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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine, a panel of artists, entrepreneurs, community organizers, service professionals, educators and a wellness professional, held a virtual conversation about gardening for optimal health amidst COVID-19. Hear their journeys, personal struggles and triumphs, as they navigate their lives, their gardens and healthy lifestyles.

This YouTube video playlist contains parts 1 and 2 of the conversation, along with a special segment with guest speaker, Bea Dixon, Founder and CEO of The Honey Pot Co.


Listen to our Garden Conversations Playlist on Spotify!


Join us for: GARDEN CONVERSATIONS: A Virtual Community Panel

RSVP to win a digital swag bag!

Our mission is to hold a virtual collaborative conversation for the community, where we exchange dialogues and ideas, facts and information, and experiences and resources, around growing fruits, herbs, and vegetables in home and community gardens, for optimal health. 

Through our panel discussions with members of the community, plus, education and wellness professionals, we hope to activate positive self-reflection, inspiration and motivation, in all attendees, to grow their food, for optimal health, for themselves, their families and their communities.

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OUR GOALS

  1. Share an empowering, positive experience and resources with the community
  2. Come together virtually to share a positive exchange about the foods we’re growing and how it makes us feel
  3. Popularize the gardens, membership and programming of Long Beach Organic and other community gardens throughout L.A. County.

AGENDA (All times in Pacific Daylight Time)

3:00 PM | Welcome/Introductions – Sharreace E. Baldwin, Founder, SolShock Media

3:05 PM | Segment 1: Wellness Professional(s) sharing perspecitives on the impact of COVID-19. Holistic effects including: mental, social, emotional, physical, financial.

3:15 PM | Segment 2: Community Voices – Speakers sharing personal stories of their experience with growing their own garden or their experience in their communities, past, present and future, as it relates to healthy food.

3:45 PM | SPECIAL GUEST 

4:00 PM | Segment 3: *Community Resources – Local garden/fruit and veggie resources in LB, LA and OC that are free to low-cost. Local health resources that are free to low-cost. Feat. Tony Damico, Project Co-Director, Long Beach Fresh.

*We will use the chat feature during this time, and invite you to share the local resources that are in your community – by typing it into the chat.

4:10 PM | Segment 4: LBO – Introducing Long Beach Organic (LBO) by Joe Corso, Garden Director

4:15 PM | Segment 5: Q&A – Questions and answers from attendees and guests via chat and audio. Moderated by Tony Damico, Co-Founder, Long Beach Fresh.

Closing | Sharreace E. Baldwin, Founder, SolShock Media


OUR PANELISTS

  1. Sharreace E. Baldwin, SolShock Media
  2. Ron Baldwin Jr., HIGH & FLY LIFESTYLE
  3. Laila Abdullah, The Artist Corner, Laila Dance Conservatory
  4. Joe Corso, Long Beach Organic
  5. Iris Burruss, Singer-Songwriter
  6. Mario Bradshaw, Food & Beverage Professional
  7. Shantel Collins, Creative Marketing Professional
  8. Angela Crowell, Thick Chick Gone Rogue, Inc.
  9. Kareem Manuel, We. Society, Sacred Sons
  10. Dr. Lisa, Dr. Lisa Upshaw
  11. Tony Damico, Long Beach Fresh
  12. Bea Dixon, The Honey Pot Company
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SPECIAL GUEST

Bea Dixon, Founder of The Honey Pot Company, Guest Panelist SolShock Media Garden Conversations

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Citrus Tree by Long Beach Organic. Photo by: SolShock Media

FAQs

Do I need a garden to participate? – No

How can I contact the organizer with any questions? – Please email: gardenconvo[at]solshock[dot com] 

Can I update my registration information? – Yes, you may.

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn’t match the person who attends? – Yes

What.do I need to receive the digital swag bag? – RSVP with your email address