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Broken Bread
Waste
Season 1
Episode 5
Roy journeys from L.A. to Orange County to discover how two non-profit innovators are tackling the problem of food waste. Roy visits Robert Egger, whose project LA Kitchen is simultaneously aggregating wasted food, using it to cook fresh meals for those in need, and providing workforce training. Roy also follows Bill Bracken of Bracken’s Kitchen, who partners with Chefs to End Hunger to reuse leftover food and distribute it with his food truck in Orange County. Roy also visits with Richard Garcia at Alma Backyard Farms in Compton where kids are learning how food is grown by digging in to Alma’s hands-on program.
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Roy meets the individuals bringing healthy and affordable food options into South L.A. communities that lack access to fresh food.
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Roy explores the power of cooking to rehabilitate those on the margins of society and the organizations taking a chance on those who need it most.