Archive for the ‘Backyard Sustainability Series’ Category

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  Foliage Exchange + Wreath Making

  Our 5th annual event: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 12-3, Free.

  Share in the holiday spirit—and evergreen bounty from your garden—in our restored Conservatory.  It’s a great day of wreath and garland making with a hyper-local twist.  Through a foliage exchange, create a holiday treasure—and tradition—in which the uniqueness and generosity of neighborhood shines through. A big thank you to loyal Friend Sally Ross for organizing us once again.

  A variety of greens provided, some with red berries, variegated … Read More

  Posted: December 18th, 2011 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Backyard Sustainability Series, Events, Holiday Events
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  Holiday Card + Ornament Making Party

  Saturday, December 3, 2011, 12-3. Free  

  Multi-media artist and recycler Monica Lee inspired us once again our card making party. This year, she and artist Dorothy Yuki add ornaments!  Check out her wonderful pictures and blog post about the day!

  Gather up your old holiday cards, gift-wrap, calendars, and magazines. Lots of examples and inspiration for handmade cards and ornaments using recycled, found, salvaged and everyday materials will be provided, along with some cardstock, punches, and other notions. Check … Read More

  Posted: July 10th, 2011 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Backyard Sustainability Series, Events, Holiday Events
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  Seasonal Feast

  In the initial planning stages….Stay Tuned…..

  …..an evening of small gatherings in Sunnyside Conservatory

  Host a small, enchanting dinner party for your friends, neighbors, and family in our restored Conservatory. Details: Tables available for 8 guests.

  Community Event sponsored by Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory.  We offer a table set with plates, linens, and cutlery. You provide festive spirit, and food and non-alcoholic drinks, potluck style.

  Note: there are no facilities to refrigerate or heat food on site.… Read More

  Posted: July 10th, 2011 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Backyard Sustainability Series
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  100 Lemons

  In the initial planning stages….Stay Tuned…..

  100 Lemons: a lively and bountiful celebration of community, backyard sustainability, and everything lemon. Demonstrations, talks, music, good conversation, and of course lemonade.

  Featuring the Community Project: 100 Lemons (inspired by “The Lemon List: 100 Things to do with a Meyer Lemon” by Amy Scattergood, Los Angeles Times Food Section, January 16, 2008).

  Featured Post Photo: Clay Irving, Meyer Lemons at the Torrance Farmer’s Market, 2008. Flickr via Creative Commons License.… Read More

  Posted: July 9th, 2011 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Backyard Sustainability Series