Category: Community

In 2020, we collaborated on Garden Conversations, a spontaneous, virtual panel event in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Tony Damico used his exceptional communication skills to help moderate the event, and we, along with guest panelists, set out to have a collaborative discussion about healthy food: access to it all, growing our own, and […]

SolShock Media Collaborates with Long Beach Organic and Long Beach Fresh for Virtual Community Panel to Highlight Home and Community Gardening The event serves as a platform to discuss growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in home and community gardens, and is produced and hosted by Sharreace E. Baldwin, founder of SolShock Media. In the first […]

For over 20 years, Long Beach Organic (LBO) has transformed vacant city lots into beautiful organic urban gardens for the community. From the bustling downtown area to the north side of town, LBO has provided a space for residents to produce local and sustainable food. There are currently nine community gardens operated by the non-profit […]

Markus D. Manley (1974-2014) the creator and co-founder of WE Labs defines the innovative co-work space.

As I write this, I am seeing his smile; the one-of-a-kind glowing smile of Markus D. Manley. To me he was a peer, a resourceful mover and shaker throughout the Long Beach creative community, a kind warm person and all-around good guy. Notice of his passing was shocking and unbelievable. Reading his Facebook wall was […]

Long Beach Grows is the leading non-profit organization in Long Beach, CA dedicated to promoting urban agriculture throughout the city. As their mission states, “Long Beach Grows’ mission is to promote green, healthy, environmentally sustainable urban agriculture in Long Beach, CA, & other activities that educate, enhance and grow our communities by ensuring and safeguarding […]