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		<title>Los Angeles Mycological Society presents &#8220;All Things Truffle&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David Kahn of the Los Angeles Mycological Society has extended an invitation to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to attend the next LAMS meeting featuring Robert Chang, Managing Director of the American Truffle Company, who will be speaking on &#8220;All Things Truffle.&#8221;
When: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:30pm
Where: The Times-Mirror Meeting Room at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/03/los-angeles-mycological-society-presents-all-things-truffle/</link>
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		<title>Emily in Italy: Market Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, March 7, 2010
We have now almost been here for a week. It is a Sunday, which seems like an especially relaxing day of the week here in Italy – almost nothing is open and very few people are out. None of the markets are open, so it is important to shop on Saturday to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/03/emily-in-italy-market-education/</link>
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		<title>TOMATOMANIA! 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dates for the 20th TOMATOMANIA! sales in California have been announced. These are perennial favorites for Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends, and a consistently great source for a stunning array of tomato varieties:
++ March 20 and 21, 2010, from 9:00am until 5:00pm
San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas
++ March 26, 27, and 28, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/03/tomatomania-2010/</link>
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		<title>Emily in Italy: Arrival!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 1, 2010, part 1
It’s now just 2 hours until we arrive in Milan. Local time is 6:30am. As we are now so close, I can’t sleep anymore – I am so ready to have a cappuccino and see what this next phase of our lives will be like&#8230;.
The trip has been good but surreal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/03/emily-in-italy-arrival/</link>
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		<title>What it means to live in a food desert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Katharine Alexander, who worked with Slow Food Los Angeles and is now affiliated with Slow Food Urban San Diego, accompanied Monnai, a Los Angeles teen, on a tour through her neighborhood to understand her food choices&#8211;or rather, the lack of choices. Kat documented their time together, and her video&#8211;and Monnai&#8217;s words&#8211;offer an unvarnished look at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/03/what-it-means-to-live-in-a-food-desert/</link>
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		<title>Community Gardening: From Garden to Plate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Al Renner, the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Community Garden Council and Garden Master of Lavender Hill Farm, invites Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to two events focusing on Garden to Plate, a multi-pronged effort to promote fresh food grown locally.
When: Friday, March 19, 2010 beginning at 7:30pm
Where: The G2 Gallery, 1503 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/03/community-gardening-from-garden-to-plate/</link>
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		<title>Street Closures and the Hollywood Farmers&#8217; Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve received several inquiries about this Sunday&#8217;s Hollywood Farmers&#8217; Market, specifically whether the planned street closures in connection with the Academy Awards&#174; ceremony at Hollywood and Highland would close the market.
Our understanding is that the market will be open for business as usual. However, depending on the route you take to the market, you may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/03/street-closures-and-the-hollywood-farmers-market/</link>
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		<title>Organic Garden Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Organic Garden Project is a young but growing website dedicated to chronicling the development of organic gardens in a variety of settings. As noted on their site:
Organic Garden Project exists to bring the community of local sustainable food producers together. OGP is a hub of information regarding urban farms and gardens that are already in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/02/organic-garden-project/</link>
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		<title>Getting ready for the journey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emily has penned the following entry as she prepares to travel from Los Angeles to Italy for a fellowship at the University of Gastronomic Sciences:
Here it goes…this is my first blog post!
It is now a few days until we leave and last Friday was the first in a series of many good-byes. I went to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/02/getting-ready-for-the-journey/</link>
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		<title>Buona fortuna, Emily!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends first heard of Emily Ventura, the chairperson of our Social Action committee, in connection with our chapter&#8217;s participation in Slow Food USA&#8217;s Time For Lunch campaign. Emily not only managed volunteer organizers at all six of the Los Angeles-area Eat-Ins but also took the lead role in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/02/buona-fortuna-emily/</link>
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		<title>News from the LA Sprouts Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The L.A. Sprouts after-school program at the Milagro Allegro Community Garden is in full swing. Reports thus far are that the 4th- and 5th-grade students from the Loreto Elementary School are quite the team of enthusiastic young gardeners and cooks!

To improve the quality of their lessons, the Milagro Allegro Community Garden is using a pair [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/02/news-from-the-l-a-sprouts-program/</link>
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		<title>Garden School Foundation Workday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update, February 26, 2010: We&#8217;ve just received word that tomorrow&#8217;s workday has been cancelled due to anticipated rainstorms in the area. The next workday has been scheduled for March 27.
The Garden School Foundation has announced that it will hold a workday on Saturday, February 27th, at the 24th Street School (2055 West 24th Street, in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/02/garden-school-foundation-workday/</link>
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		<title>Care &amp; Pruning of Fruit Trees Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends who are interested in increasing the health and productivity of their gardens, the Milagro Allegro Community Garden is hosting a workshop that may be just in time for your spring planning:
Master Gardener Lora Hall will lead a hands-on workshop on caring for various types of fruit trees, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/02/care-pruning-of-fruit-trees-workshop/</link>
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		<title>Gold Standard Food &amp; Wine Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic of the LA Weekly, is known by many for his unpredictable taste and his appreciation of the many ethnic cuisines represented in Los Angeles. From the tastiest taco wagons to the finest cuisine and wine, Gold is one of the most respected guides to the best and most exciting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/02/gold-standard-food-wine-event/</link>
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		<title>Food Forward in February 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Food Forward continues to grow, reducing waste and helping to put fresh fruit in the hands of those who are most in need. Slow Food Los Angeles has been pleased to help spread the word about Food Forward&#8217;s work, and we are delighted that so many of our members have volunteered to pick fruit and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slowfoodla.com/2010/01/food-forward-in-february-2010/</link>
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