[ACT] ALtadena politics and business boycotts

Sun Apr 5 12:14:08 PDT 2009

recently, using this list, several people suggested boycotting a Pasadena business for stands taken on Pasadena issues that in no way effected Altadena or its trails.

In Altadena there is a local issue, that of the Monte Cedro Development on what was Scripps that has had and will continue to have a radical effect on the live and culture of Altadena. It removes the hope from all middle class and poor Altadenans of ever entering a decent rest home they can afford in this community, an issue that will prevent due to time and money ravages, their children from enjoying the trails.

There is a Pasadena business that contributes money tot he parent organization of this disaster for our community, the Episcopal Homes. That Pasadena Based business whose donations have helped destroy this Altadena institution is Mijares. I urge all Altadenans to boycott Mijares, along withn any donations, membership or affiliation with the local Episcopal Church.

Also the other local business thta contributed was none other than one Carolyn Ingram Seitz, one of thier local "fixers".

--- On Sat, 4/4/09, Gaboon <gaboon at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From: Gaboon <gaboon at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [ACT] Fwd: Poppy Day Plant Sale is April 18 at the Theodore Payne Foundation
To: chaneytrail at yahoogroups.com, act at fourpalms.org
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 9:30 AM

FYI... For those who wish to introduce water conserving, tough and beautiful native plants to your own garden or problem areas on your property... And for trail users who want to learn more about the plants and wildflowers you have begun seeing along our local trails... See below.
                            	Spring Sale is April 18!  New Maintenance and Design Classes! 	                                  	        
April 3, 2009                           	                                                                     Poppy Day is Saturday, April 18!        Native Plant Garden Maintenance, with Jan Scow        Design Fundamentals for Native Plant Gardens, with Laura Morton        In Santa Monica!  3-Part Native Plant Garden Design Class, with Keegan Roehr                        
                            Friend of Theodore Payne,        Saturday, April 18, is Poppy Day, TPF's annual Spring Sale!  Members receive 15% off all one-gallon (and up) plants.  Non-members receive 10%.  For more info, see below.                Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:  Native Plant Garden Maintenance, with Jan Scow.  Learn all aspects of garden maintenance.  More details below.                Saturday, April 25, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.:  Design Fundamentals of Native Plant Gardens, with Laura Morton.  Find out how a traditional yard of non-native grass and conventional foundation plantings was utterly transformed!  More details below.                Three Fridays, May 1, 15 & 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.:  3-Part Native Plant Garden Design, with Keegan Roehr,  in Santa Monica for TPF's west-side gardeners!  More info below.                Please call the Foundation at (818) 768-1802 to reserve your class by Visa or MC.  Thank you!        
        And if you haven't already heard, our 6th Annual Native Plant Garden Tour is Saturday and Sunday, April 4 & 5!  Tickets on sale through the weekend!  For more details, visit our website at www.theodorepayne.org or call the Foundation at (818) 768-1802.                    

                                                          	                                                              	Poppy Day is Saturday, April 18!              	                                            This gorgeous photograph was taken by highway 140 on the way to Yosemite.                Come see TPF's poppies and take advantage of our annual spring sale.  First come, first served, so come on out to the Foundation for this spectacular spring sale!  Wild Birds Unlimited will also be on hand with a variety of products.  Tours will be given of the seed room, nursery and growing grounds throughout the day.                                  
                                                                                	                                      	Native Plant Garden Maintenance, with Jan Scow                                                            Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  This hands-on session is limited to 12 participants, so don't delay if you'd like to take this class! Subjects covered will include watering, fertilizing (or not), pruning, grooming, mulching and other aspects of garden maintenance. You'll also discover how plants respond to pruning cuts (good and bad), what we trigger with our gardening activities, and how to develop good maintenance goals.                Jan is the owner of Sustainable Gardens, a company that offers a wide variety of services for sustainable living. Jan is a licensed landscape contractor with four decades of experience in horticulture and a degree in Environmental Studies from UCLA. He has been doing horticultural
 consulting in Southern California since 1995.                $20, members.  $30, non-members.                                  
                                                          	                    	                                      	Design Fundamentals for Native Plant Gardens, with Laura Morton              	                                            Saturday, April 25, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.  Join an award-winning landscape designer on a journey of transformation. Witness the process as she converts a traditional Los Angeles home garden with classic lawn and foundation plantings into a stunning exterior of usable spaces, incorporating California natives and a meadow. Laura's holistic approach to landscape design considers all aspects of sustainability without compromising on ambiance or beauty.                $20, members. $30, non-members.                                  
                                                          	                    	                                      	In Santa Monica!  3-Part Native Plant Garden Design Class, with Keegan Roehr              	                                            Three Fridays:  May 1, 15 and 29 from 9am - 1pm.                This class is being offered at All Steel, a design company with a showroom in Santa Monica, so that west-side gardeners don't have to drive all the way to TPF! The class is a comprehensive three-session course for home gardeners offering a sound foundation in the design process, the importance of sustainability, design styles, how to model a garden after patterns in nature, devising a base/plot plan, hardscape materials, irrigation, soils and more. Recommended prerequisite: our California Native Plant Horticulture class. Limited to 8 projects. Pre- registration required.                $135 members, $180 nonmembers; $195 member couples, $255
 nonmember couples (818) 768-1802 Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds for cancellations made less than 7 days in advance of the first class. There will be an additional fee ($105 for members, $150 for nonmembers, $165 for member couples, $225 for nonmember couples) charged for postponements to next series of classes made within less than 7 days of the first class.                Location:  All Steel, The Water Garden, 1620 26th St., Suite 100S, Santa Monica, CA 90404  Remember:  Pre-registration required.  Thanks!                                  
                  	Quick Links...                                                Details on Classes. Click on "Events & Classes" on Website Front Page        More About Us, Native Plant Library, Planting Guides, Nursery Inventory and More!                        

                                       email:        lisa at theodorepayne.org                        web:        http://www.theodorepayne.org                                 	          
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