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Water 4 Life Global  is a women-led 501c3 nonprofit working on the ground in Guatemala to provide clean water to indigenous communities. Through the distribution of water filter technology, we help provide families with access to clean water they can drink, cook and clean with.  We imagine a life free of  water transmitted diseases, water toxins, malnutrition, and  environmental damage, in a country that maintains each of   these issues as very viable threats to the communities and ecosystems. 95% of the water in Guatemala is dangerous to drink, mainly  due to pollution, poor infrastructure, and unregulated sewage systems.  Together, we can help heal the environment and health  of families who rely on their waterways as a source of potable water. Spreading awareness about the global water crisis and ways to help is crucial to our mission.  At the Green Tent, we will  demonstrate how our village water filter works and share the environmental issues Guatemala faces.  You will have the op
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photo courtesy of Joe Clark Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor Pilot Program: Every day new solutions are being offered to help our beloved planet get healthy. Come to the Mar Vista Farmers Market this Sunday, March 13 and visit the Green Tent, where Cung Nguyen from LA County Department of Public Works  will explain the latest effort by the county of Los photo courtesy of Joe Clark Angeles to stop the flood of trash from Ballona Creek before it enters the Pacific Ocean.   We also welcome your assistance in securing the safety of local wildlife, so they are protected from getting caught up in the gears of progress. photo courtesy of Joe Clark Email &/or call LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell and ask that she direct Public Works to:  a) keep a close watch on the trash interceptor to make sure marine life is not caught up in the machine and harmed during photo courtesy of Joe Clark this pilot project and b) prioritize installing trash screens where storm water enters the creek upst
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Loop Holes

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  Want to hear a shocking statistic? In the US, nearly 1 in 4 teens who menstruate cannot afford or access the period care products they need. As a result, they miss school and work and suffer from a lack of dignity - all because of a period. To make matters worse, there are no meaningful federal programs to help provide these necessary products to the people who need them. Until now, because we found a loophole.  The federal program SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps) provides food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income people. We created a (fictional) cereal called Loopholes where the prize inside every box is one cycle’s supply of pads and tampons, so families don't have to choose between buying food or menstrual care products. And because it’s food, the government pays for it with SNAP benefits. That’s right. We found a way to make the government pay for period care products. While Loopholes is a fake solution to a very real pr
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Planting California Natives

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  Come by the Green Tent this Sunday, February 27th from 9am-2pm to learn about the incredible benefits of habitat gardening. Trish Mazure will be sharing how planting California natives creates a visually stunning display of color, provides a living ecosystem, and a thriving sanctuary for wildlife.  We also have some good news! The Los  Angeles Department  of Water and Power is offering rebates for removing your lawn. At the Green Tent, we will be offering  FREE advice to help you create a new landscape that will provide  beauty  and  natural habitat. So come down to the MV Farmer's Market this Sunday and see our display of resources to help you get started!
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TESSA GROWS - February 13

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TessaGrows is a celebration of the wonders of gardening and nature. It was born out of Tessa Nathan's desire to cultivate and spread the knowledge that plants yearn to share. Tessa describes her work as "an immense joy and privilege". This Sunday at the Mar Vista Green Tent (located in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmers Market ) Tessa will be sharing information about the ‘sprout, grow, feast’ cycle with aspiring gardeners. Tessa will describe how intention and simple, practical applications create miracles in both small and large outdoor spaces. Her ethos is largely based around the idea that this ancient wisdom already exists in all of our genes and, through a process of remembering, we are able to harness it and watch it grow in the most beautiful way. Tessa loves being able to share the hard-earned nuggets she’s learnt from master teachers along her journey. And it’s beyond exciting to witness the joy of her students as they taste the fruits of their labor, while
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Master Gardeners, February 6

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On Sunday, February 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., swing by the Green Tent at Mar Vista Farmers Market when the UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners   return with lots of lovely green gifts: free seedlings and free seeds! This month they’ve lovingly grown the following plants and herbs (from seed) for you: Cilantro   — love it or hate it, it’s a unique plant whose leaves AND seeds can be used as herbs or spices! The seed pod becomes coriander, and you can use it whole or grind it to add a piquant flavor to whatever you’re cooking or eating.  There’s a few   parsley   plants — the flat leaf Italian kind.  Broccoli Raab   — It looks like broccoli but it’s related to turnips!!   It is a cruciferous vegetable, alongside broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. The long, slender stalk is light green and topped with large darker green leaves intermixed with small buds that look like broccoli florets. While it's more similar in appearance to broccoli or broccolini, it's botanically closer to turnip
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Protect Playa Now ! 2022

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  Protect Playa Now Join us at the  Green Tent  this Sunday in imagining clean air!  learn about actions you can take to help protect our community.  Protect Playa Now  will have a prototype of an air quality monitor currently in design to detect combustible gases. The monitor is a citizen science effort with plans to create a network throughout the Westside and help keep us safe. Protect Playa Now is a collection of concerned citizens mobilizing to protect Playa del Rey and surrounding communities from the threat posed by the SoCal Gas Natural Gas Storage Facility.  The facility, located south of Culver Blvd and west of Lincoln Blvd, has an unsafe track record and puts our community at risk. When pressure builds and the company needs to release gas, toxic substances such as formaldehyde, benzene, hydrogen sulfide, and n-hexane, (a neurotoxin) are released into the air...the air our community breathes! Cumulative exposures to these chemicals can pose serious risks to the health of thos
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