THE MASTER GARDENERS -March 5, from 9 am to 1 pm

Join the UC/CE LA County Master Gardener Program at the Green Tent on Sunday, March 5 from 9 am to 1 pm. offer you LOTS of FREE veggies, flowers and seed packets for your spring garden, which will benefit from all the rains we’ve been having! 

They’re bringing seedlings for you to grow at home, including:

California Wonder Bell Peppers They start off green but the longer they develop, they turn red. 

Golden Bell Peppers

Lettuce

Kale 

Swiss Chard

Leeks  If you’ve never made Potato Leek soup, you haven’t lived!  

Cherry Tomatoes

Cilantro

Bell Peppers

Leeks

And choose from these flowers:

Marigolds (plant them with your tomatoes — companion plant helps ward off root nematodes!)

Stock 

Alyssum — bees love these compact, tiny white flowers

Pansies 

Black Eyed Susan

Delphinium

Snapdragons

Snapdragons

Wondering what to do while you wait for March to roar in like a lion? Here are some special tips for LA County gardeners for the month of March: 

THE MASTER GARDENERS - February 5, from 9 am to 1 pm

Join the UC/CE LA County Master Gardener Program at the Green Tent on Sunday, February 5 from 9 am to 1 pm. It’s their first visit of 2023 and they’ve got seed packets and great winter greens, peas and beans, flowers and succulents to give away, all of which they’ve grown for you! 

Mini Chrysanthemum

Alyssum

Perfect winter greens that make great soups or additions to stews or sides:

Swiss Chard, hearty kale, bright tasting cilantro, amazing Fava beans, baby lettuce and sugar snap peas. Flowers include mini chrysanthemums, bachelor buttons and alyssum, which bees love, so plant a lot!

Don’t forget to bring your gardening questions to the booth. Despite all the rain, we still need to be water wise, so think ahead to spring, summer and fall as you plant your winter garden. Turn off the sprinklers till you know you need them, and remember that except for drip irrigation, hand watering is the most efficient way to keep your plants alive. Water the SOIL not the leaves! 

Congratulations to the City of Los Angeles for giving homeowners and renters green bins for composting your organic waste. Now don’t forget to use them!

Bachelor Buttons

LAST SUNDAY IN JANUARY

E-Waste Recycling -

Janurary 29 at the Mar Vista Farmers Market

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Start collecting your electronic waste and

tell your friends about this local

free e-waste disposal opportunity.

RECYCLE YOUR ELECTRONIC WASTE !

Homeboy Industries will be at the south end of the Market this Sunday. (near Tortugo Brewing Company) to collect your electronic waste.

SUPPORT HOMEBOY ELECTRONICS !

KEEP HEAVY METALS OUT OF LANDFILLS

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED? Anything with a Cord, Cable, or Battery

The list of recyclable electronics includes just about every electronic device.

Laptops, Desktop Computers, and accessories (keyboards, mice, etc.), Cable Boxes, DVD Players, Projectors, Cameras, Toasters, Electronic Toys…you get the picture. Nothing larger than a flat screen TV.

Fava Love - January 8, 2023

FAVA LOVE

The ancient Egyptians fed fava beans to workers on the pyramids, perhaps because they knew that they were both filling and nutritious. The ancient Romans also understood the value of favas as being both good to eat and good for the soil. Apicius, one of the earliest known cookbooks, featured several fava bean recipes. Cato and Columella, two prominent agricultural writers of the time, advocated rotating edible crops with a cover crop of favas beans – seen as an essential practice for good land stewardship.  Yet, it’s one thing to read about this hardy bean and another to marvel at its beauty in full flower growing in a garden or farm. Once little known by California’s industrial farmers, fava beans have gained the attention of growers interested in regenerative agriculture practices. Want to know more? Come to the Green Tent tomorrow and meet Lydia Breen, UCCE Master Gardener and director of Planet Earth Observatory.  Get a free fava seed packet and sign up for the Fava Buddy Newsletter, with growing tips, recipes, culinary history – and opportunities to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of climate change on the food we grow in Los Angeles.

The Great Fava Bean Giveaway is a partnership between Planet Earth Observatory, California State University, Chico and Prairie Fava.  

Renewable Solutions to Meet Peak Energy Demand: December 11th 2022

Protect Playa Now coalition is a collection of concerned citizens mobilizing to protect the westside from the Playa del Rey methane storage facility. Join us to talk about clean renewable energy solutions to getting to 100% while still meeting peak demand. These include long-term duration storage, microgrids, community based solar and storage projects, energy efficiency, and demand response. We will also be discussing our concerns with hydrogen being stored at Playa del Rey gas storage facility.

THE MASTER GARDENERS - December 4th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Think you can’t do any planting in December? Think again! Here’s an invaluable December guide from Yvonne Savio, retired director of the UC/CE LA County Master Gardener Program. She knows whereof she writes!

Meanwhile, our local Master Gardeners will be bringing you some lovingly grown seedlings and seed packets, to give away FREE at the Green Tent on Sunday, December 4, from 9 am til 1pm. Stop by to get your garden questions answered, too!

Sugar Snap Peas

Plant up delicious sugar snap peas, those crunchy, rounded “peas” that you can eat, pod and all, raw or cooked. They’re so delicious! Remember, you need to offer them support (trellis, string, wall) to grow big and strong.

Succulents

The Baby Lettuce is still very baby in size, but bring some home, put them in a warm window or a sunny outdoor space till they’re big enough to transplant for a head start on your spring salad greens.

Dark leafy greens are recommended to help prevent cognitive decline, so come and get some Rainbow and Swiss chard, which are long-lasting and easy to prepare, sautéed with some onions and garlic. Don’t waste the stems…chop ‘em up small and cook them similarly for a nice little crunchy texture with the sautéed leaves.

And yes, it’s still cool to love Kale…so pick up a pack at the table.

Plus: there’ll be a variety of Succulents to choose from.

Lastly: Salads always look prettier with edible flowers, and the MGs have grown some colorful nasturtiums for you. You can fill the prolific flowers with goat cheese and honey or balsamic vinegar for a beautiful and unique appetizer. When you’re done using them as food, you can let them become an “insect trap” for the white flies that will soon invade us, seeking moisture in our ever-drying climate!

Nasturtiums stuffed with labneh and lemon roasted vegetables

Please remember to bring your leftover plastic “pony packs” so the MGs can recycle them for next month’s planting. Happy holidays!

Return of the Rake!

Raking leaves is chlld’s play!

Happy Autumn! Leaves have started to fall and many of us are enjoying the brilliant oranges, reds and yellows as we walk or drive through our neighborhoods. If you are a composter, you know the value of these little bits of carbon. (Learn more about composting leaves here.) They prevent the compost pile from smelling like poop. Not a composter? Then you or your gardener can rake them into a pile and toss them in the green bin provided by the city. So where does a leaf blower fit into this process? That is what we will be talking about at the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday, November 27.

Want to make a difference right now?  

Reduce or discontinue your own leaf-blowing activity.  Compensate your gardener if they need to spend extra time on your property. Triple your impact…share this information with 3 of your neighbors. Everyone will benefit by eliminating noise pollution and invisible health hazards.

Below are some of the reasons to discontinue the use of blowers in case you are short on facts..  

"Fun" Facts

• 1.2 billion gallons of gas are burned in lawn and garden equipment in the United States annually.

• Toxic gas & oil, carcinogenic emissions, noxious exhaust, and unsafe noise levels make gas-powered lawn care a very hazardous job — particularly for unprotected lawn crews working full-time at the source of emissions and noise. Workers may have few options and little agency.

• Ground level ozone (formed by VOCs and NOx in the presence of sunlight) and fine particulate matter cause and contribute to early death, stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer.

• The ongoing fueling and maintenance necessary with gas lawn machines results in huge amounts of extra waste in our landfills.

• Harsh chemical solvents are used to degrease and clean carburetors, spark plugs, fuel and air filters, and decks of gas-powered machines. These elements end up evaporating into the air, poured into the soil, or washed down a drain.

• Gas emissions degrades air, soil & water. It affects neighborhood quality of life and contributes to climate change

Still not convinced?

• Noise pollution poses critical physical and psychological health effects including tinnitus & hearing loss, stress, hypertension, headaches, and productivity loss.

Now that many of you are working from home, you may be more aware of the frequency with which these menaces are operated.  Let's use this break from business as usual to fix some of our long-standing health and environmental issues. 

This one is pretty simple. 

Thanks for listening.

Grey Water & Fava Love - November 13, 2022

Relaxing during a foraging expedition.

Come to the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmers Market. Meet Art Lee…a Renaissance man for our times. Whether he is foraging for healing herbs or rerouting your washing machine to water your trees, his heart beats to the pulse of Mother Earth. And don’t forget to ask about his one-of-a-kind solar powered bicycle!

GET THAT GREY WATER IN THE GROUND!

Don't let the winter rains fool you.  We still need every drop of water back in the soil.  Redirecting grey water is an easy way to prevent waste.  

What is grey water? It's the "waste" water from your washing machine reused to water your fruit trees or perennial plants instead of being sent to the reclamation plant and then out to the ocean. With a grey water system, every time you do a load of laundry your plants get a good drink and you save money as well.

As everyone knows, California has experienced an extreme drought for many years and it will most likely continue. Water is probably the most important resource for every living species on our planet. 

Learn how to double the usage of your water!

Green Tent guest Art Lee holds workshops that cover all the information you need to install a grey water system at your house. He's bringing a mini greywater demo system so visitors can see how it works and will answer your questions. He'll also have a signup sheet for those interested in attending a future workshop.

FAVA LOVE

The ancient Egyptians fed fava beans to workers on the pyramids, perhaps because they knew that they were both filling and nutritious. The ancient Romans also understood the value of favas as being both good to eat and good for the soil. Apicius, one of the earliest known cookbooks, featured several fava bean recipes. Cato and Columella, two prominent agricultural writers of the time, advocated rotating edible crops with a cover crop of favas beans – seen as an essential practice for good land stewardship.  Yet, it’s one thing to read about this hardy bean and another to marvel at its beauty in full flower growing in a garden or farm. Once little known by California’s industrial farmers, fava beans have gained the attention of growers interested in regenerative agriculture practices. Want to know more? Come to the Green Tent tomorrow and meet Lydia Breen, UCCE Master Gardener and director of Planet Earth Observatory.  Get a free fava seed packet and sign up for the Fava Buddy Newsletter, with growing tips, recipes, culinary history – and opportunities to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of climate change on the food we grow in Los Angeles.

The Great Fava Bean Giveaway is a partnership between Planet Earth Observatory, California State University, Chico and Prairie Fava.  

THE MASTER GARDENERS - June 4th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.

Bring your gardening questions, give your seedlings a head start and find out what’s best to put into the soil right now to become a better backyard gardener! There’s plenty to do in the garden during this busy growing season.

Don’t forget to recycle your seedling six packs with the Master Gardeners, who’ll use them for the next batch of seedlings they plant for the Mar Vista Community.

Curly's Guitar Angels - October 30th at the Mar Vista Green Tent

Guitar for Walter Reed Middle School.

When we hear the word “recycling”, we usually imagine dropping a plastic water bottle into the blue bin or something of that nature. We rarely think of repairing a valuable instrument that can bring joy and comfort to someone in need. Whether it is an institution such as Ronald McDonald house or an individual who has fallen on hard times and needs a little uplift, Curly’s Guitar Angels have made it their mission to provide a balm for the soul while keeping instruments out of the trash heap.

Curly’s Guitar Angels is actually the brainchild of two local musicians, Mitch Rice and Angelo Metz. Rice and Metz, with the encouragement of their friend Howard Schwartz aka “Curly”, began to refurbish guitars during the early days of the pandemic. Once they were ready for “sale” it was decided to just pass them on to folks in need.

Thus far they have donated over 30 instruments to numerous non-profit organizations and individuals. Learn more on their FaceBook page Curly’s Guitar Angels.

All you need is love…and a little skill to give this Les Paul a new life.

The Farmlink Project - October 24 at the Mar Vista Green Tent

Celebrating a year of food recovery

This Sunday join us at the Mar Vista Green Tent to learn about The Farmlink Project. This grassroots non-profit organization was started during the pandemic by a group of college students with the goal of combatting food waste and food insecurity. They hope to eventually put themselves out of business!

Farmlink believes they can bring an end to hunger alongside massive food waste in our lifetime. They connect farms that have surplus produce with communities experiencing food insecurity. They are on a mission to feed people in need, rebuild food systems, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers.

In April of 2020, after securing 13,000 eggs from one farmer, Farmlink founders rented a U-Haul Truck and drove this load to an LA Foodbank. With this successful delivery, they realized a nationwide network could be created to connect farms with communities and food banks.

At the Farmlink project, they believe that Food Access is an inalienable human right. For now, Farmlink is acting as the “link” connecting the broken supply chains in the agricultural and food access industries. "Our long-term goal is to set up infrastructure which will render our work obsolete."

In the United States, farms are throwing out 20 billion pounds of food, and simultaneously have 40 million food insecure Americans.

In two years, Farmlink has:

~ Fostered a team with over 200 fellows from over 93 universities, with an average age of 21

~ Rescued 70 million lbs of food

~ Served 58 million meals across 48 states to 266 food banks

~ Moved 580,000 lbs of food in 2021 in response to disaster relief

~ Provided over $4.3 million in economic relief to farmers and truckers

~ Launched Carbonlink, a carbon offset program that has prevented roughly 26 million lbs of CO2e

This weekend at the Green Tent, join Rae Godfredsen, a member of Farmlink's Creative Team, to conceptualize the amount of how much food we waste each year, discuss solutions, and get involved.

THE MASTER GARDENERS - October 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.

Lots to choose from:. The hot days won’t last forever…get ready for your fall plantings!

Seedling multi-packs needed! We use them to grow more seedlings for your gardening pleasure. Re-purposing saves money and also keeps toxic plastic out of the waste stream. Please bring your used six-packs to the market.

Baby Lettuces

Want to learn how to garden? Low-cost introductory Grow LA Vegetable Garden classes for Fall 2022 are at these locations: https://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/UC_Master_Gardener_Program/Grow_LA_Victory_Garden_Initiative_Class_Schedule/

Some areas of Los Angeles County are being asked to discontinue water use for 15 days due to a water supply line that needs repair. Click the link below to see if your community is affected. It does not apply to the City of Los Angeles.https://ktla.com/news/local-news/how-to-prepare-for-the-water-restrictions-coming-to-multiple-areas-of-l-a-county/

REMEMBER: MULCH MULCH MULCH and please consider replacing your lawn with natives and drought tolerant plants. You could even get a rebate! And by now you know about the general watering restrictions in SoCal — consider rebates for lawn replacements.

BUT PLEASE DON’T FORGET THE TREES!!! The shade and carbon capture they provide is priceless. Don’t overlook them when you water.
Save our Water & TreePeople

And don’t forget to bring those plastic six packs you’ve used to bring plants home in from the nursery. The MGs will use these to plant more seedlings in the months ahead.

Free Trees for YOUR Street! - Sunday 9/25 at the Mar Vista Green Tent!

Caring for street trees on Cabrillo April 2021

LINE YOUR STREET AND FILL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH beautiful

TREES

Delivered and Planted for Free by the City of Los Angeles !!!

What Can Trees Do for Me

    - Save water

    - Combat the greenhouse effect

    - Clean the air

    - Provide oxygen

    - Cool the streets and the city

    - Conserve energy

    - Provide homes for local wildlife

One year of growth May 2022

Bureau of Sanitation Adopt a Street Tree Program

Street trees improve walk-ability of our neighborhoods while helping reduce the impacts of climate change. Learn how you can request planting of a tree along your street in the public right of way.  Many different tree varieties are available.  Tree adopters are responsible for the early care and watering of the sapling. We'll have information about different watering options to make this task easier.

Contact Shelley Wiseman to find out about all of free tree programs available from City Plants, a public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles, local non-profit organizations, community groups, residents, and businesses.

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NASH Awareness at the Mar Vista Green Tent - September 11th, 2022 9a.m. to 2 p.m.

Smash NASH!

You have probably never heard of NASH (Non-Alcoholic SeatoHepatitis), and most likely neither has your doctor.  This syndrome can destroy your liver before you experience clearly defined symptoms.  The antidote (or preventative) doesn’t come in a pill.  The way to protect your health is through a basic healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Liver health activist Phyllis Miller will be the guest at the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday.  Learn about how to protect your health, support and inform others and enjoy life even more.  You don’t have to be a fanatic to insure that you are consuming liver-friendly foods and avoiding harmful ones.

More about NASH

The Mar Vista Green Tent is located in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmers Market, at the corner of Grand View Blvd and Pacific Ave.

The Master Gardeners will be back at the Mar Vista Green Tent September 4th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.

Lots to choose from: Sunflowers, Cilantro, Collard Greens, Chard, Baby Lettuces!

Cilantro

Sunflowers

Sunflowers are the happy faces in your garden. Take some home this weekend!

Cilantro is “special”. For those who think it tastes like soap, there is a scientific explanation. Luckily, most of us can enjoy this versatile herb Thai, Mexican and many other cuisines…cilantro seeds can either be replanted or allowed to go to seed, where they become the spice, Coriander.

Baby Lettuces

Want to learn how to garden? Low-cost introductory Grow LA Vegetable Garden classes for Fall 2022 are at these locations: https://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/UC_Master_Gardener_Program/Grow_LA_Victory_Garden_Initiative_Class_Schedule/

Some areas of Los Angeles County are being asked to discontinue water use for 15 days due to a water supply line that needs repair. Click the link below to see if your community is affected. It does not apply to the City of Los Angeles.https://ktla.com/news/local-news/how-to-prepare-for-the-water-restrictions-coming-to-multiple-areas-of-l-a-county/

REMEMBER: MULCH MULCH MULCH and please consider replacing your lawn with natives and drought tolerant plants. You could even get a rebate! And by now you know about the general watering restrictions in SoCal — consider rebates for lawn replacements.

BUT PLEASE DON’T FORGET THE TREES!!! The shade and carbon capture they provide is priceless. Don’t overlook them when you water.
Save our Water & TreePeople

And don’t forget to bring those plastic six packs you’ve used to bring plants home in from the nursery. The MGs will use these to plant more seedlings in the months ahead.

GREY WATER - August 28th at the Mar Vista Green Tent

Relaxing during a foraging expedition.

Come to the Mar Vista Green Tent this Sunday in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmers Market. Meet Art Lee…a Renaissance man for our times. Whether he is foraging for healing herbs or rerouting your washing machine to water your trees, his heart beats to the pulse of Mother Earth. And don’t forget to ask about his one-of-a-kind solar powered bicycle!

GET THAT GREY WATER IN THE GROUND!

Don't let the winter rains fool you.  We still need every drop of water back in the soil.  Redirecting grey water is an easy way to prevent waste.  

What is grey water? It's the "waste" water from your washing machine reused to water your fruit trees or perennial plants instead of being sent to the reclamation plant and then out to the ocean. With a grey water system, every time you do a load of laundry your plants get a good drink and you save money as well.

As everyone knows, California has experienced an extreme drought for many years and it will most likely continue. Water is probably the most important resource for every living species on our planet. 

Learn how to double the usage of your water!

Green Tent guest Art Lee holds workshops that cover all the information you need to install a grey water system at your house. He's bringing a mini greywater demo system so visitors can see how it works and will answer your questions. He'll also have a signup sheet for those interested in attending a future workshop.

Curly's Guitar Angels - August 14 at the Mar Vista Green Tent

Guitar for Walter Reed Middle School.

When we hear the word “recycling”, we usually imagine dropping a plastic water bottle into the blue bin or something of that nature. We rarely think of repairing a valuable instrument that can bring joy and comfort to someone in need. Whether it is an institution such as Ronald McDonald house or an individual who has fallen on hard times and needs a little uplift, Curly’s Guitar Angels have made it their mission to provide a balm for the soul while keeping instruments out of the trash heap.

Curly’s Guitar Angels is actually the brainchild of two local musicians, Mitch Rice and Angelo Metz. Rice and Metz, with the encouragement of their friend Howard Schwartz aka “Curly”, began to refurbish guitars during the early days of the pandemic. Once they were ready for “sale” it was decided to just pass them on to folks in need. Thus far they have donated over 30 instruments to numerous non-profit organizations and individuals. Learn more on their FaceBook page Curly’s Guitar Angels.

All you need is love…and a little skill to give this Les Paul a new life.

The Master Gardeners will be back at the Mar Vista Green Tent August 7th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This month at the Green Tent, it’s the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners from 9 am to 1 pm, with free plants, free seeds and free advice about gardening.

Stop by and pick up some OKRA, which they’ve grown for the first time. Pickle them, fry them or use them in a gumbo.

Bush Beans

Okra

Keeping with the theme of drought tolerant, there’ll be some succulents to give away.

For those who think it tastes like soap, we’ll have to agree to disagree: Cilantro leaves are an herb widely used in Thai, Mexican and many other cuisines…cilantro seeds can either be replanted or allowed to go to seed, where they become the spice, Coriander.

Bush beans are green beans you don’t need to stake or trellis: as the name implies, they grow like a bush.

It wouldn’t be a summer picnic without pickles, and there will be some cucumbers to give away as well.

Sunflowers are the happy faces of your garden — take one home this week.

Lastly they’ll be handing out some itty bitty arugula; don’t worry, it’ll get bigger.

Sunflowers

Please remember to bring your empty six packs — not the beer kind, the planting kind, so the MGs can grow more for you next month.

And by now you know about the watering restrictions in SoCal — consider rebates for lawn replacements.

BUT PLEASE DON’T FORGET THE TREES!!! The shade and carbon capture they provide is priceless. Don’t overlook them when you water. AND MULCH MULCH MULCH!!!
Save our Water & TreePeople

E-Waste Recycling - July 31 at the Mar Vista Farmers Market

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

RECYCLE YOUR ELECTRONIC WASTE !

Homeboy Industries will be at the south end of the Market this Sunday. (near Tortugo Brewing Company) to collect your electronic waste.

SUPPORT HOMEBOY ELECTRONICS !

KEEP HEAVY METALS OUT OF LANDFILLS

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED? Anything with a Cord, Cable, or Battery

The list of recyclable electronics includes just about every electronic device.

Laptops, Desktop Computers, and accessories (keyboards, mice, etc.), Cable Boxes, DVD Players, Projectors, Cameras, Toasters, Electronic Toys…you get the picture. Nothing larger than a flat screen TV.

The Farmlink Project - July 24 at the Mar Vista Green Tent

Celebrating a year of food recovery

This Sunday join us at the Mar Vista Green Tent to learn about The Farmlink Project. This grassroots non-profit organization was started during the pandemic by a group of college students with the goal of combatting food waste and food insecurity. They hope to eventually put themselves out of business!

Farmlink believes they can bring an end to hunger alongside massive food waste in our lifetime. They connect farms that have surplus produce with communities experiencing food insecurity. They are on a mission to feed people in need, rebuild food systems, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers.

In April of 2020, after securing 13,000 eggs from one farmer, Farmlink founders rented a U-Haul Truck and drove this load to an LA Foodbank. With this successful delivery, they realized a nationwide network could be created to connect farms with communities and food banks.

At the Farmlink project, they believe that Food Access is an inalienable human right. For now, Farmlink is acting as the “link” connecting the broken supply chains in the agricultural and food access industries. "Our long-term goal is to set up infrastructure which will render our work obsolete."

In the United States, farms are throwing out 20 billion pounds of food, and simultaneously have 40 million food insecure Americans.

In two years, Farmlink has:

~ Fostered a team with over 200 fellows from over 93 universities, with an average age of 21

~ Rescued 70 million lbs of food

~ Served 58 million meals across 48 states to 266 food banks

~ Moved 580,000 lbs of food in 2021 in response to disaster relief

~ Provided over $4.3 million in economic relief to farmers and truckers

~ Launched Carbonlink, a carbon offset program that has prevented roughly 26 million lbs of CO2e

This weekend at the Green Tent, join Rae Godfredsen, a member of Farmlink's Creative Team, to conceptualize the amount of how much food we waste each year, discuss solutions, and get involved.