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14 y/o trying to turn public land into food gardens in LA 🌱 Would love your feedback/support

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14 y/o trying to turn public land into food gardens in LA 🌱 Would love your feedback/support

Hey y’all,

I’m 14 and recently started a youth-led effort called Rise For Rights after realizing how much empty, unused public land just sits there in Los Angeles, while so many people struggle to access fresh food.

So I created this petition:
🔗 Feed the People, Heal the Land — Turn Public Spaces into Food Gardens

The goal is to push for converting public land into food gardens, especially in communities hit hardest by food deserts and environmental neglect. It’s already gaining some traction, but I’d love more support — and even more importantly, honest feedback or ideas from people who care about activism, farming, or organizing.

If you’ve done something similar or just have thoughts, please drop them. I’m still learning, and I really want to do this right.

Thanks for reading and caring đź’š

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Y is for yellow, and for yesterday—which was my birthday

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Y is for yellow, and for yesterday—which was my birthday

Hey, what do you know! There’s a happy yellow flower blooming on the NoID opuntia next to my front door…

Funny, as it just recently occurred to me that I’d managed to place a pair of yellow bloomers on either side of the front porch, and I wasn’t even thinking of the opuntia. On the north side, Bletilla ochracea ‘Chinese Butterfly’.

When I bought this orchid it was dormant, and labeled as Bletilla striata, which would have been pink-blooming. I was thrilled to end up with the yellow version.

On the south side of the porch, Santolina chamaecyparissus ‘Lemon Queen’. The flowers are past their prime, but hopefully you get the idea.

Other yellows in the front garden include multiple Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’, a moving cast of blooming Verbascum (all volunteers, I’m never sure where one will pop up) and Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Ogon Nishiki’, one just visible to the far right in this photo.

So that’s it, a quick post today as yesterday was my birthday, family is visiting, and I’ve been going nonstop for the last month or so (breathe…). Summer is going too fast!
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This genetic breakthrough could help thousands of species cheat extinction

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This genetic breakthrough could help thousands of species cheat extinction

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic diversity using DNA from museum specimens and related species. Scientists propose a visionary framework that merges biotechnology with traditional conservation, aiming to give struggling populations like Mauritius’ pink pigeon a fighting chance against extinction. From agriculture to de-extinction, these tools are already transforming biology—and now, they could transform the future of biodiversity itself.

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This genetic breakthrough could help thousands of species cheat extinction

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This genetic breakthrough could help thousands of species cheat extinction

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic diversity using DNA from museum specimens and related species. Scientists propose a visionary framework that merges biotechnology with traditional conservation, aiming to give struggling populations like Mauritius’ pink pigeon a fighting chance against extinction. From agriculture to de-extinction, these tools are already transforming biology—and now, they could transform the future of biodiversity itself.

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Two Brands, One Show: Greenhouse Grower and CEAg World in a Live Podcast From Cultivate’25

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Two Brands, One Show: Greenhouse Grower and CEAg World in a Live Podcast From Cultivate’25

In this episode, Brian Sparks and Kristin Zeit have a live conversation on the Cultivate trade show floor, where they discuss common challenges and opportunities facing the greenhouse floriculture and controlled-environment agriculture markets.

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