tree that needs to bee picked, make a comment, have extra compost, tools or rocks? Make a comment. Meet up with other locals, with similar interests or interesting recipes, post other resources and networks. Fossil fuel free transportation, biodegradable or reusable containers, organic foods and garmets, and all other renewable resources are recommended and encouraged.

Please direct any questions comments or concerns to the box below

Mike Davis serves a cold dish of reality for Los Angelinos, who may have fears deeply rooted in superstition and hysteria, among other misconceptions. Examining the likes of good weather, bad disasters, and ugly suburbs mike manages to pen a sharp social history, and informed ecological study of one of his favorite topics and home, southern California. From letting Malibu burn to tenement apartments and the bubonic plague the stage is set for a revelation of fact and fiction as he examines hundreds of novels and dozens of movies of disaster in Los Angeles. Together with his other southern California literature, "Magical Urbanism" and "City of Quarts" he is on the way to map out a new history from the propagandistic textbooks barely suitable for toddlers picture books.

Although the first free workshop was this last weekend, the next two are quickly approaching. Mark's raw milk presentation was amazing, David was able to explain permaculture very quickly with an informed global environmental background.

The next two workshops will be more hands on. Farming techniques and natural building respectively. Please come along and bring a friend or two, an instrument and or food n drinks.

See you there