Upcoming Events

Rainwater Harvesting
Jun
26
2013

Booksigning and Evening Talk with Brad Lancaster


Rainwater Harvesting expert Brad Lancaster returns to Los Angeles with his newly published 2nd Edition of his award winning, best selling book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands; Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition on Wednesday, June 26.

Event Time: 
06/26/2013 - 7:30pm

Our Past Events

2013 North East Trees Earth Day Fest
Apr
21
2013

2013 North East Trees Earth Day Fest

SAVE THE DATE! North East Trees is planning an Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 21 from 11am to 5pm at the LA River Center. Local artists, environmental groups, live music, "green" sponsors and more... Watch for updates on this fundraiser that will help us continue to make southern California a greener place.

Event Time: 
04/21/2013 - 11:00am
Urban Ecology Extravaganza!
Mar
3
2013

Urban Ecology Extravaganza!

Don’t miss this revolutionary event! The Institute of Urban Ecology is proud to be partnering with several Los Angeles based organizations to bring you this once-in-a-lifetime event.  Come learn from some of LA’s leading urban ecology experts and from internationally recognized permaculturalist Paul Wheaton.

Event Time: 
03/03/2013 - 10:30am
Toilet with plants growing out of the basin
Feb
18
2013

Safe & Sound Human Manure Class

 

Can we use human waste in our gardens? Is it safe? Come to this incredible workshop by Nancy Klehm, a human manure expert, where we will explore these questions and more.  Learn about compost toilet design, and Nancy’s amazing previous work.

Nance Klehm is a steward of the earth. She is an ecological systems designer, landscaper, horticultural consultant, and permacultural grower, as well as an in demand consultant, speaker, and teacher. She is respected internationally for her work on land politics and growing for fertility.

Event Time: 
02/18/2013 - 7:00pm
Nov
3
2012

Good Food Conference

The prestigious Los Angeles County Museum of Art co-hosts a discussion of issues integral to building organic and sustainable food systems. In addition, tours of works of art in LACMA’s collection will be offered throughout the day.

Good Food Conference The conference focuses on regional and national issues integral to building local and sustainable food systems and supporting the needs of regional family farmers.

Event Time: 
11/03/2012 - 10:00am
Main St. Elementary Grand Opening
Oct
20
2012

Main St. Elementary Grand Opening

On Saturday, October 20 at 10 am, please join TreePeople, and Main St. Elementary to celebrate the culmination of a year-long community collarboration that tranformed 4,000 square feet of ashpalt paving into a sustainable urban forest. La Loma came on board in April of this year to help with a sustainable landscape design/build and installation.

Event Time: 
10/20/2012 - 10:00am