I’ll be at my first Master Gardener training class on Saturday but I will be at the Hollywood Farmers Market on Sunday. Looking forward to Taste of Life and Delilah’s demos. LA, come through!
Stand and Contribute
Fundraiser for Stand and Deliver’s Jaime Escalante
What: Raising money for famed teacher stricken with bladder cancer.
Why: Face it, you’d be an “at risk adult” without teachers like him. Thank you Mrs. Olona!
When: Saturday, March 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Garfield High School, 5101 East Sixth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90022
**Can’t donate in person? Contributions can be sent to “Friends of Jaime,” C/O FASE, 236 West Mountain Street, Suite 105, Pasadena, CA 91103. Call 626-793-5300 for information.
Live Cans!
What: Delilah Snell, Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts co-founder, eco store owner, The Road Less Traveled, & master food preserver will teach you how to can, pickle & preserve.
Why: Laura Ingalls Wilder has nothing on you.
When: Sunday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Hollywood Farmers Market, 1600 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Sleeping off a hangover? No prob. Delilah is teaching a second class.
What: Pickles and more – preparation, food safety, equipment operation, recipes and samples!
Why: Um, hello?
When: Sunday, March 7 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: KTCHN 105, 1250 Long Beach Ave #105, Los Angeles, CA 90021. P: 714-720-2260
**More classes here.
PS, high five to Lindsay William-Ross of the LA Weekly Squid Ink blog for visiting me in Long Beach. Read the kick ass story here.

LA Weekly Squid Ink Blog - Punk Rock + Pruners = Long Beach's Anarchy in the Garden (March 1, 2010)