We had the Tierra Miguel CSA, we got the South Central Farmers’ Cooperative CSA last year which is now selling its produce at Whole Foods in Pasadena, and this summer we’re getting the Heart Beet Gardening CSA.

First, Heart Beet: Starting mid-June, you can get local, organic produce grown by the people behind Heart Beet Gardening, a cute local company that helps Angelenos create and maintain edible gardens. Weekly boxes will contain “a couple of tomatoes, lettuce (a head, or leaf) , bell peppers, basil, other herbs, a recipe and occasionally cut flowers,” according to Heart Beet Gardening.

To sign up, send in a $100 deposit to 1101 Palms Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90291, by May 1. Then you’ll pay $100 a month for a weekly box of produce — to be picked up at an as-of-yet undecided location. Your original deposit will cover your last month’s subscription. Questions? Call 310.460.9365 or email info@heartbeetgardening.com.

Now for the South Central Farmers’ Cooperative: You’ll no longer have to be a CSA subscriber to enjoy local, organic produce from these local farmers, now that Whole Foods in Pasadena‘s going to offer their veggies every day.

And this Saturday, that Whole Foods is having a Locavore Launch party of sorts with the South Central farmers — including an organic cooking demonstration and a roundtable discussion about local food initiatives featuring the farmers and people from Path to Freedom, Fallen Fruit, and Cisco Home.

When: Sat., April 11 from noon – 3 pm. (roundtable at 1 pm)
Where: Whole Foods Market Arroyo Parkway, 465 S. Arroyo Pkwy., Pasadena.
Cost: Free!

After that, head over to Cisco Pasadena’s showroom next door for a free organic wine and food tasting, plus a screening of The Garden, a film about the South Central farmers. That starts at 3 pm at Cisco Pasadena, 474 S. Arroyo Pkwy., Pasadena.

Photo of Tierra Miguel CSA box by Jill Doughtie / Eye Level Pasadena

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Update, 4/24/09: South Central Farm documentary “The Garden” at Nuart 4/24

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