Partnering with Mujeres de la Tierra, Studio-MLA, LA Works and MRCA to incorporate an ethnobotanical Test Plot into a park refresh at the River Garden Park, near the LA River. Join us for monthly workdays and workshops featuring herbalists and other practitioners who will teach us about different ethnobotanical uses of plants. Our next work days will be:
—Saturday April 26th 1-4pm River Garden Park Grand Reopening! (RSVP)
resource fair, a live Telenovela, free food, a performance from Aztec dancers, and raffle of merch including a Test Plot hoodie and workvest
—Saturday May 17th 3-6pm Community Workday
(sign up forthcoming)
Sign up HERE to be added to our volunteer mailing list!
CA NATIVE PLANTS
Achillea millefolium
Anemopsis californica
Berberis aquifolium 'Repens'
Cercis canadensis
Clinopodium douglasii
Epilobium canum
Lepechinia fragrans
Monardella villosa
Prunus illicifolia
Ribes viburnifolium
Salvia apiana
Salvia clevelandii
Salvia 'Bee’s Bliss'
Yarrow
Yerba Mansa
Creeping Oregon Grape Root
Western Redbud
Yerba Buena
CA Fuchsia
Coyote Mint
Fragrant Pitcher Sage
Catalina Cherry
Evergreen Currant
White Sage
Cleveland Sage
Bee’s Bliss Sage
INTRODUCED PLANTS
LOG (coming soon)
TEAM
—Jen Toy, Test Plot
PARTNERS
—Mujeres de la Tierra
(Jordan Gonzales, Austin Boldt, Irma Muñoz, Isabel Linet Perez )
—Studio-MLA (Marco Rangel, Megan Horn)
—MRCA (Vanessa Alonzo)
—LA Works (Yancy Comins, Lance Lake, Sophia Kay Bulander, Lia Jacobs)
YEAR
—March 2025 initial planting
Acca sellowiana / Psidium cattleianum
Calendula officinalis
Dysphania ambrosioides
Elettaria cardamomum
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Melissa officinalis
Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum
Opuntia ficus-indica
Portulaca oleracea
Pineapple or Strawberry Guava
Calendula
Epazote
Cardamom
Hibiscus
Lemon Balm
African Blue Basil
Nopales / Prickly Pear
Common Purslane
