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 [...]
Food Forward in February 2010
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’s work, and we are delighted that so many of our members have volunteered to pick fruit and [...]
Volunteer Opportunities with Food Forward
Rick Nahmias and his team of Food Forward volunteers are looking for help with the following picks and tasks: Picking volunteers needed: Wednesday, July 15 at 5:30pm in West Hills Sunday, July 19 at 10:00am in North Hills Wednesday, July 22 at 5:30pm in Winnetka Sunday, July 26 at 10:00am (location to be determined) Food [...]
Volunteer Opportunities This Weekend
Two opportunities for Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to help local organizations help others: At the 24th Street Elementary School: Nat Zappia, Director of the Garden School Foundation, invites Slow Food members and friends to come plant and eat in the school’s kitchen garden this Saturday, May 30. The school and garden are [...]
Rick Nahmias on Food Forward
Rick Nahmias contributed a wonderful summary of Food Forward’s mission and the great reception it has received to today’s Huffington Post. Alleviating hunger, fostering community interaction, and reducing the amount of wasted fruit from the bounty available in southern California… that’s Food Forward, and Slow Food Los Angeles has been pleased to help Rick spread [...]
Food Forward LA Announces More Picks
Food Forward, Rick Nahmias’s effort to get fresh produce in the hands of those who could use it, is growing in popularity, and now has a home on the web. Visit foodforward.org and its companion blog, foodforward.wordpress.com for more information about scheduled picks and how you can contribute labor or fruit trees that need picking. [...]
News on Big Picks (and Mini Picks) from Rick Nahmias
On the heels of the successful “Big Pick,” Rick Nahmias has sent out word about upcoming opportunities to pick and donate fruit. His message is copied below: Hope you all had a good week and got some rest after our Big Pick on the 8th. All the folks at SOVA and I thank those who [...]
Big Pick Yields Big Benefits
On ExperienceLA, Curt Gibbs has shared news of yesterday’s Big Pick event in Chatsworth organized by Rick Nahmias. More than 60 volunteers picked and packed approximately 4 tons of oranges that will be distributed to needy families through SOVA, a program of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Slow Food Los Angeles is pleased to [...]
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