2 March 2011
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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 … Continue reading
21 February 2011
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Emily Ventura shares an update on Slow Food Los Angeles’s social action efforts on the school lunch issue: Last Monday’s rally to support a reduction in sugar in the LAUSD food was a success! Thanks to the Slow Food LA … Continue reading
12 February 2011
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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 … Continue reading
12 February 2011
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Emily Ventura, the chairperson of Slow Food Los Angeles’s social action committee, is working with LAUSD parents and community advocates to call for improved food in our public schools. We share a late-breaking update from her about an event this … Continue reading
15 March 2010
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The graphic above was originally published in 2007 during the Farm Bill debate, but Raj Patel is reminding us again of the hidden costs associated with food that is fast, cheap, and easy. In his new book, The Value of … Continue reading
6 November 2009
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Thanks to Elisa Hunziker for capturing scenes at the Hollywood eat-in, displayed in the slide show below: Terry and Wally August, proprietors of Fancifull Gift Baskets and Fine Foods, have been enthusiastic supporters of Slow Food Los Angeles and The … Continue reading
5 November 2009
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Labor Day was a beautiful day in Elysian Park, and it was captured by Gregory Han and Jennie Cook, whose photos are included in the slideshow below with their kind permission. Thanks to Emily Ho for making these and other … Continue reading
4 November 2009
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Since meeting so many members, friends, and neighbors at our Labor Day Eat-Ins we’ve been quiet on the subject of Slow Food USA’s Time For Lunch campaign and the Child Nutrition Act. What’s going on? Plenty, as it turns out. … Continue reading
4 September 2009
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We’re delighted with the growing media attention that Slow Food’s Time For Lunch campaign is receiving and want to remind our members and friends–new, old, and prospective!–that there are six Eat-ins scheduled in and around Los Angeles for Labor Day: ++ … Continue reading
31 August 2009
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We’ve received many inquiries from those of you interested in supporting improvements in school lunches but unsure what an eat-in is, or what it means in the context of the Time For Lunch campaign. What is an eat-in? An eat-in … Continue reading
28 August 2009
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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 … Continue reading
26 August 2009
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Are you planning to attend one of the six Eat-ins planned across Los Angeles for Labor Day? Are you looking for a way to become more involved? Sign up to host a small cooking team to get to know neighbors … Continue reading