The Learning Garden

Website

www.thelearninggarden.org

How is your organization creatively moving LA forward?

The Learning Garden is dedicated to connecting people to the earth and nature by restoring the knowledge of plants to the people by teaching how to organically grow, harvest, and use plants for food, medicine and traditional arts and living. Currently, the garden offers gardening, art and tai chi classes to the community and serves as an outdoor classroom to Venice High school students, UCLA extension, and local traditional chinese medicine schools. It is home to the Seed Library of Los Angeles, a seed repository of open pollinated seeds, educating the LA community about preserving the genetic diversity of edible plants and increasing food security for our fair city. All abundance of food grown is shared with the food banks of the city.

Why does your organization need this fundraiser event?

We are excited to introduce a new project – The Natural Arts Garden—a garden dedicated solely to plants used in traditional arts and crafts including dyeing, weaving, basketry, painting, and other natural art techniques. The Natural Arts Garden will be the home to classes for students from Kindergarten to High School, and will not only provide a space for creative arts which has been sorely missing in our schools, but also a space for students to connect with nature and our environment.

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