Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com

>> Feel the Beet: Create your edible garden with Heart Beet Gardening. Feel daunted by the prospect of creating your own edible estate? Then give the girls at Heart Beet Gardening a call. Run by three Marlborough School alumnae — Megan Bomba, Sara Carnochan, and Kathleen Redmond — Heart Beet Gardening is a little local company that’ll help you set up your own private, organic edible landscape.

>> AltBuildExpo: Free green building expo this weekend. Check out more than 150 exhibits that’ll address all aspects of green building, from eco-friendly materials to water conservation techniques to sustainable interior design. Free seminars and classes happen throughout the weekend too, in case you’re planning to green your own home and could use some advice.

>> Chocolate Falls in Love with the Farmers’ Market. Katie Ricketts finds chocos and marshmallows at the Farmers’ Market: “I first met Nina when someone yelled out at the farmers’ market, “Hey marshmallow lady!” Marshmallow lady? My curiosity was sparked and I quickly weaved through the crowd to track her down and find out what the story was.”

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