Community Garden Update

SEACA and Church of the Epiphany have been working hard on the design of the garden. Thanks to Heng Foong for teaching us container gardening, and thanks to Teague Weybright at the LA Conservation Corps for technical assistance! We also have been visiting gardens in Highland Park, Boyle Heights and El Sereno to share lessons learned and get ideas.

In the next few weeks, we will be preparing the lot, building beds, and learning container gardening. Look out for community workdays where you can join.

SEACA members and Church of the Epiphany leaders planning the community garden

Join SEACA this fall!

Programs for SEACA start October 13th! We are currently recruiting for our programs. Call Sophia (213-628-8667) if you or you have friends that are interested in joining SEACA this year!

Cooking & Gardening (every Tuesday)
1st meeting is Tuesday, October 13th, 3:30-5:30pm
You will have the opportunity to learn how to cook healthy and easy foods. Guest chefs from restaurants will often stop by to share their techniques and love of food with you. Our brand new community garden will soon start planting! The gardening workshops will teach you everything you need to know about how to grow your own food. As plants grow, we’ll start to have in-season fruits and vegetables for our cooking classes. Have fun getting dirty and actually experience seasons (something you don't get to do often in California). All ages welcome.

Youth Leadership Project (every Wednesday)
1st meeting is Wednesday, October 14th, 4-6pm
You will have an opportunity to learn about issues affecting your community, meet new friends, go on field trips, and positively impact your neighborhood. This year, you will be a leader by improving community health through a survey of children, adults and elderly, and building a community garden in Lincoln Heights.

Rise Up! Los Angeles (every Friday)
1st meeting is Friday, October 16th, 4-6pm
You will have an opportunity to creatively express yourself, meet college students, make new friends, and go on field trips. Last year Rise Up! participants wrote poetry and painted a mural to express identity and community. This year, you will make a cookbook with family recipes and stories. Snacks provided!

Lincoln Heights' First Community Garden!

SEACA youth organizers and staff celebrating our community garden victory

Thanks to all the hard work of SEACA's youth organizers and members of the congregation of the Church of the Epiphany, Lincoln Height's will soon have its first community garden. After a successful meeting with Bishop Bruno of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, we have a firm committment to start the garden. We look forward to starting a series of cooking and gardening classes in conjuction with the growth of the garden. The garden will help us engage Latin@ and Asian community members, create a green space for multiple generations to support one another, and provide access to fresh, healthy produce.
Thank you to everyone for your faith and support! We'll keep you updated as we grow our garden and community.