Rain catchment

east site

GWA is installing rain catchment for fruit trees. GWA with the help of an intern is installing a French Drain on the east side of our Northgate demonstration site, to catch rain coming off the roof and direct it to the fruit trees in the front yard.  When this project is complete we will be making […]

Enjoy Youth! Create An Environmental Legacy!

Orchard 2015

GWA is looking for volunteers.  We have met with Debbie Cahill and Jill Thomsen and with their help have placed an ad at the Culver City Senior Center requesting volunteers.  Here is the text of the ad that appeared in their July News Letter. GREENER WAY MENTORS Enjoy Youth! Create An Environmental Legacy! Whatever your […]

Fruit Trees

freshly planted

Under the direction of Pieter Severynen and with the help of Fab and Warren; nine fruit trees are now growing in the front yard at GWA. Pieter Severynen is currently consulting with GWA and demonstrated how to plant the first three trees.  He explained soil composition, how to enrich the planting wells, how to inspect and […]

Urban residential rain water catchment installation

GWA members are working on — Urban residential rain water catchment installation — Learning Module to both educate youth and save water needed for GWA fruit trees.  We are currently offering Culver Park High School students a Learning Module on rain water catchment that will earn them 20 Service Learning hours. Pieter Severynen an arborist and fruit tree specialist with rain […]

Matthew Sloane

Matthew

Matthew Sloane is a student of authenticity in the context of business. He is a Co-Founder and the Chief Content Creator at Soulful Brand.  Matthew has been working with Suzanne and Warren for several months on Branding GWA. This is primarily an in house summary of who GWA servers and why.  It helps GWA staff […]

GWA is officially a 501(c)(3)

balloons

GWA received a letter from the IRS informing us that our 501(c)(3) application was accepted and we officially now have 501(c)(3) tax exemption status. 

John Swanson

John Swanson’s silk screen Psalm 85 was unveiled at the Dedication of Suzanne De Benedittis’  Residence & Garden Summer Solstice Celebration & Blessings There were about 60 friends, neighbors, and supporters at the Dedication and a Bountiful Harvest Buffet /Pot Luck was enjoyed by all.

Fruit Trees

The first order of fruit trees has arrived.  All the effort to level the front yard and prepare the soil was so that GWA could  plant a fruit orchard in the front yard.  This has been a two year process and at last the first of the fruit trees have arrived.  These trees have the […]

California tax exempt

GWA has filled and received a tax exempt status from the state of California.  Not the same as 501(c)3 but a step in the right direction.

501(c)3

GWA has filled for 501(c)3 status.  There was a lot of paperwork and budget considerations which took much more time and effort than expected, but has now been completed and mailed to the IRS.  Warren Montague now has a pickup truck so hauling mulch and brush now is much quicker for GWA