Slow Food Los Angeles

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

Hollywood Farmers’ Market Fundraiser

The revocation of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market’s street closure permits could have devastating consequences for the market as a whole, as well as the other markets the HFM supports. Negotiations between the Hollywood Farmers’ Market, the Los Angeles Film School, and city representatives are continuing, but these negotiations and related activities have increased expenses for [...]

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Hollywood Farmers’ Market granted another, limited extension

Local media are now reporting that the Hollywood Farmers’ Market has received a 30-day extension so the market can continue to operate while negotiations with the Los Angeles Film School continue. For more information, see LAist and the Los Angeles Times.

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Slow Food L.A. at Artisanal L.A.

Many thanks to all those who stopped by our booth at Artisanal L.A. this weekend to talk about school food, community and school gardens, possibilities for upcoming events… We had an exhausting but very productive two days, and we’re already in the process of following up on many of the great suggestions and ideas we [...]

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Tell the LAUSD You Want Better Food For Los Angeles Students

Dr. John Deasy is about to take the helm of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and Slow Food Los Angeles is joining with Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, USC’s Childhood Obesity Research Center, Food for Lunch, the Garden School Foundation, Kidding Around the Kitchen, and RootDownLA to encourage the public to let Dr. Deasy and [...]

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Helping Students Speak Out… About School Lunch

Taking the opportunity presented by the broadcast of Season 2 of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and the arrival of a new superintendent, John Deasy, Slow Food Los Angeles has joined with several Los Angeles organizations to support improvements to the LAUSD’s school breakfast and lunch programs and to the District’s overall approach to food: in [...]

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The April Calendar

April is upon us. Hard to say whether it will be the cruelest month; it certainly will be a busy one. Among the events of interest to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends will be these: Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3, 2011: A reminder that another Tomatomania! sale will be held at [...]

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