Altadena Community Garden picnic offers something for everyone

 

The Altadena Community Garden's annual PIcnic and Resource Fair was a great place to hear live music, as well as eat a good meal.

 

by Timothy Rutt

 

As you can tell by comparing it with the chairs, the corn IS as high as an elephant's eye -- at least on this garden plot!

 

The Altadena Community Garden's annual Picnic and Resource Fair took advantage of good weather to show off the garden plots and have a little All-American picnic Saturday afternoon.  It was a good place to go to meet friends, have a great meal, look at the wonderful garden plots, and maybe be inspired.  More pictures after the jump.

Outside the garden, dozens of booths were set up to promote community groups, including CERT training, the Arroyo Food Co-op, Athens Services, University of California's master gardener program, and more.

Altadena Sheriff Capt. John S. Benedict confers with picnic master of ceremonies Alan Freeman.

 

It was a groaning board of food for picnicgoers.

MC Alan Freeman helps gardener Mary Gothard announce the winners of the raffle drawing.

Pasadena city councilman and 41st Assembly District candidate Chris Holden, center, was pressing the flesh with Ishmael Shrone, on the right, and Carlos Clayton.