Proposed Walgrove Elementary Greening Project 1630 WALGROVE AVENUE, Los Angeles, California, 90066 Principal: Olivia Adams 310 391 7104 8/25/2012 Project Description: In partnership with LAUSD, and Mia Lehrer and Associates and Walgrove Elementary School, Enrich La, a non-profit, proposes to create a schoolyard habitat encompassing 25,000 square feet of its campus formerly occupied by…
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Glassell Park Neighborhood Council 8/9/2012 Glassell Park Elementary On Saturday, May 26, students from Glassell Park Elementary, along with Enrich L.A., came together to build a school garden. Through the sponsorship of $5,000.00, from the Glassell Park Neighborhood Council, Enrich L.A., founded by Tomas O’Grady and Glassell Park Elementary students were able to have…
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Tomas O’ Grady to teach at CWI’s Summer WEST—a founder of the non profit EnrichLA,which as a community based non profit has supported the introduction of an unprecendented number of school gardens in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), one of the largest and most challenged school systems in the nation. Tomas is a farmer’s…
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We are helping Walgrove Elementary in Venice, CA transform 28,000 sq/ft of asphalt into a woodland meadow as part of a campus greening initiative. We are working with some amazing volunteer people, Zara Bennett, Astrid Diehl and Emiko Kuwata. “Make no mistake. We are just helping here. These three people are on top of every detail….
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We need your help to bring edible gardening to Alta Loma Elementary & Clifford Elementary & Woodlawn Elementary & Nightingale Middle School & 20 more schools…. Please donate or please volunteer or please email Tomas O’Grady at tomasogrady@gmail.com if you or your company would like to sponsor a garden. …
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New edible garden to be built at Woodlawn Elementary on September 22nd. Volunteer here
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Summer edible seedling-give-away at Franklin Avenue Elementary School, 1910 N. Commonwealth Avenue, LA, CA 90027 Saturday, June 9, 10AM to 3PM Free edible seedlings and super book bargains. The Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council+ The Glassell Park Neighborhood Council+ Sylmar High School + Enrich La + Friends of Franklin Avenue Elementary + Farm King (the…
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Thank you so much to West Vernon Elementary and Title I Coordinator Sharon Hall-Johnson for nominating EnrichLA to receive the AALA Community Award! It was an honor to experience and be amongst others doing great things for our schools! Tomas O’Grady receives the awards and gives a heartfelt thank you. Sharon…
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The seedling giveaway last week at Atwater Avenue Elementary was a HUGE success!! Love all the excitement about starting gardens at home this summer Photos of the very long line of students waiting to get their seedlings! Who wants tomatoes?
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