Support the Hollywood Farmers’ Market: Storytelling for Change
Thanks to Sarah Newman for alerting us to this lovely video celebration of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market: Support the Hollywood Farmers Market from Storytelling for Change on Vimeo. [This video was produced by Dance Aoki and Morgan Locke. Story by Dance Aoki; performances by Dance Aoki and Jessica DeWinter; cinematography by Jason Cochard; sound and [...]
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.
Los Angeles Times op-ed: “Our Schools’ Sweet Tooth”
Today’s Los Angeles Times features an op-ed by Emily Ventura on the need to pay closer attention to the sugar content in school food: Soft drinks were banned in Los Angeles schools in 2004. But if you think that means kids are protected from too much sugar at school, think again. Children are regularly able [...]
“Froot Loops or Fruit?”: Why President Obama’s Response Matters to Slow Food
As part of a recent YouTube interview, President Obama responded to questions posed by individuals about a range of issues. Of more than 140,000 questions submitted, a simple one posed by Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel was selected. Josh had the opportunity to put it directly to the President: Why is it cheaper to [...]
Nourish: Food + Community
With public interest in food issues at an all-time high, Nourish: Food + Community invites families to consider the vital question: “What’s the story of my food?” Nourish is a multi-year media and education initiative with the goal of opening a broad and meaningful public conversation about our food system that encourages citizen engagement, particularly [...]
Alice Waters on the morality of food
As part of the Washington Post‘s “Divine Impulses” interview series, Sally Quinn talked with Alice Waters about the morality of food, about our connectedness with others, and about the “good, clean, fair philosophy” that summarizes Slow Food’s efforts to make good food a right shared by all, not a privilege enjoyed by the few.
Michael Pollan and Will Allen at Pop!Tech
Michael Pollan and Will Allen spoke at the Pop!Tech conference on the flaws and hidden costs of the industrial food system, the benefits of more sustainable agricultural practices, and the bounty that’s possible via urban farming. Thought-provoking, passionate… the two videos below are worth watching and sharing for their complementary perspectives on the need for [...]
Food is the Connection: Michael Pollan on related issues
Grist (via grist.tv) captured Michael Pollan’s thoughts on how food is at the center of many of the issues we face today including the energy crisis and the over-dependence on fossil fuels, the healthcare crisis, and climate change. The bottom line: Meaningful improvements in these areas can’t be accomplished independent of changes to our food [...]
Beekeeping at the White House
Elisabeth Goodridge of The New York Timesreports on the success of some of the most active associates of the White House garden: the honeybees. Many of us have been enchanted by the addition of honeybee hives as part of the White House’s garden, and Ms. Goodridge’s article introduces us to Charlie Brandts, the White House [...]
Wendell Berry on KQED
This morning, Michael Krasny of KQED/San Francisco was joined by Wendell Berry, a farmer, author, and poet who has been living and writing about Slow Food principles long before the organization existed. A participant in last year’s Slow Food Nation celebration, he’s a clear voice of common sense and direct experience, and he’s a beloved [...]
School Lunch on KCRW’s Good Food
Evan Kleiman’s “Good Food” on KCRW is a favorite of Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends for timely information on good, clean, and fair food in and around the city. Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow morning at 11:00am when Evan will interview Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel about the state of school [...]
School Lunch in the News
Mary MacVean looks at the growing momentum in Congress for substantive changes to the Child Nutrition Act–the focus of Slow Food’s Time For Lunch campaign. Among those supporting improvements to the Act are Representative George Miller (D-Martinez) and Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma). Slow Food Los Angeles heartily supports the Time For Lunch platform which calls [...]
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