Throw 400 growers and producers from 50 states with another 400 "investment" types onto the warehouse event space that is Fort Mason in SF and you get the third annual Slow Money Conference. Here's what some of our L.A. growers, yep Angelenos, are seeking. more ›

We talked with Good Food Festival producer Jim Slama about what the event is and what you can experience at the various demos, talks, and gatherings that are part of a celebration of the Santa Monica Farmers' Market and a larger dialogue about improving L.A.'s foodscape. more ›

A meeting today by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners found the matter of the future use of the land that was once the South Central Farm still undetermined, when the group opted to pass on making the call, instead sending the issue to the Los Angeles City Council for action. The Board says their inaction is largely due to the property's non-relevance to the Port of Los Angeles. more ›

The sale of a deserted 14-acre property on the industrial 800 block of North Coronado could produce funds for other local parks, according to NBC LA. Councilwoman Jan Perry supports the property's sale over building a park. more ›

It's rare urban farm land against young womens apparel at the old site of the South Central Farm where two years ago farmers were kicked out by owner (now in the Central Valley) real estate developer Ralph Horowitz. After a media blitz of dramatic protests, he kicked the farmers off the land in preparation to develop something, which is now a Forever 21 manufacturing plant that locals and farmers are protesting, says the LA Times. They want an environmental impact report (EIR), which would add another year to the permit process. In a neighborhood full of warehouses, the activists say they don't need anymore, but proponents say the jobs added to the economy are. A hearing is set for later this month. more ›

"As Home Educators from all over the State pack into the Ontario, California Convention Center, Friday, July 7, Guitar Coach Jean Welles gets ready to make good on her boast that she can teach almost anyone to play the guitar in 7 minutes." - Topix.net more ›

LAist was fortunate enough to sit down with a member of the South Central Farmers Support Coalition yesterday, one who was at the controversial farm the morning that it was raided last week by law enforcement, who forcibly evicted protesters and activists. more ›

The locals who have been farming for the last 14 years on the land now known as the South Central Farm don't want to move; but the man who owns the property wants to turn it into a warehouse. What to do? more ›

LAist is a California hippie at heart, truly decidated to universal healthcare for all, supportive of good public schools, and a champion of the underdog. However this South Central Farm issue is one we're having a hard time getting behind. more ›