Slow Food Los Angeles

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

Defining “Organic”

The “organic” label is being used increasingly on food products, but there is much disagreement about what it means. Depending on the context and the parties involved in the discussion, “organic” can be a rigorous standard, or one that doesn’t seem much different from other forms of cultivation.
An article in the September 2006 Non-Toxic Times [...]

News from the Westwood Farmers’ Market

This new certified farmers’ market brings good food, real farmers (some whose farms Slow Food has toured), and live music every Thursday to the shady, green place that is Vets Garden. About 1,000 shoppers attend each week to see the market grow and see what has been added each week.
Open year-round, with summer hours of [...]

Event Announcement: “Celebrate the Craft,” San Diego

The 4th Annual “Celebrate the Craft” will take place at The Lodge at Torrey Pines, a Five-Diamond resort in La Jolla, California. On Sunday, October 15th, 2006, San Diego’s top chefs will gather with farmers, ranchers, and vintners to present outstanding examples of culinary art and innovative food preparation which spotlight California’s bounty. Attendees will [...]

Event Announcement: Full-Moon Harvest Dinner

Our friends in the Ojai/Ventura and Santa Barbara convivia have asked us to share the following invitation with Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends:
Best-selling cookbook author Anna Thomas will host a special Full-Moon Harvest Dinner in the farm fields and orchards of Ojai farmer B.D. Dautch to raise money to send local representatives to [...]

Event Announcement: Wine, Cheese, and Chefs A’field in Studio City

Our colleagues in the San Fernando Valley convivium have shared with us news of an upcoming event that may be of interest to many Slow Food members and friends.
Enjoy several episodes of Chefs A’field, the award-winning public television program that profiles well-known regional chefs and the local farmers and food artisans that supply and inspire [...]

Event Report: Windrose Farm Tour 2006

Mindy Pfeiffer, one of the cochairs of our Farm Committee, has shared her report of the Windrose Farm tour that took place in mid-August. Her comments, and an assortment of photos, follow:
The weekend of the Windrose Farm tour we were blessed with beautiful weather, sunny, with a gentle breeze, and clear evening skies. Who could [...]