One of my friends, colleagues and most favorite people is Bryant Terry, who is co-author of a new book entitled Grub and a cutting-edge chef, thought leader and activist. Eat Grub is the product of many years of Bryant’s work in local foods, food justice and the bridging of the rich culinary and lifestyle trends […]

A very important struggle is taking place right now in our sister city of LA. The South Central Farm, a 14 acre farm located smack in the middle of one of the lowest income urban areas in LA, has been growing food to feed 350 familes and providing much needed green space to the community. […]

After four years People’s Grocery applied for its first government grant….and got funded! We just received a grant from the Local Food and Nutrition Education Program of the California Department of Health Services to fund the Community Education and Outreach Program for the next two years. This is a great opportunity to grow and stabilize […]

Check out this blog about Walmart: Wal-mart’s organic bomb

I really agree with this blogger’s perspective on Walmart’s move into organic food. This really signifies that the end of the modern organic food system as an alternative has arrived. “Industrial organic”, as Michael Pollan, author of the new book “Omnivore’s Delimma”, is the wave of […]

A friend and supporter of ours, Zachary Norris, just told me about an organization he co-founded in Baltimore called Youth Organizing Urban Revitalization Systems (YOURS). www.bmoreisyours.org. YOURS has really taken off lately. They recieved a fellowship from the Open Society Institute, several small to medium sized grants and a heap of community support. […]

For those of you who have television, PBS has been airing a series called the California Dreamed Series and on May 4 will be airing the last in the series, called Ripe for Change. This documentary explores the intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years. Check it out if you […]