Slow Food Los Angeles

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

Event Announcement: Got Soup? Our Annual Soup Swap Returns!

Chicken and Dumplings
Cuban Black Bean with Soy Chorizo
Bison Chili
Scotch Broth with Root Vegetables
Join other Slow Food members and friends as we swap stories and soup. Bring a favorite or try something new–just tell us how it connects to Slow Food. Do you buy special ingredients from the farmer’s market? Create it from a treasured family [...]

The Connection Between Soil and Sustainability

Wes Jackson and Wendell Berry connect the dots between the health of soil and the environment and a sustainable food policy:
Agriculture has too often involved an insupportable abuse and waste of soil, ever since the first farmers took away the soil-saving cover and roots of perennial plants. Civilizations have destroyed themselves by destroying their farmland. [...]

Food Democracy Now! Considers Under-Secretaries of Agriculture

Food Democracy Now! is turning its attention to the under-secretary positions at the Department of Agriculture, and has put out a call for support:
As you may already know, while the Secretary of Agriculture is an important position, it is our understanding that Under Secretaries may actually have “more influence on the day to day workings [...]

Wishes for the New Year

To all the members and friends of Slow Food Los Angeles, and to readers of slowfoodla.com, we send our wishes for a good, clean, and fair 2009, and for a happy and healthy year for all.