The Los Angeles based art collective, Farmlab uses urban agriculture as art. With a little help from spring rains, it has transformed the 32 acre Los Angeles State Historic Park, located in a largely industrial area at the northern end of Chinatown, into a wildflower meadow.

What used to be a brown patch and is now filled with Bush Sunflowers, Tidy Tips, California Poppies and Deer Weeds blend with the purples and pinks of Owl's Clovers, Red Buds and Arroyo Lupines. Visit Downtown Los Angeles for a full article.

Farmlab's upcoming exhibitions and performances, Earth, Seed, Water, Process were inspired by the destruction of the South Central Farm, which was bulldozed in 2006.

As they state on their website, "The farm was ultimately destroyed. Farmlab removed organic materials that survived the initial bulldozing. Indeed, the beginning of Farmlab was in this crucible of loss. From that experience, a need became apparent to renegotiate the value of earth, seed, and water as an ethical construct."

RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING:
Free Admission

Sunday, April 15, 2008
Exhibition is Open
8am-4pm
@ Farmlab; Underspring; North half, Los Angeles State Historic Park

Sunday, April 15, 2008
Plant A F.L.A.G. (Farmlab Agbin Garden)
8am-Noon
@ North half, Los Angeles State Historic Park

Sunday, April 15, 2008
Telic: The Public School
2-4pm
@ Farmlab