Slow Food Los Angeles

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

HomeGrown Screening This Weekend

Thanks to Robert McFalls, director and producer of HomeGrown, for alerting us that his documentary about the Dervaes Family and their Path to Freedom homestead in Pasadena will also be screened this weekend at the Ojai-Ventura film festival:
When: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:00pm and Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:00am
Where, Cost, and other details: [...]

Ingredients Screening at the Ojai-Ventura Film Festival

Slow Food friends Steve Fields and Sims Brannon have alerted us to a screening of Ingredients, a new documentary about the importance of the local food movement, at the upcoming Ojai-Ventura Film Festival:
When: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 3:00pm at the Ojai Playhouse and Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:00am at the Matilija Auditorium
Where, Cost, [...]

“A Taste of Croatia” in Westlake Village

News from our colleagues in Ojai/Ventura about a Westlake Village event organized by Slow Food member Karen Evenden:
We all know about the benefits of eating fresh, seasonal, local foods that are grown and produced using sustainable methods, but we often feel challenged as to how to integrate these concepts into our busy lives simply, efficiently, [...]

Event Announcement: Ojai Music Festival and Slow Food Luncheon

Celebrate the sounds and bounty of Ojai! Our friends in the Slow Food Ojai/Ventura convivium have asked us to share news of a June event in Ojai:
Immerse yourself in adventurous music and mouthwatering food at the 62nd Ojai Music Festival on Sunday, June 8, 2008.
First, experience a world-class concert featuring groundbreaking percussion works by Gyorgy [...]

Event Announcement: Celebrate the Bounty of the Churchill-Brenneis Orchard

Steve Fields and Sims Brannon, co-leaders of Slow Food Ojai/Ventura, have shared news of an upcoming event with us. Last year’s tour of the Churchill-Brenneis orchards and its companion citrus lunch was a tremendous success, so we’re pleased to alert Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to another event that will showcase some of [...]

“Locally Grown 2″ in Ojai

Our friends in the Ojai convivium have asked us to share news of an upcoming event:
Locally Grown 2, a concert that will benefit Food For Thought, the Ojai healthy schools program, will be held on Friday, August 25th at the Libbey Bowl in Libbey Park, Ojai Avenue, in Ojai.
The concert will feature Perla Batalla and [...]

More Info on Farmer John Screenings

Update: July 21, 2007: Screenings have been confirmed at the Laemmle Music Hall theatre; more information has now been posted.
Update: July 5, 2007: Los Angeles-area screenings have been rescheduled or cancelled: We’re not sure which, but have requested additional information from the film’s distributor.
In addition to the Ojai screenings, Q&A, and dinner in connection [...]

Event Announcement: Farmer John Screening + Dinner

Our colleagues in the Ojai convivium have asked us to extend this invitation to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends:
Farmer John Brings the Real Dirt to the Ojai Playhouse
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a movie about Illinois farmer John Petersen and his decades-long struggle to wrest right livelihood from his family’s farm. [...]

Event Announcement: California Artisan Cheese Tasting

Our colleagues in the Ojai convivium have asked us to share the following event announcements with our members and friends in Los Angeles:
Slow Food Ojai/Ventura will present a special opportunity to learn about and taste a range of artisanal cheese all made in California on Sunday, May 20, at the Sidecar Restaurant in Ventura. In [...]

Event Announcement: Chef/Farmer Lunch and Orchard Tour in the Land of Pixie Tangerines

Slow Food Ojai/Ventura and Slow Food Los Angeles invite you to join us for a special chef/farmer lunch and orchard tour in Ojai on Sunday, February 25.
This is a rare opportunity to learn first-hand from growers and food professionals how local crops were affected by recent weather, and growers’ plans for recovery. Highlights of this [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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