Erin Harris
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Erin Harris is the editor of sustainable living blog SimpleFives.com and author of "Walking LA: 38 Walking Tours Exploring Stairways, Streets and Buildings You Never Knew Existed." She lives in Santa Monica with her husband and two kids.
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In the foothill community of Altadena, Gloria Putnam and Stephen Rudicel have taken the urban farming concept further than most with Mariposa Creamery, the goat farm and dairy they run on the grounds of the old Zane Grey estate.
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The Nature Gardens and Lab have injected a shot of adrenaline into the dignified NHM, adding the allure of a botanical garden and the kid-friendly, highly interactive displays of a science center.
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Here in Los Angeles, we've got sea salt air, night blooming jasmine, and chlorinated pools, but for my money, the quintessential scent of summer is a good old-fashioned campfire
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You may think that Venice's Rose Avenue is just the latest example of glam-hippie-style gentrification ... and you'd be right. But there's more to this 'hood than meets the eye.
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The Baldwin Hills Stairs provide an epic opportunity to get outdoors and work up a sweat right in the middle of our big, sprawling, concrete-bound metropolis.
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Any fashion-conscious gal with Champagne wishes on a Coors Light budget will be delighted to discover Give + Take, a clothes swapping boutique in Santa Monica.
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An overnight stay at Terranea may cost over $300, but the resort's miles of oceanfront hiking trails, restaurants, and spa are all open to non-guests and totally worth the drive.
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The rules of a sustainable potluck are simple: Everything should be made with locally grown, seasonal ingredients.
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The City Farm organization runs no fewer than six L.A. farmers markets, some of them at inspired locations like Yamashiro and the Autry Museum.
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This expert outdoorswoman from Colorado found new challenges in her urban L.A. hiking adventure.
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If there's anything Kelly Wood loves more than teaching Kundalini yoga, it's teaching Kundalini yoga to kids.
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Mother-daughter team Donna and Lauren Johanson handcraft soaps and skin care products made from the milk of the goats at their family farm in Fillmore.
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If you like your hikes to come with expansive ocean views, the sound of crashing waves and the sweet scent of salt air, then this walk is for you.
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Pedaler's Fork combines a seasonally driven restaurant, artisanal coffee roaster and cycling boutique under one gorgeously designed roof in Old Town Calabasas.
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Clothing exchanges are hardly a new idea, but they are becoming more common. In the last year, I was invited to four swaps, and hosted one of my own.
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Cavallo Point is the former Fort Baker army post that has been transformed into an eco-luxury lodge at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito.
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Grant Elementary has a passionate group of environmentalist parent volunteers called the Green Geckos.
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For some, the term "craft fair" conjures up images of arguably useless items like tea cozies and ornately sculpted candles. But with hipsterdom's recent embrace of using their hands for more than just blogging (ahem), being "crafty" is no longer just the purview of scrapbookers and bedazzlers.
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Hidden between the Hollywood Bowl and Camrose Drive in the Hollywood Hills sits the cozy and unusual High Tower neighborhood, a place that feels like an exciting peek into old Hollywood.
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Did you know that plain red ladybugs are native, whereas spotted ones are from Australia?
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Free and subsidized workshops across the county, all designed with green living in mind.
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This friendly college town tucked away in the rolling green hills of California's Central Coast is often called the happiest city in America.
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In the foothill community of Altadena, Gloria Putnam and Stephen Rudicel have taken the urban farming concept further than most with Mariposa Creamery, the goat farm and dairy they run on the grounds of the old Zane Grey estate.
-
The Nature Gardens and Lab have injected a shot of adrenaline into the dignified NHM, adding the allure of a botanical garden and the kid-friendly, highly interactive displays of a science center.
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Here in Los Angeles, we've got sea salt air, night blooming jasmine, and chlorinated pools, but for my money, the quintessential scent of summer is a good old-fashioned campfire
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You may think that Venice's Rose Avenue is just the latest example of glam-hippie-style gentrification ... and you'd be right. But there's more to this 'hood than meets the eye.
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The Baldwin Hills Stairs provide an epic opportunity to get outdoors and work up a sweat right in the middle of our big, sprawling, concrete-bound metropolis.
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Any fashion-conscious gal with Champagne wishes on a Coors Light budget will be delighted to discover Give + Take, a clothes swapping boutique in Santa Monica.
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An overnight stay at Terranea may cost over $300, but the resort's miles of oceanfront hiking trails, restaurants, and spa are all open to non-guests and totally worth the drive.
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The rules of a sustainable potluck are simple: Everything should be made with locally grown, seasonal ingredients.
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The City Farm organization runs no fewer than six L.A. farmers markets, some of them at inspired locations like Yamashiro and the Autry Museum.
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This expert outdoorswoman from Colorado found new challenges in her urban L.A. hiking adventure.
