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"LA Foodways" looks at the storied agricultural history of Los Angeles to understand present food waste challenges and opportunities to bring fresh foods to urban communities. From the importance of orange crops in the 19th century to the massive scale of food waste in the U.S., the series is a deep dive into the different manners in which local organizations are coming together to ensure the future of agriculture in the region in order to identify environmentally friendly solutions for the future.
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"LA Foodways" looks at the storied agricultural history of Los Angeles to understand present food waste challenges and opportunities to bring fresh foods to urban communities.
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LA Foodways
Los Angeles was once the largest farming community in the U.S. It is now home to the largest population of people dealing with food scarcity and hunger.
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With images of manicured trees filled with golden fruit, snow-capped mountains and a better life, along with its year-round magical climate, the selling of the “California Dream” went a long way toward altering the landscape from farms, to city, to meet a
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As the L.A. population grew, what was ultimately most attractive to new residents was real estate and "the selling of front lawn” resulting in much of the farmland now covered over by concrete used to make way for housing and industrial interests.
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The Central Wholesale Produce Market: Founded in 1898. A century old Los Angeles institution, the Whole Produce Market, was created to help the farmers get their produce to market and still thrives today. Today, the market responds to the food crisis by c
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Author Reflects on the Rise and Fall of L.A.'s Agriculture
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.
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Ventura County Helps Keep Farming Alive in Southern California
Ventura County is the nation’s eleventh largest county in crop value, despite its close location to the country’s second most populous city. How do they do it?
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Food Forward is a Southern California nonprofit that "rescues" fresh local produce from rotting away and diverts to the tables of those who do not have access to fresh food. Read their thoughts on the state of food in L.A. and beyond in this Q&A.
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Ventura County is the nation’s eleventh largest county in crop value, despite its close location to the country’s second most populous city. How do they do it?
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World War I changed America. It also left behind lessons that we should still heed today — especially when it comes to our relationship with food.
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Food Policy Councils help connect the dots between the fields and our forks. They are convening diverse people across the food chain to discuss good food practices and policies that result in healthier populations.
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LA Foodways
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.
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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.
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