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爱你 (ai ni) means 'love you' in Mandarin
free native plant micro-nursery in S.SGV | tongva land

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We reached 2,000th free native plants distributed!

We're also just a few days away from the anniversary of our first ever free native plant giveaway last year at @matilijacollective

Thank you everyone for your support! I'm excited to see where this project goes as the team grows 🌱 taken in San Gabriel Valley by @ainicalifornia

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Step into a time-honoured Chinese nature tradition this Sunday at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in collaboration with @regenerativecollective

Despite the vast ocean separating Chinese American communities from our old home (老家), we can still find cousins of Chinese native plants in California! Some of which live in the very park we'll be visiting!

Come learn about native plants and stay for the Chóng Yáng cake prepared by @bo.baked, chrysanthemum tea, and a free sachet making activity using tea bags. Traditional Chinese hebao sachet available for $5.

To RSVP please text 626-515-4833.

See you at the park! taken in Peck Road Water Conservation Park by @ainicalifornia

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It's October! Here's a list of where to find us this month :)

Have an October event in SGV that you want us to table at? DM us! taken in San Gabriel Valley by @ainicalifornia

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60 plants found new homes today 💕 ~ 90% of our plants for the @lariverfm community went to the first time native plant growers! That's a number we love to see!

Happy planting season :) by @ainicalifornia

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65% of our native plants today went to first time native growers 🌱 We're almost out of moon cakes, catch us sooon!

Thank you @activesgv for having us at the SGV Clean Air and Water Fair and volunteers both new and returning! taken in San Gabriel Valley by @ainicalifornia

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Thank you @thesundayjump for having us at your monthly Sunday program at Unidad Park in HiFi ❤️

Following the yoga session by @flowfeelingsclub , we talked about the importance of native plants to our ecological neighborhood. We put our pruners to work on stem propagation and all the left over Pozo Blue Sage leaves were upcycled into sachets!🍃

Rooted golden bush cuttings from the @catalystsgv Garvey Intermediate School garden got potted up for new homes alongside baby mugwort and evening primrose seedlings 🌱

With all the ecological destruction happening around us, I hope propagation workshops can help remind us that we CAN still restore our biosphere.. one neighborhood at a time. taken in Unidad Park by @ainicalifornia

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18 days ago

Thank you @habitatauthority for having us table at your mid autumn hike in collaboration with the Rowland Heights Chinese Association! 🌱

We had surprise caterpillar guests on our demo hummingbird sage which made a fun ID activity using the field guide we purchased from @wnncassociates

Always appreciate the opportunity to speak more Mandarin at the table! 🫶 taken in Powder Canyon Trail by @ainicalifornia

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70+ free native plants found new homes today, 44 of them went to folks planting natives for the FIRST time!!

Thank you new volunteers for the immense support in helping spreading native plant joy in LA 🥮 taken in Los Angeles River Farmers' Market by @ainicalifornia

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21 days ago

That's a wrap on our summer gardening series with @littletokyocfm ! 🌱

For four Saturdays, our nursery pop-up took over Little Tokyo. We got our hands in the soil potting up veggie seedlings, starting seeds, and learning every step of stem cutting propagation. Along the way, we talked about how native plants support local wildlife and why interdependence is at the heart of a healthy garden ☘️

My goal with all that hands-in-soil time was to get folks excited about propagating their own plants, so we become producers for our community, not only consumers of nurseries.

Huge thanks to @foodaccessla for making this series possible 🫰

Up next: their 4-Week Nutrition Course with @nutritionbyfoodaccessla starts this Saturday by @ainicalifornia

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3 months ago

Thank you for having us @sangabriel_farmersmarket !

We were excited to debut our moon cake seed balls and bird & bat plush :) taken in San Gabriel Farmers Market by @ainicalifornia

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If you've seen our sachet activity table, here's why we do it!

Chinese sachets originated as practical utility pouches over 3,000 years ago, later taking on medicinal and spiritual roles, used to repel mosquitoes and ward off evil spirits, especially during the Dragon Boat Festival.

To support our free native plant distribution, donate $15 in-person at our tabling events and take home a traditional-style sachet bag to hold the free native plant tea sachet you made. We'll also have slips of paper for you to write a poem, a wish or a love letter! taken in Planet Earth by @ainicalifornia

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Hi SGV neighbors!

I'm looking to welcome a few more folks into the core team to really scale up our tabling, programs and production.

If this sounds like something you or someone you know would be interested in, please get in touch with me via DM or email at grow@ainicalifornianursery.org

🍃 taken in San Gabriel Valley by @ainicalifornia

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