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Eighth Machine Gun Cavalry in action on the Mexican border. | Library of Congress
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Ron Finley walks through his garden. | Still from "Broken Bread"
A fashion designer-turned-community garden activist, Ron Finley is reclaiming the power of the people to garden.
Father Greg Boyle takes a picture with Homeboy Industries participants. | Still from "Broken Bread"
A growing number of social enterprises are using the kitchen as a healing space to help the formerly incarcerated, homeless, at-risk and other vulnerable populations.
Ed Fuentes, artwork Colette Miller (preview)
Collaborator and friend James Daichendt remembers Ed Fuentes, a longtime advocate of the arts, who passed away this week.
Dorothea Lange photographerd a family working on their El Monte small farm homestead as part of the Subsistence Homestead Program | Courtesy of Angel City Press
For more than four decades, Los Angeles County was America's top agricultural producer. What happened? Author Rachel Surls gives readers a preview of her book chronicling L.A.'s agricultural history and prospects.
Patricia Baltazar harvests in a field that would eventually be part of the 105/Century Freeway. 1986. | Courtesy of Angel City Press
Farming was at the center of life in Los Angeles from the time of its founding in 1781, an aspect of local history important well into the mid-twentieth century, when Los Angeles County was the top agricultural county in the nation.
Two participants of Bilal and Baraka preparing food. | Courtesy of United Women of East Africa Support Team
In the heart of San Diego a group of East African women is running catering services to promote entrepreneurship and implement the valuable skills refugees bring to the table.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Democracy Now
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from the hospital following surgery that removed two malignant growths in her left lung.
Noriko Kamei enjoying sake | Still from "The Migrant Kitchen" Sequoia Sake
Unlike wine, sake is best consumed fresh. The freshest sake you could arguably get your hands on is namazake or unpasteurized sake. Here's where to find it in Los Angeles.
Larb Hotspots
Larb is a versatile Thai minced meat salad with many spellings, many ingredients and many fans.  
Pla Gra-taem (Garlic Fish) from Chao Krung | Courtesy of Chao Krung
While Los Angeles’ Thai Town may be diminutive in size, only occupying a half-mile stretch in East Hollywood, its existence has been symbolic and influential in Thai culture on a much grander scale, locally and transnationally.
The Political Act of Celebrating Culture Through Cuisine
In the aftermath of 9/11, Reem Assil took it very seriously to advocate for the rights of Arabs in the U.S. In the midst of the backlash she received for being Palestinian, she found her deeper calling in cooking.
Labneh from Dyafa | Jim Sullivan
Looking for the perfect dip with pita bread or fruits? Labneh, a Middle Eastern dish made from strained yogurt might be the answer to your prayers.
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