Good Food Festival Film Series: Celebrating 30 Years of the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market
We’re pleased to announce the first of several film screenings that will comprise the Good Food Festival Film Series, evenings of film and conversation about issues related to our food: How it’s grown, who grows it, and how we can make our food system better and fairer. This monthly series is presented by the Santa [...]
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 [...]
Professor May Berenbaum Awarded the Tyler Prize
We’re thrilled to share the news that May Berenbaum, one of the world’s leading entomologists, has been awarded the 2011 Tyler Environmental Prize. The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is an internationally distinguished award in the fields of environmental science, environmental health, and energy. Established in 1973, the Tyler Prize has been awarded annually to [...]
On the calendar… March 10-20, 2011
Reminder: Tonight, Thursday, March 10, 2011: We look forward to seeing many Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends at the screening of the documentary film Ingredients at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Following the film, please stay for a discussion with Felicia Friesema (L.A. Weekly), Alex Weiser (Weiser Family Farms) and Martha Rose [...]
Event Announcement: Ingredients screening + discussion
In cooperation with the American Cinematheque, Slow Food Los Angeles is delighted to host a screening of Ingredients, a documentary that seasonally explores how farmers, ranchers, chefs, and consumers are cooperating to create more sustainable food systems across the United States and to revitalize the connection between food, our local communities, and our health. Immediately [...]
Mark Your Calendars for TOMATOMANIA! 2011
The dates for the 21st TOMATOMANIA! sales in California have been announced, and for those who grow their own tomatoes and enjoy discovering new varieties, these are events not to be missed. This year, sales will be held: ++ March 19 and 20, 2011, from 9:00am until 5:00pm San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas ++ [...]
“Spoon Fed”: Kim Severson Booksigning
Kim Severson will launch the paperback edition of her memoir, Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life, in the Los Angeles area, and we encourage Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to attend a reading and booksigning: When: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 beginning at 7:00pm Where: Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena [...]
Tell the LAUSD to “Take Back the Sugar” on Valentine’s Day
Emily Ventura, the chairperson of Slow Food Los Angeles’s social action committee, is working with LAUSD parents and community advocates to call for improved food in our public schools. We share a late-breaking update from her about an event this Monday: Do Good this Valentine’s Day: Rally for the Kids of Los Angeles Tired of [...]
Films 4 Change: Food, Inc. screening + discussion
As part of its Films 4 Change Festival, The Broad Stage in Santa Monica is presenting a screening of Food, Inc. this week, followed by a panel discussion about making wiser food choices and a tasting: When: Friday, January 14, 2011 starting at 7:30pm Where: The Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts [...]
27th Annual Los Angeles Mycological Society Wild Mushroom Fair
The Los Angeles Mycological Society has alerted us that this year’s Mushroom Fair will be held on February 13, 2011, at Ayres Hall at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden at 301 North Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia. This is a free event (with purchase of an admission to the Arboretum) and is a [...]
“Stopping Bullets With Jobs”: Father Greg Boyle in conversation with Tavis Smiley
Homeboy Industries and the Homegirl Cafe have been contributors to Slow Food projects, most recently the Time for Lunch campaign to raise awareness about the Child Nutrition Act and need to improve the national school lunch program. Staff and volunteers from Homegirl were hugely helpful at several of our local eat-ins, and the Homeboy and [...]
Urban Homesteading in 2011
To start off 2011, the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market quarterly panel will address a topic of great interest to many Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends: urban homesteading. Urban dwellers are going beyond gardens and edible landscaping to produce even more of what they eat. Hear how urban gardeners and farmers on the edge [...]
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