Cultivating a New Economy Through Community Gardens
🤙 About Event
What if your next meal could nourish a post-capitalist future? Join ecosystem builder Omar Brownson, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Community Garden Council, to explore how community-grown food is fueling a new kind of exchange—one rooted in a reimagined commons, decentralized leadership, and a future beyond extraction. With over 40 gardens and 2,000+ members across LA, the Council is pioneering a shift toward locally governed ecosystems that offer more than food—they offer belonging, resilience, and a blueprint for a thriving urban future. Want a preview? Read Omar’s recent piece in Planetizen: Don't Cement Our Future: Rethinking LA’s Landscape After Fire (and Floods)
👋 Join Us!
As part of the Food Sustainability Track of LA Climate Week, Seeds of Hope invites you to a full day dedicated to the Future of Food—exploring alternate proteins, new ways to store food, and a more resilient, sustainable food system. Join us for a day filled with adventurous tastings, engaging food futurists, and policy makers who are shaping the future ways we’ll grow, consume, and repurpose food—for both people and the planet. Register here for the full Future of Food Day and explore the rest of the Food Sustainability focused LA Climate Week events.
🙌 Event Hosts
Seeds of Hope cultivates wellness and food justice by helping communities reconnect with fresh, healthy food. We distribute more than 70,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables weekly, establish community gardens, and provide education on gardening, composting, healthy cooking, and food preservation to increase nutrition and minimize food waste.
Los Angeles Community Garden Council Founded in 1998 in response to the social unrest following the Rodney King riots, the Garden Council has been a beacon of hope and resilience in the face of racial tension, social isolation, and inequity in Los Angeles. We have built a dynamic network of 47 community gardens with more than 2,000 households that serve as vital green spaces in urban areas, offering not only fresh produce but also opportunities for exercise, community building, and cultural expression.
☝️General Notice
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