Los Angeles County, California Organic & Sustainable Gardening Directory

Los Angeles Community Garden Council

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4470 W Sunset Blvd. #381
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(818) 252-9081
lacommunitygardens@yahoo.com

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The LA Community Garden Council empowers urban stakeholders to create food-growing neighborhood gardens across LA County, working with non-profit organizations, government agencies and community groups. A patchwork of funding sources are available.

Approximately 80 community gardens are growing in Los Angles County, serving 4,500 families. Community gardens are vibrant, cooperative organizations that build neighborhood self-reliance, and reduce poverty, mitigate global warming and benefit the LA River and Ballona Creek watersheds. Los Angeles devotes little taxpayer money to community gardens yet they return abundant neighborhood benefit.

Community gardens are a special type of park: they are open to all who apply, but they are self-maintained and self-policed by the membership. Unlike most parks, community gardens occupy three categories of land: private land with short-term leases, public land with short-term leases, and garden-owned land.


 
Categories: Lifestyle; Organizations; Gardening; Non-Profit
Region: Los Angeles County
www.lagardencouncil.org/