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…
The 2016 Los Angeles International Wine Competition has come to a close — all that’s left is seeing who won what. We want to give a special thank-you to all our judges who wined (and dined!) with us last week. We had a wonderful time hosting and seeing everyone have fun. The competition started with…
Fairplex will be fairly quiet this weekend but there’s plenty going on in our surrounding communities! 48th District Schools Agriculture & Nutrition Fair (May 21): The Ag Fair is wrapping things up on Saturday but there’s still time to visit! Say hello to the animals, check out educational exhibits from nearby schools and try the…
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 Los Angeles International Wine Competition kicked off this morning! This is the biggest of all our Los Angeles International Competitions and our judges have their work cut out for them. Stay tuned for updates tomorrow!
The Child Development Center (CDC) is having a book fair this week! We have a wonderful selection of books for children of all ages. We’re open today – Friday, 12 – 1 p.m. & 3 – 6 p.m. Stop by and shop for your little ones!
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.…
Bubble Run 5K Foam, bubbles and soap suds took over Fairplex Saturday morning during the Bubble Run 5K! Fun runs have been a regular occurrence here for several years, but the sight of thousands of guests running — whether through paint, powder, bubbles or beer — never gets old. Palates & Palettes: Picasso Our monthly…
Another week has come and gone and now it’s time to relax! Check out what we have happening at Fairplex this weekend: Palates & Palettes (May 14): Our monthly wine & paint night is this Saturday! Join us as we learn to paint the works of Pablo Picasso while indulging in food and wine from…
It’s hard to believe we’re nearing the LA County Fair’s 100th anniversary! We gave in to nostalgia this week and have been perusing historic Fair photos and found this aerial shot in our archives:
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