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I held an event last year at the Los Angeles Eco-Village where we screened the documentary film Dive!: Living off America’s Waste, which is about dumpster diving and food waste. After the film we had a discussion about how to lessen food waste in the United States, where we throw away 50% of food we [...]
What exactly is a ‘genetically modified seed’? What is ‘heirloom’? How do seed saving and local food growing relate to local and global peace? Who owns the future of food? Join the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Friends Peace Dialogue, speakers Megan Bomba (SLOLA) and Deanna Marie Weakly (Master Gardener, founder of Skid Row Rooftop Garden), and Localblu.com [...]
Early in December, the LocalBlu team posted a video on how to grow 40 lbs of potatoes in a barrel, starting with just 5 potatoes. Well here is a recipe to get you excited about those potatoes you are growing and the delicious things you can do with them – potato bread! For my bread, I used store bought yeast. [...]
Why buy local, artisanal or handmade foods? Most packaged foods in stores include fruit, veggie, or chemical ingredients grown or manufactured in many different parts of the world. It is likely not shocking for most Angelenos to go to their ‘local’ Ralphs or Trader Joe’s and see tomatoes from Mexico, coffee from Kenya, or blueberries [...]
There is a ton of amazing stuff going on over the next few days!
