Wild edible mushrooms? Yes we have them here in Los Angeles and in Southern California: Chanterelles, Morels, Porcinis and yes, we even have Truffles! there is nothing like them! Watch out they may be deadly! They have to be ID'd by an expert or asta la vista baby. Join us for a wild mushroom hunt as we go look for edible and medicinal mushrooms here in our backyard or in faraway places. Here is a partial list of what you can find here in LA: Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius Morel - Morchell …

Join us for a unique opportunity to learn about cob in an urban setting. During these meetings, participants will build a cob oven and cob seating area in the backyard of our hosts' private residence. Oven construction, basic cob mixing and building techniques, niches and sculptural elements will be taught. Theory topics include foundations, roofing, and the logistics of acquiring project materials in the city. Participants will have enough knowledge to take on their own backyard project.

We are a statewide group organizing ourselves to get an initiative on the 2012 CA ballot that would require mandatory labeling of GMO foods and the animals that eat them. We are on state mandated timlines to get this to ballot. We have to organize ourselves NOW to gather the signatures this fall (2011) to qualify for the November 2012 ballot. To get this on the ballot, we are organizing hives in each county comprised of folks who feel passionate enought about this issue to do the work to get it …