Long Beach The Growing Experience
Certified Growing Experience Farmers Market Opens at Iconic Urban Farm in Carmelitos
On October 20 from 10am to 2pm, the Los Angeles Community Development Foundation (CDF) will host the Grand Opening of the Certified Growing Experience Farmers Market at 750 Via Carmelitos in North Long Beach. The guest list will include residents, local officials, farmers and community organizations. The California Freshworks Fund along with the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert [...]
‘Fun with Food and Play!’ At the Growing Experience Urban Farm and Market Saturday
The public is invited to come out and celebrate Long Beach’s newest farmers’ market at the Healthy Active Long Beach ‘Fun with Food and Play!’ health and nutrition event on Saturday, September 29, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at The Growing Experience Urban Farm and Market, 750 Via Carmelitos, in Long Beach.
Local Chefs and Artisans Gather to Benefit the Growing Experience
An Autumn Harvest celebration on Long Beach’s urban farm Driving through the streets of north Long Beach, it is hard to imagine a plot of land that provides the community with fresh, sustainable produce, hands-on education and job training. Hidden amongst the chaos of city life, the 7-acres of The Growing Experience Urban Farm provide [...]
Long Beach Farm Dinner: An Urban Garden Under the Stars
Local, sustainable and under the stars! The Long Beach Farm Dinner on October 23 is a rare chance to dine al fresco in an urban garden, and a smart way for garden organizers to raise money for The Growing Experience in Carmelitos. Local chefs will prepare a five-course meal for the Long Beach Farm Dinner that [...]
The Growing Experience: Urban farm is a vital link in LB’s green supply chain
The Growing Experience began in 1996, as a joint collaboration between the Community Development Commission (CDC), County of Los Angeles and the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCOOP). The program seeks to provide public housing residents with an opportunity to access a community garden in an urban setting while also giving them an opportunity to [...]
Celebrate Earth Day at Urban Farm with Growing Experience
The Growing Experience will commemorate the 40-year anniversary of Earth Day with a community celebration at its urban farm located within the Carmelitos Housing Development on Thursday, April 22, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Earth Day Celebration will include: appetizers prepared by Local Chefs with farm produce, demonstrations on energy and resource conservation, [...]
Fall Harvest Festival celebrates local farming in Long Beach
A Farm Grows in North Long Beach Celebrate the Fall Harvest with fellow fans in the local food community. Snack on farm fresh food and beverages prepared by local Chefs Paul Buchanan of Primal Alchemy Catering, Michael Poompan of the Hotel Renaissance Long Beach, and desserts by Justina Fenton and Keith Russell of Shortnin’ Bread. [...]
Governor Announces Nearly $1 Million for Green Job Corps
The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Board has been named as one of 11 regional California Green Job Corps pilot programs in the State: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced yesterday that its Network was the recipient of $935,797 of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. Local Green Job Corps partners will match the federal Recovery Act funds [...]
