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 […]
Category: Green
5 Ways to Support Long Beach Organic Community Gardens
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 […]
Support Urban Agriculture with Long Beach Grows
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 […]
SolShock.com Q&A w/FlyingFlips Founder Ivo Staiano
Looking to do some socially conscious shopping? FlyingFlips has got you covered – well, your feet at least. On their website, artists submit a new design for a pair of FlipFlops, website visitors vote for their favorites, winning designs earn the artist a cash prize plus a share in the profits, and all share in the goodwill. […]
Center Space: The Center of Attention in West Long Beach
Center Space – the newest community space and Farmer’s Market location on Long Beach’s west side at Admiral Kidd park. What makes Center Space so special? 1) It’s the latest project near and dear to the hearts of the organizing team and those in Catalyst Network of Communities 2) It offers local residents the opportunity to share […]
The Return of Park Jam 2012
Community aka ComeUnity, in all senses of the word, best describes one of Long Beach’s most powerful and anticipated summer events: Park Jam. What started as a quaint, “underground” gathering of artist friends and family, has grown into a widely known and well-attended, Hip Hop culture-promoting, DJ-spinning, Dance-encouraging, Performance-having, Art Project-making, Potluck-preparing, Local Artist-supporting, creative, feel-good party in the […]