Spring 2017 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Presenter: Judi Gerber,
Master Gardener and author of
Farming in Torrance and the South Bay
(2008) and co-author of From Cows
to Concrete (2016)
3 Tuesdays
February 14, March 14, April 11
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building, EE-1221
Fee: $15
NLLL 352 Section 01
Course No. 23534
From Cows to Concrete—From
Farming Village to Urban Farming
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles was once an agrarian paradise, California’s original
wine country and the agricultural center for produce in the
United States. Dairy farms once flourished where cars now
whizz by on freeways.
In this series of classes, Judi Gerber will discuss our pastoral past,
from the Spanish rancho years through the end of World War II.
You will learn about the farms, vineyards and nurseries that survived
population growth and the real estate developers and the
colorful characters who contributed to our farm history including
fighting for the rights of farm workers. Finally, learn how today’s
urban farmers, using backyards, balconies, beekeeping and community
gardens, are part of a new focus on healthy food, locally
produced and more accessible to our citizens.
February 14 Los Angeles from Rancho Years through
World War II – The history of an agrarian paradise
March 17
April 11
The Survivors: Farms, Vineyards & Nurseries
in the South Bay Today
New Urban Farmers and the Return to Green
NEW!
Save The Dates!
• Urban Hiking
in the South Bay
4 Mondays
April 3, 10, 17, 24
9:00am – 11:00am
(see page 29)
The Verburg Dairy in 1947. The street was then known as 174th, and is
now known as Artesia Boulevard.
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