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Follow the links for more information to help you lead a greener, healthier, more sustainable life in Long Beach. Be a LONG BEACH LOCAVORE.

COMMUNITY GARDENS & FARMS & YARDS (grow ! local food)Long_Beach_Grows_Community_Gardens.html
SIGN our GUEST BOOK ✍http://fs2.formsite.com/longbeachgrows/form165143858/index.html?1280678214348
Kitchen Gardenershttp://kitchengardeners.org/white-house-kitchen-garden-campaign

The best food is grown by you, either at home or in a community garden. Home grown food is local food. Local food is food security! Get gardening!

Sunset Climate Zones: Los Angeles Area (choose the right plants for your garden)http://www.sunset.com/garden/climate-zones/sunset-climate-zone-los-angeles-area-00418000067298/
Cultivar Descriptions (which do you want to grow?)http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/vgclintro.html
More Info on Garden Pest Managementhttp://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/index.html
How to Identify Weeds & Insect Pestshttp://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/idhelpers.html
About Urban Gardening @ Beginning Farmershttp://beginningfarmers.org/urban-farming/
Vegetable Varieties (which do you want to grow?)http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/index.php

Food security: affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.

(As defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture)

Long Beach Grows planting guide

LBGROWS’ Heirloom Seed Libraryhttp://seedlibrary.lbgrows.org