Another Healthy Snack

Sneak Peak 2
We talked to Siobhan Asgharzadeh and Michael Flynn... Thank you to everyone at Common Vision and Carver Elementary!
STAY TUNED FOR MORE SOON!

A Common Vision

On Tuesday March 3, 2009 we went to Compton, CA to visit with the inspiring folks at CommonVison.org

They we at Carver Elementary School where they engaged students interactively through drumming and tree planting work shops.

The kids seemed really eager to get their hands in the dirt, and you couldn't help but think, where did the magic go? When you see a lot of adults terrified and to lazy to do the same.

Though it was inspiring to see that humans have a natural inclination to the earth. STAY TUNED FOR A VIDEO OF THIS DAY!

A Little Healthy Snack...

We decided to water the flames, and give you a sneak peak behind Sprouting Pavement. Sit back and take it in. It's a rough cut, though I did say it was a snack right?


Preview of Sprouting Pavement on Vimeo.

Getting Raw in Getting Green

For all of you in the LA Area, keep next weekend free for the Green Lifestyle Film Festival...

Films from around the world will be shown March 13 to the 15 which will help get into a more efficient earth friendly life style

They'll be films that give a closer look at Urban Gardens and the importance of good soil (two subjects that get covered in our upcoming doc) so look out for them

Home Grown Revolution:

In the midst of densely urban downtown Pasadena, radical change is taking root. For over twenty years, the Dervaes family has been transforming their homeinto an urban homestead. They harvest three tons of organic food annually from their 1/10 acre garden, while incorporating back-to-basics practices, solar energy and biodiesel fuel.

AND

Soil in Good Heart

Most people have no idea how important healthy soil is for growing healthy food and healthy people. We are dependent on soil for most of our food, and how we use soil impacts current global challenges including climate change, resource depletion and peak oil. This documentary will explore soil in a number of countries and climates and include interviews and soil explorations with scientists, activists, academics and farmers including: Patrick Holden, Peter Segger, Vandana Shiva, Ignacio Chapela, John Reganold, Fred Kirschenmann, Warren Webber, David R. Montgomery and more. In Good Heart: Soil and the Mystery of Fertility will explore the soil community from the microscopic to the global.

THESE FILMS ARE BOTH PLAYING SATURDAY:

Saturday, 14th March 2009
8:30am- 10:00am What's Not Cookin’ in Rhio's Kitchen (USA)
10:00am-10:14am Soil in Good Heart (USA)
10:15am-10:20am Peace (USA)
10:20am:-10:40am What is the Truth About... Organic? (USA)
10:40am-11:40am Everything Bad is Good (USA)
11:40am-11:56am Homegrown Revolution (USA)
12 noon-1:00pm Curing Cancer (USA)
1:00pm- 2:00pm Healing Cancer From Inside Out (USA)

FIND OUT MORE AT: http://www.greenlifestylefilmfestival.com/

In the field... quite literally

Was it really two weeks ago today that we went up north? It feels like forever, and we miss it so much!! Thank you Santa Cruz and the general Bay Area for being so perfect to us during our trip:) Here are some wonderful photos courtesy of Jenny's dad's wonderful camera.













Isn't this farm awesome? it's on about two acres right across from Natural Bridges Beach. The Santa Cruz Homeless Garden also has a produce store as well as a flower shop- where they make gorgeous flower arrangements and wreaths for holidays. If you want to learn more or volunteer here's their website: http://www.homelessgardenproject.org/












They had ducks! We saw about ten of them, and two of them were having a bath in a little blue tub.

We helped bring duff to the edges of the garden- to stop erosion from occurring during the heavy rainfall that happened in the afternoon and the next few days. It was such a great day and the people we met there were so wonderful and really cared about helping people out of tough situations.












After a quick night out in Berkeley and staying at my (Alex's) house we went to a distribution point for City Slicker Farms. City Slicker Farms is an incredible urban farm cooperative in West Oakland and their mission is to provide fresh produce to the residents of West Oakland.

They have a three price levels: free spirit, just getting by, and sugar mama/daddy. The prices range from free to almost normal grocery store prices depending on what price tier you are in.

And finally, a picture of the gorgeous colonial homes that are found all over Oakland, these are right across from City Slicker Farms.

The Sprouts are on the road...

We recently embarked on our first interview tour throughout the Bay Area, combing through all the community gardens that were taking interesting angles in creating community. We visited the Santa Cruz Homeless Gardens and City Slicker Farms in West Oakland. Here are some pictures and stayed tuned for more amazing interviews.

(Photo's by Sarah Scheideman The Coachella Valley Art Scene)
The next batch of interviews and pictures should blow your beautiful minds...