For us, January just doesn’t feel like January without the Asian American Expo. This event has grown and evolved year after year, and we can honestly say this is looking like the best one yet. Here’s why: 5 Reasons We Love the Asian American Expo 1. The Food: Ramen noodles, dumplings, fried foods, steamed foods,…
Last month’s crops have been harvested and it’s time for a new season of growth on The Farm! While many of our beds are currently empty, a new crop of lettuce has already sprouted and are looking quite healthy:
This weekend we are celebrating three of our favorite subjects: agriculture, innovation and art! We invite you to check out one (or all!) of our happenings on this first weekend of November: Grow Pomona (March 2016) introduced students to agriculture at The Farm Fall in the Farm (Nov 5): We’re pleased to launch our second community-based…
Our campus is home to two restaurants: Finish Line Sports Bar & Grill and McKinley’s Grille. We’ve spent our fair share of time dining at both of these establishments and have tried enough of their menus to know which ones are our favorites. Sure everyone’s tastes are different, but we HIGHLY recommend giving these dishes…
We had our first hot weekend of 2016 — and if you were here on Saturday you know the sun was out in full force! Despite the heat, we loved the events we hosted over the past two days. See how it went! Sancocho Festival The Sancocho Festival was a colorful array of dance, music,…
The long weekend is here and many of you already have BBQs, picnics and vacations planned, but for those of us who are staying local, here are a few things happening around LA: Mission Circuit Dog Show (All Weekend): The Mission Circuit Dog Show will be at Fairplex all weekend long! Competitions will finish on…
Our five-acre urban farm provides food for the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel and serves as a classroom for our agriculture classes, but it’s not the only place where crops are grown on campus. Our Child Development Center (CDC) has its own special garden, tucked into a corner of the playground. It is here that students learn…
Growing an urban farm like ours takes a little creativity and a lot of agricultural know how. Thankfully we have plenty of both! While the majority of our crops are grown traditionally, we practice many farming techniques. We covered vertical farming in a couple months back and now we’re taking a look at our hydroponics…
The 48th District Schools’ Agriculture & Nutrition Fair is setting up shop at Fairplex this week! This year’s theme is Let It Grow, and student submissions have lived up to the theme handsomely. Each exhibit teaches you how the elements of agriculture (water, plants, bees, dairy etc) plays a significant role in our everyday lives.…
The first weekend of May was a fun one at Fairplex! Keep reading to see what we were up to: LA On Tap Despite overcast skies, our guests had a great time eating, drinking and being merry at our annual beer festival. It was fun to see all the craft breweries represented on Saturday. Thank…
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