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Re: Community Garden in Affluent Suburb
2010-10-26 11:03:53 UTC
I assisted with developing a community garden in a middle class neighborhood in El Monte, CA. We leased private land from a landowner that had an unusually shaped parcel. The lease was for $1 a year. He never had to maintain the property because the gardeners took care of it for him.
We placed a sign in front of the property that said "Future Home of La Madera Community Garden". We had a cleanup day and invited local residents to help out cleaning up the unsightly lot. We had our plots full within 1 year. We found that recent immigrants (including Asian communities) were very eager to participate in the garden. Most grew up tending small gardens back home but were living in dense housing that made it impossible here.
http://www.diynetwork.com/grounds-for-improvement/a-community-garden-makeover/index.html
Cathie Chavez
City of Los Angeles
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Re: Informing People not to place Syringes/Medical Waste into Kerbside Recycling Bins
2009-04-27 11:33:30 UTC
http://www.lacity.org/san/solid_resources/pdfs/SyringeDisposalRev8.pdf
From City of LA
Cathie Chavez
City of Los Angeles
United States -
Re: Looking for Comunity Gardens research
2009-04-27 11:30:00 UTC
I helped establish a community garden in El Monte. We have very little vandelism considering we are in a moderate crime area. The police department partnered up with us to provide us with grafetti removal. We made sure we had plenty of lighting and no front gate. We subscribe to the idea that if we lock it up, it is more enticing to break in. You can see pictures at http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_dgfi/episode/0,2046,DIY_19139_50607,00.html
and
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_dgfi/episode/0,2046,DIY_19139_50608,00.html
feel free to email me if you have other questions [email protected]
Cathie Chavez
City of Los Angeles
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CBSM to Recruit "Mom and Pop" Auto Stores to be Used Oil Collect Centers
2009-01-29 12:34:32 UTC
Anyone performed research of has good examples on how to encourage "mom and pop" auto stores to be used oil collection centers. We have had alot of success with the big chains, but we need to get the small establishments involved. I'll even take examples of take back porgrams marketing that has worked well.
Thanks
Cathie
Cathie Chavez-Morris
Project Manager, Multifamily Residential Recycling Program
Environmental Specialist II
Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division
Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Public Works
[email protected]
Cathie Chavez
City of Los Angeles
United States
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