Master Gardener George Pessin and some of LA's Best celebrate Saturn school garden's first vegetable harvest!
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Fresh Produce through South Central Farms |
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It's time for another round of sign-ups for our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) fundraiser and we'd love to have you join us. We are now on our third round and have enjoyed partnering with South Central Farmers' Cooperative who generously donate 25% of the proceeds to support our school. Program participants pick up a box of produce every other week for ten weeks starting Wednesday, June 30th. Each box contains a bushel of produce – enough to feed a family of four for one week or a single/couple for two weeks. Since schools is out for summer, we have a new pick up location for this round, just around the corner at Creative Seeds, 5443 W. Pico (at Hauser), 90019 Pick Up on Wednesdays: June 30, July 14, July 28, August 11 and August 25 Boxes can be claimed from 1:00pm – 4:30pm at Creative Seeds, 5443 W Pico Blvd, LA 90019
To register for the 10-week CSA program, mail this form with a check or money order (payable to “Rings of Saturn”) to Rings of Saturn, 1274 Meadowbrook Ave., LA 90019 by June 28th or pay on-line through PayPal.
Program Cost: $100 for five boxes over ten weeks South Central Farms has generously agreed to donate 25% of the proceeds which will go into the Rings of Saturn General Fund to support Saturn Street Elementary.
Download the registration form to pay with cash or check or pay on-line through PayPal through the Rings of Saturn donation page. Please sign up by June 28 to receive your first box next Wednesday, June 30. We will continue to take sign-ups throughout the summer. the cost will be prorated for the remaining deliveries. Some ideas to think about… - Split your box with a friend or neighbor (this is way too much produce for one person),
- Let a friend pick-up and enjoy your box if you are out of town, or
- Sponsor a Saturn family to participate. We have many interested Saturn families that would greatly appreciate the opportunity to receive a box of organic produce in their neighborhood.
Tell your friends and neighbors – the program is open to everyone! |
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A Successful Saturn Saturday |
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THANK YOU to the 400 volunteers who joined us for Saturn Saturday on May 1! The school looks amazing!
Volunteers planted California native plants along the building on Burnside Avenue and in newly created planting beds along the parking lot. We also banished the ugly 'putty' color of the playground storage bins with bright blues, which will soon feature beautiful murals of flowers and butterflies, and dug trenches for irrigation in our new Edible Garden.
Many thanks to Turning Point school for organizing a book sale to benefit Saturn's participation in the California Dance Institute (CDI) program, a petting zoo, a lemonade stand and sno-cones!
Thanks too to Sky's Tacos for a delicious buffet lunch!!
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