At the Market: Kicking Off the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market
Join Amelia Saltsman, author of The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook, and friends as they kick off the Good Food Festival and Conference with a day of cooking demos, tastes, and conversation at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market. Special guest Suzanne Goin will open the day’s festivities, and she and Amelia will also sign their [...]
Is It Organic? Is That Important?
These are questions that will be posed to panelists at the next Santa Monica Farmers’ Market quarterly panel on Thursday, 4 November, beginning at 7:00pm. These panel discussions are always lively and informative and this one will be no different, with contributions by Chris Cadwell of Tutti Frutti Farm (certified organic), Alex Weiser of Weiser [...]
Listening Sessions for Certified Farmers’ Market Program
Update: David Karp offers specific suggestions for improvement in his Los Angeles Times. It’s available online, via the LATimes’ site. Thanks to Amelia Saltsman–Slow Food member, author of The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook, and the public member of the California Certified Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee–for alerting us to listening sessions that have been scheduled [...]
“The Inedible Egg”: Slow Food USA Calls for Food Safety Accountability
A new video from Slow Food USA calls on all of us to let Congress know that “we want our food to be edible, that we demand better control of and more accountability from our food industry to ensure the health of all Americans.” Watch here: More from Slow Food USA: The Story Behind Your [...]
“Conscientious Carnivore” Discussion
The next quarterly library panel discussion is coming up, and the Santa Monica Farmers’ Markets are bringing together local farmers and chefs to discuss the concept of being a “conscientious carnivore.” Many farmers are raising animals for meat and dairy in a humane way and offering concerned consumers a choice about what they eat. If [...]
Food and Farming Veteran Career Fair
Slow Food Los Angeles is pleased to be supporting the Farmer-Veteran Coalition’s first southern California Food and Farming Veteran Career Fair: When: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 from 10:00am until 4:00pm Where: The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica Cost: Free to veterans If you’re a veteran and are interested in considering career [...]
“Eating the Whole Farm” at the Santa Monica Public Library
Thanks to Laura Avery and Jodi Low for a reminder about another in the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Library Panel Series: “Eating the Whole Farm”: When: Thursday, November 5, 2009 beginning at 7:00pm Where: Santa Monica Public Library, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica (MLK, Jr. Auditorium) Cost: Free and open to the [...]
Farmers’ Markets: 30 Years & Growing, A Celebration
Next Thursday, the City of Los Angeles will mark the 30th anniversary of certified farmers’ markets in the Los Angeles area with a celebration at City Hall: When: Thursday, September 3, 2009, from 10:00am until 2:00pm Where: Arts District/Little Tokyo, Certified Farmers’ Market on the lawn at Los Angeles City Hall, 1st and Spring Streets [...]
Farming for the Next Generation
Another offering in the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market quarterly panel series is on the horizon, with another great roster of local speakers: When: Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm Where: Santa Monica Public Library, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica (MLK, Jr. Auditorium) Cost: Free and open to the public As [...]
Bringing the South Central Farmers’ Produce to Market
Slow Food Los Angeles member Randy Clemens has alerted us to news about an event this Saturday: The South Central Los Angeles farmers who starred in the 2008 Academy Award-nominated documentary “The Garden” will host an organic cooking demonstration, sell and share local organic produce from their new farm in Shafter, California, and host a [...]
A Benefit Dinner for The Farmer’s Kitchen
SEE-LA (Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles) has announced a dinner at The Hungry Cat to benefit The Farmer’s Kitchen, a soon-to-be permanent addition to the Hollywood Farmers’ Market. When: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 from 5:30pm until closing Where: The Hungry Cat, 1535 North Vine Street, Hollywood Cost: $75.00 per person Located in the heart [...]
Proposition 2: California votes tomorrow
Naomi Starkman interviews Wayne Pacelle, President of the Humane Society, about Proposition 2, a California ballot measure that’s of significant interest to Slow Food members and friends in California, and one that should be of interest to anyone who consumes meat and poultry: The Humane Society has brought a wave of national attention this year [...]
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