Food Movement Rising: Take Action!
Roots of Change, in partnership with Slow Food USA and a stellar list of organizations devoted to the promotion of a sustainable food system, has put out a video call to action: We stand at a moment of opportunity. Today, more than ever, a growing network of citizens, businesses, and organizations are rethinking and challenging [...]
Good Food Festival Film Series: July Event
The second event in this summer’s Good Food Festival Film Series will explore the issue of food waste through two films that are lively and thoughtful and take viewers from dumpsters in Los Angeles to the fields of rural France. Starting the evening will be a screening of DIVE! (55 minutes), which explores the staggering [...]
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 [...]
Evan Kleiman in conversation with Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser
On February 9, 2011, as part of its Visions and Voices initiative, the University of Souther California hosted a conversation among Evan Kleiman, Michael Pollan, and Eric Schlosser that covered a number of perennial and current food issues: legislation including the recently passed Food Safety Act, the national school lunch program, and the upcoming Farm [...]
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 [...]
LAUSD Sugar Fact Sheets
Two fact sheets detailing the high sugar content of LAUSD meals–and what you can do to call for change–have been prepared by Emily Ventura in collaboration with colleagues at the Childhood Obesity Center at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. (An English-language fact sheet is on the left; a Spanish-language sheet is on the right.)
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 [...]
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