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  • Urban beekeeper removing feral bee hive from bushes near Ballona Creek. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Urban beekeeper removing feral bee hive from bushes near Ballona Creek. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Urban beekeeper removing feral bee hive from bushes near Ballona Creek. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Pruning a Pea plant. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • Judy Kirshner working in her garden. Urban Garden in front yard of home in upscale Hancock Park. Judy Kirshner started the garden 10 years ago. At the time, her neighbors did not approve, but the garden has become a popular spot over the years and attracts many visitors. The plot contains about 50 varieties of vegetables, 12 winter herbs, 9 kinds of flowers<br />
and 12 fruit trees. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Judy Kirshner working in her garden. Urban Garden in front yard of home in upscale Hancock Park. Judy Kirshner started the garden 10 years ago. At the time, her neighbors did not approve, but the garden has become a popular spot over the years and attracts many visitors. The plot contains about 50 varieties of vegetables, 12 winter herbs, 9 kinds of flowers<br />
and 12 fruit trees. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Meg Glasser of Urban Farming. The Edible Garden wall created by Urban Farming for the Weingart Center on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. The vertical garden contains broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, collared greens, beans, peppers and more and is tended by the organization Urban Farming and homeless volunteers form the Weingart Center. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Solar Array on roof of house. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • Planting Beds. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • Solar Array on roof of house. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • Freshly picked Purple Carrots. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • Judy Kirshner working in her garden. Urban Garden in front yard of home in upscale Hancock Park. Judy Kirshner started the garden 10 years ago. At the time, her neighbors did not approve, but the garden has become a popular spot over the years and attracts many visitors. The plot contains about 50 varieties of vegetables, 12 winter herbs, 9 kinds of flowers<br />
and 12 fruit trees. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • armers discuss their plantings. Stanford Avalon Gardens is a 7.6 acre community farm with over 200 plots. The site was started by farmers dislocated by the loss and bulldozing of the South-Central Urban Farm in 2006. Farmers grow many different fruits and vegetables as well as Mexican herbs and spices such as Halache, Pipicha, Epazote, Papalo and Chipiline. Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Urban Garden in front yard of home in upscale Hancock Park. Judy Kirshner started the garden 10 years ago. At the time, her neighbors did not approve, but the garden has become a popular spot over the years and attracts many visitors. The plot contains about 50 varieties of vegetables, 12 winter herbs, 9 kinds of flowers<br />
and 12 fruit trees. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Pruning a Pea plant. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • Seeds. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • Stanford Avalon Gardens is a 7.6 acre community farm with over 200 plots. The site was started by farmers dislocated by the loss and bulldozing of the South-Central Urban Farm in 2006. Farmers grow many different fruits and vegetables as well as Mexican herbs and spices such as Halache, Pipicha, Epazote, Papalo and Chipiline. Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Edible Garden wall created by Urban Farming for the Weingart Center on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. The vertical garden contains broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, collared greens, beans, peppers and more and is tended by the organization Urban Farming and homeless volunteers form the Weingart Center. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • armers discuss their plantings. Stanford Avalon Gardens is a 7.6 acre community farm with over 200 plots. The site was started by farmers dislocated by the loss and bulldozing of the South-Central Urban Farm in 2006. Farmers grow many different fruits and vegetables as well as Mexican herbs and spices such as Halache, Pipicha, Epazote, Papalo and Chipiline. Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Stanford Avalon Gardens is a 7.6 acre community farm with over 200 plots. The site was started by farmers dislocated by the loss and bulldozing of the South-Central Urban Farm in 2006. Farmers grow many different fruits and vegetables as well as Mexican herbs and spices such as Halache, Pipicha, Epazote, Papalo and Chipiline. Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Edible Garden wall created by Urban Farming for the Weingart Center on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. The vertical garden contains broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, collared greens, beans, peppers and more and is tended by the organization Urban Farming and homeless volunteers form the Weingart Center. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Edible Garden wall created by Urban Farming for the Weingart Center on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. The vertical garden contains broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, collared greens, beans, peppers and more and is tended by the organization Urban Farming and homeless volunteers form the Weingart Center. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Edible Garden wall created by Urban Farming for the Weingart Center on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. The vertical garden contains broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, collared greens, beans, peppers and more and is tended by the organization Urban Farming and homeless volunteers form the Weingart Center. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • A discarded skateboard lies in the Los Anges River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • A discarded skateboard lies in the Los Anges River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • A Snowy Egret walks amongst garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • A Snowy Egret walks amongst garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Plastic bags and other trash get caught and accumulate in trees and shrubs along the Los Angeles River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Plastic bags and other trash get caught and accumulate in trees and shrubs along the Los Angeles River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Plastic bags and other trash get caught and accumulate in trees and shrubs along the Los Angeles River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Chickens at Edendale Farm. Edendale Farm is a model of permaculture and urban farming, a closed system of organic gardening, water and energy conservation and sustainable design. Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Rain water empties from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
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  • Heavy rains flow down streets into Street Gutters and Storm Drains and eventually Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Rain water empties from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Heavy rains flow down streets into Street Gutters and Storm Drains and eventually Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Dog park next to oil well, The Inglewood Oil Field is one of the largest contiguous urban oil fields in the United States, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
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  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
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  • Seedling Nursery. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables . Goleta, California
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  • Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables.Goleta, California
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  • Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables. Goleta, California
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  • Alley farming allows for multiple crops to be planted alongside each other, maximizing the the most efficient use of land. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres,  Goleta, California
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  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
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  • Rain water empties from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
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  • Little League field next to oil well, The Inglewood Oil Field is one of the largest contiguous urban oil fields in the United States, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15975.jpg
  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15971.jpg
  • Alley farming allows for multiple crops to be planted alongside each other, maximizing the the most efficient use of land. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
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  • The Community Supported Agriculture program at Fairview Garden, allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a year for either a small or large share. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Goleta
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  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California.. Goleta, California
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  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
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  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The farmhouse was built in 1895. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
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  • An old tractor welcomes visitors to Fairview Gardens. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables. Goleta, California
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  • The Community Supported Agriculture program at Fairview Garden, allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a year for either a small or large share. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Goleta
    CA15265.jpg
  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
    CA15263.jpg
  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
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  • Oil derrick by moonlight. The 1200-acre Inglewood Oil Field located in the Baldwin Hills area is the largest urban oil field in the United States and is surrounded by over 300 homes in the communities of Culver City, Baldwin Hills, Inglewood and Los Angeles. Los Angeles County, California, USA
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  • A double rainbow over storm water emptying from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Little League field next to oil well, The Inglewood Oil Field is one of the largest contiguous urban oil fields in the United States, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3230.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2610.jpg
  • Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA16718.jpg
  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15976.jpg
  • Tiffany Cooper leads a tour group from nearby Santa Barbara of the farm, ripe loquats are available for the picking. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
    CA15302.jpg
  • The farmhouse was built in 1895. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
    CA15296.jpg
  • Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables. Goleta, California
    CA15281.jpg
  • Alley farming allows for multiple crops to be planted alongside each other, maximizing the the most efficient use of land. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
    CA15272.jpg
  • The Community Supported Agriculture program allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a year for either a small or large share. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
    CA15266.jpg
  • The Community Supported Agriculture program at Fairview Garden, allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a year for either a small or large share. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Goleta
    CA15264.jpg
  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California.. Goleta, California
    CA15258.jpg
  • A double rainbow over storm water emptying from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    CA17606.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA16720.jpg
  • Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California
    CA15279.jpg
  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California.. Goleta, California
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  • The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California.. Goleta, California
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  • Rabbit bedding containing straw and manure is used for mulch and composting for Boysenberry plants. Yvonne Savio,  Master Gardener Coordinator at UC Cooperative Extension's Common Ground Garden Program, offers training at a workshop in her garden in Pasadena. Once trained, Master Gardeners provide free gardening workshops and their technical expertise to approximately 60 public community gardens, hundreds of school gardens, and many senior and shelter gardens throughout Los Angeles County. California, USA
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  • Young girls and their mother learn about the garden at their elementary school. Wonderland Elementary School, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Yvonne Savio holding a head of broccoflower. Yvonne Savio,  Master Gardener Coordinator at UC Cooperative Extension's Common Ground Garden Program, offers training at a workshop in her garden in Pasadena. Once trained, Master Gardeners provide free gardening workshops and their technical expertise to approximately 60 public community gardens, hundreds of school gardens, and many senior and shelter gardens throughout Los Angeles County. California, USA
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  • (Clockwise from left) Broad Windsor Fava Beans seeds, French Breakfast Radish seeds (Raphanus sativus), Bush Bean Contender seeds (Phaseolus vulgarus), Black Turtle Bean seeds and Jack O’ Lantern Pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pero) from the Seed Library of Los Angeles. The Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) is located at the Learning Garden at Venice High School. Lifetime membership is $10 and allows members to take out seeds, plant and grow their crop, and then at the end of the season, return fresh seeds from their crop to the Library. The process enables fresh seeds to be constantly replenishing the library and protects the genetic purity of the seeds as well by asking members to take the Safe Seed Pledge, keeping the Library free from GMO (genetically modified organisms) seeds.
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  • Young girls and their mother water the garden at their elementary school. Wonderland Elementary School, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Students, parents and teachers work on the garden at the 24th Street School garden on Big Sunday, the largest annual citywide community service event in America, West Adams, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Students, parents and teachers work on the garden at the 24th Street School garden on Big Sunday, the largest annual citywide community service event in America, West Adams, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Child's hand with artichoke. Students, parents and teachers work on the garden at the 24th Street School garden on Big Sunday, the largest annual citywide community service event in America, West Adams, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Broad Windsor Fava Beans seeds, French Breakfast Radish seeds (Raphanus sativus), Jack O’ Lantern Pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pero), Bush Bean Contender seeds (Phaseolus vulgarus) and Black Turtle Bean seeds from the Seed Library of Los Angeles. The Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) is located at the Learning Garden at Venice High School. Lifetime membership is $10 and allows members to take out seeds, plant and grow their crop, and then at the end of the season, return fresh seeds from their crop to the Library. The process enables fresh seeds to be constantly replenishing the library and protects the genetic purity of the seeds as well by asking members to take the Safe Seed Pledge, keeping the Library free from GMO (genetically modified organisms) seeds.
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  • Young girl waters the strawberries at her elementary school garden. Wonderland Elementary School, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Students, parents and teachers work on the garden at the 24th Street School garden on Big Sunday, the largest annual citywide community service event in America, West Adams, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Seeds from the Seed Library of Los Angeles. The Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) is located at the Learning Garden at Venice High School. Lifetime membership is $10 and allows members to take out seeds, plant and grow their crop, and then at the end of the season, return fresh seeds from their crop to the Library. The process enables fresh seeds to be constantly replenishing the library and protects the genetic purity of the seeds as well by asking members to take the Safe Seed Pledge, keeping the Library free from GMO (genetically modified organisms) seeds.
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  • Shoveling mulch. Students, parents and teachers work on the garden at the 24th Street School garden on Big Sunday, the largest annual citywide community service event in America, West Adams, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Students, parents and teachers work on the garden at the 24th Street School garden on Big Sunday, the largest annual citywide community service event in America, West Adams, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Fava Beans seeds, Broad Windsor,<br />
from the Seed Library of Los Angeles. The Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) is located at the Learning Garden at Venice High School. Lifetime membership is $10 and allows members to take out seeds, plant and grow their crop, and then at the end of the season, return fresh seeds from their crop to the Library. The process enables fresh seeds to be constantly replenishing the library and protects the genetic purity of the seeds as well by asking members to take the Safe Seed Pledge, keeping the Library free from GMO (genetically modified organisms) seeds.
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  • Seeds from the Seed Library of Los Angeles. The Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) is located at the Learning Garden at Venice High School. Lifetime membership is $10 and allows members to take out seeds, plant and grow their crop, and then at the end of the season, return fresh seeds from their crop to the Library. The process enables fresh seeds to be constantly replenishing the library and protects the genetic purity of the seeds as well by asking members to take the Safe Seed Pledge, keeping the Library free from GMO (genetically modified organisms) seeds.
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  • Young girls and their mother learn about the garden at their elementary school. Wonderland Elementary School, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA
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