Slow Food Los Angeles

supporting good, clean, and fair food production and consumption in Los Angeles

Slow Food Questions . . . and Answers

What are Slow Food’s goals?
How is my membership fee used?
What is the difference between convivia and presidia?
These and other questions are answered in The Slow Food Companion, which is now available as a .pdf on the Slow Food USA web site. Although information on these and other Slow Food subjects is frequently published on both [...]

Vineyard Management Opportunity

North Hollywood High School has a great small vineyard. The person who installed it is no longer interested, and the search is on for someone with an interest in wine grapes and making their own wine to take it over and benefit from the grapes.
NHHS students can help keep the vineyard watered, fertilized, and pruned [...]

Third Annual “Taste of Slow Food San Diego”

This year’s Taste of Slow Food San Diego has as its theme “Chefs, Farmers, and World Cuisine” and will benefit both the San Pasqual Academy for Foster Teens and Slow Food Terra Madre.
San Diego’s finest chefs will team with local farmers to create unique, exciting cuisine from around the world and will feature produce from [...]

Little India Tour

Have you always wanted to know more about the culture and food of India? Did you know that in Los Angeles County alone there are more than 60,000 residents from the Central Asian subcontinent mostly residing in the Cerritos area?
Members of the Los Angeles Mumbai (formerly Bombay) Sister City Affiliation will be conducting a tour [...]

Farms, Farming, and Farmers’ Markets

As part of the 25th anniversary of the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market, you’re invited to attend a discussion of “Farms, Farming, and Farmers’ Markets”:
When: Thursday, July 20, 2006 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where: The MLK Auditorium of Santa Monica’s main public library (601 Santa Monica Boulevard, in Santa Monica)
Cost: Free
Participants will discuss the future of California’s small farms, [...]

Reading: Michael Pollan’s New York Times Columns

For those who do not subscribe to the New York Times’ “Times Select” feature, please note that Michael Pollan’s recently published columns that appeared as “Times Select” contributions to the Op/Ed section of the paper are now available free of charge on Pollan’s own site, along with links to other organizations and resources Pollan has [...]

“Rooting for the Future”: The American Community Garden Association Conference

The American Community Garden Association is holding their 27th annual conference from August 10-13, 2006, at UCLA.
The conference promises to be a great opportunity for those interested in planning, managing, and promoting community gardens. It will include hands-on workshops, keynote speakers, a film festival, and visits to parks, school gardens, community gardens, and other green [...]

Legislation Reminders

Slow Food members have often cooperated with and contributed to the California Food & Justice Coalition’s efforts to sponsor, support, or defeat legislation that will affect the quality of food, access to food, and land use regulations. Although they are not actively sponsoring legislation this year, they do ask us to remind you that the [...]

Event Announcements: Culinary Historians of Southern California

The Culinary Historians of Southern California (CHSC) have reminded us of the following events that are coming up and open to Slow Food members and friends:
Sunday, August 6, 2006: CHSC Annual Used Cookbook Sale at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market. Begins at 8:00am and lasts until 1:00pm (or until books are sold out). Cookbooks, culinary ephemera, [...]

Harry’s Berries Tour + Dinner

Our friends in the Ojai convivium have shared news of an event that will be of interest to all fans of Harry’s Berries:
On Sunday, July 16, 2006 Slow Food members and friends of Slow Food will have a unique opportunity of visiting Southern California’s premiere strawberry grower and then enjoying a special dinner featuring the [...]

Zenshuji 48th Annual Obon Carnival

The Zenshuji 48th Annual Obon Carnival will be held this weekend, July 8 and 9, 2006, from 11:00am until 8:00pm. The carnival will include traditional Japanese cultural exhibitions, food, and entertainment such as ikebana exhibits, tea ceremony demonstrations, taiko drumming (Zendeko), karate (Matsubayashi Shorinji Ryu), folk dancing (Awa-odori), folk music (Matsumae Kai), itayaki, takoyaki, [...]