The following is an excerpt from a letter written by Rene La Chaux, who is an adviser and business partner to People’s Grocery. In this excerpt Mr. La Chaux tells the story of what West Oakland used to be like when he was a youth. You’ll note that the community was quite different from what […]

On July 23 there was an article in the New York Times written by Kim Severson entitled Slow Food Savors Its Big Moment. The article discusses the hopes and dreams that Slow Food USA has for its upcoming Slow Food Nation Conference to be held in San Francisco at the end of August 2008. Among […]

On June 28th, 2008 I did an interview on KPFA’s “Morning Talks” with Kris Welch. I was joined by Parin Shah, Local Policy Director of Green for All.
The conversation was framed in the context of national efforts to realize a vision of social equity in both the emerging green economy and local food systems. […]

The LA-based Alliance for Healthy and Responsible Grocery Stores, a city-wide coalition of 25 community, faith-based, labor, and environmental organizations, just released an exhaustive report entitled ” Feeding Our Communities: A Call for Standards for Food Access and Job Quality in Los Angeles’ Grocery Industry”. The report is based on several months of public hearings […]

Saturday June 28 we held our first (of three) “Flavors of the Garden” Tasting Event at the 55th St. Garden. This event is a big thank you to all our many supporters, volunteers, donors, and friends (old and new). Loose Change Collective played jazz while guests tasted a beautiful array of different vegetables […]