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Where to Celebrate Food Day in L.A.
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Though the topic of healthy, affordable, and sustainable food might not be the hot-button issue in this year's presidential debates, food issues are becoming increasingly important to the American people. People around the country are hungry for reform within our food system, as evidenced by the push for wholesome school lunches, labeled GMOs, and school garden programs. To celebrate and further promote these and other issues, Food Daywill take place tomorrow across the globe.
The annual holiday was created by the Center for Science in the Public Interest to address issues such as health and nutrition, hunger, agricultural policy, animal welfare, and farm worker justice.
The Food Day site has a search engine that can help you find events going on in your area, but here are a few we'd like to highlight:
GMO Teach-In in Tarzana: Prop 37 has sparked some funny viral videos, but the issue is no joke. This event at Temple Judea will have plenty of activities cultivating knowledge on the issue, including a screening of the newly released documentary Bitter Seeds, an organic garden tour, and a GMO-free cooking demonstration. It will take place from 6-9 p.m. in Tarzana. RSVPhere, and find out more info at Netiya.org.
Los Angeles Food Policy Council at the L.A. City Hall: Key note speakers from the L.A. Food Policy council as well as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will discuss the working group's mission to provide equitable access to affordable, healthy food for all Angelenos; build healthy, vibrant neighborhoods; eliminate health disparities through street food vending, urban agriculture, farmers' markets and community market conversions; and to provide healthy school food environments. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at L.A. City Hall.
Grow Your Own Celebration at Rotunda: Think you don't have enough space to grow your own garden? If you've got a windowsill, that's enough to start. The folks from Bon Appetit Management Company will be showing folks how to start their own edible gardens, wether it's raised beds or in a community space, from 12:00 PM - 03:00 p.m. at the Rotunda in Burbank.
School lunch tasting at Cardenas Elementary School: There's been a lot of controversy over wether the new LAUSD school lunch program is really a change for the better. See for yourself at this dinner, where the cafeteria will be showcasing what it is the kids eat on a daily basis. There will be a presentation of Good Food resolution by LAUSD Board Member Nury Martinez and an appearance by former White House Executive Chef Walter Scheib. The dinner will be a bit of an earlybird special, being held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Cardenas Elementary School in Van Nuys. You can RSVP to liz.adams@rlpublicrelations.com.
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And if none of those tickle your fancy, you can always organize your own Food Day event, too.
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