Organic Garden Project
Organic Garden Project is a young but growing website dedicated to chronicling the development of organic gardens in a variety of settings. As noted on their site: Organic Garden Project exists to bring the community of local sustainable food producers together. OGP is a hub of information regarding urban farms and gardens that are already [...]
Getting ready for the journey
Emily has penned the following entry as she prepares to travel from Los Angeles to Italy for a fellowship at the University of Gastronomic Sciences: Here it goes…this is my first blog post! It is now a few days until we leave and last Friday was the first in a series of many good-byes. I [...]
Buona fortuna, Emily!
Many Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends first heard of Emily Ventura, the chairperson of our Social Action committee, in connection with our chapter’s participation in Slow Food USA’s Time For Lunch campaign. Emily not only managed volunteer organizers at all six of the Los Angeles-area Eat-Ins but also took the lead role in [...]
News from the LA Sprouts Program
The L.A. Sprouts after-school program at the Milagro Allegro Community Garden is in full swing. Reports thus far are that the 4th- and 5th-grade students from the Loreto Elementary School are quite the team of enthusiastic young gardeners and cooks! To improve the quality of their lessons, the Milagro Allegro Community Garden is using a [...]
Garden School Foundation Workday
Update, February 26, 2010: We’ve just received word that tomorrow’s workday has been cancelled due to anticipated rainstorms in the area. The next workday has been scheduled for March 27. The Garden School Foundation has announced that it will hold a workday on Saturday, February 27th, at the 24th Street School (2055 West 24th Street, [...]
Care & Pruning of Fruit Trees Workshop
For Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends who are interested in increasing the health and productivity of their gardens, the Milagro Allegro Community Garden is hosting a workshop that may be just in time for your spring planning: Master Gardener Lora Hall will lead a hands-on workshop on caring for various types of fruit [...]
Gold Standard Food & Wine Event
Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic of the LA Weekly, is known by many for his unpredictable taste and his appreciation of the many ethnic cuisines represented in Los Angeles. From the tastiest taco wagons to the finest cuisine and wine, Gold is one of the most respected guides to the best and most exciting [...]
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