La Esquinita Test Plot

A plot within a community park for food, herbs and medicinal plants

LOCATION

Partnering with Mujeres de la Tierra, Studio-MLA, LA Works and MRCA to incorporate an ethnobotanical Test Plot into a newly renovated park called La Esquinita “the little corner” formerly known as the River Garden Park, in the River Center and Gardens. Join us for monthly workdays and workshops featuring herbalists and other practitioners who will teach us about different ethnobotanical uses of plants. Dates and topics include:

—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 1-4pm Community Workday + Tea Meditation Workshop with Herb Club LA

—Saturday June 14th 9-1pm Community Workday + Plant Dye Workshop with Berbo Studio

—Saturday July TBD Community Workday + Workshop

—Saturday August 23rd 4-7pm Community Workday + Workshop

—Saturday September TBD Telenovela

—Saturday October TBD Community Workday + Workshop with Matthew Teutimez

Sign up HERE to RSVP

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

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