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LOS ANGELES – April 2, 2012 – Farmscape, the largest urban farming venture in Los Angeles, is announcing its intention to run for public office. Farmscape is running on a platform of “ReFarm”, as part of its mission is to bring the farm back to Los Angeles one yard at a time. Based on the ruling in Citizens United, Farmscape, LLC is now more than just a legal entity but also a “corporate-person.”
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LOS ANGELES – January 10, 2012 – Farmscape, an urban agriculture enterprise, has completed its first rooftop garden installation in downtown Los Angeles. They installed a system of raised bed planters for intensive food production on the rooftop of the The Jonathan Club, a historic Los Angeles social organization. The Jonathan Club contacted Farmscape to help them design, install, and maintain a rooftop garden to grow fresh greens for their onsite restaurant.
“Farmscape helps individuals and organizations take their sun-drenched urban spaces and turn them into thriving organic gardens,” says Farmscape CEO, Jesse DuBois. “We’re excited to be able to grow the freshest produce possible for the The Jonathan Club’s new head chef. We hope that building this rooftop garden right in the middle of Los Angeles demonstrates that food cultivation can happen almost anywhere. Now members of the club can enjoy fresh and artisanal...
LOS ANGELES – December 13, 2011 – Farmscape, an urban agriculture enterprise, has announced that it will be adding the design, installation and maintenance of backyard home orchards to its services. Farmscape farmers have the expertise and dedication to properly manage your home orchard. “Too often homes have fruit trees that grow to an enormous size,” says urban farmer Sean Williams. “Trees of this size are riddled with pests, produce small ill-flavored fruit, and create a tremendous mess. We provide seasonal upkeep so that they remain manageable.”
Find out more about Farmscape at www.farmscapegardens.com
“We understand how amazing produce tastes when it's picked from your backyard. Supermarkets ship from thousands of miles away and cannot compete with the flavor of homegrown produce,” says Farmscape CEO Jesse DuBois. “Taste and...
Jesse DuBois to share perspective on urban agriculture and organic gardening
LOS ANGELES – September 21, 2011 – Farmscape, LLC CEO, Jesse DuBois, will present at the TEDxClaremontColleges on September 23, 2011. DuBois will speak to the importance of urban agriculture in Los Angeles, and how Farmscape is reshaping the way Southern Californians think about food and gardening.
Find out more at www.farmscapegardens.com
TEDxClaremontColleges is an invitation-only event gathering 300 of the greatest minds in Claremont and Southern California to share great ideas. This year's TEDxClaremontColleges speaker lineup features accomplished and inspiring individuals in the fields of art, entertainment, politics, and business.
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Organic backyard tomatoes scored higher degrees Brix than those sold commercially
LOS ANGELES – August 29, 2011 – Backyard tomatoes grown in Farmscape, LLC raised-bed, organic gardens scored higher on average in sugar content than tomatoes purchased locally in Los Angeles. The non-scientific study used degrees Brix—a common food industry metric that measures food sugar levels—and compared tomatoes grown in four Farmscape organic gardens with those found at local area farmers markets and grocery stores. Farmscape tomatoes scored, on average, two points higher in degrees Brix than other tomatoes.
Find out more about Farmscape at www.farmscapegardens.com
“It is Farmscape’s mission to demonstrate how gardening in your own backyard produces just as good or better quality fruits and...