There were quite a few haters in the hood when the little parklet seemed to appear overnight at Sunset Junction. Mostly folks were worried about parking. I’m a regular at the Saturday Farmer’s Market and understood the fear. I also love the polkadots. As predicted by my sunny disposition, everything was wonderful as usual. I snagged [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Building community'
Silverlake Saturday Market Survives the Polkadots
March 21st, 2012 · No Comments · recipes, Southern California is Beautiful, Sustainability
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Earth Month Wrap Up
May 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Community Activity, Sustainability
Yes, it’s true. I didn’t post a single entry for the month of April. I did however, have lots of fun, it being my birthday month and all. Highlights include hanging out with Jamie Oliver the day he announced the chocolate milk news and Christina at LA Parent wrote a nice piece about what I [...]
Mystery Lunch Box 2011 Begins Today!
March 16th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Community Activity, KEEP EATING
It’s that time of year again – time to rattle those pots and pans! One of the final events of the year for Rootdown LA is the Mystery Lunch box competition. it’s a series of three classes where highs choolers learn the fine art of saute and the versatility of whole foods and healthy [...]
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Give a service person some love
December 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · KEEP EATING, Off Topic
Hey, Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. Happy New YEAR!! Dedicated service professionals I was just googling vegan restaurants, and ran across some mean and nasty reviews. Let me say this as a recovering restaurant owner – give some love and a smile next time someone waits on you. We all have bad days, that includes chefs, [...]
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Pig Share Silverlake Style
December 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Community Activity, KEEP EATING, Sustainability
It was a strange feeling. I’ve been eating pork my whole life. I’ve known my pigs, thanks to my family’s gentleman farmer, Uncle Bill. Born in the spring meant a nice fat fresh ham on the Christmas table. But this day was different. Tara of Silverlake Farms found us a pig farmer, met our baby [...]
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Great Party, Wrong Recipe
December 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Community Activity, Great Parties, KEEP EATING, Parties at the Shoppe
Chef’s nightmare: Have a pie making party and give the guests the wrong recipe. Add a tablespoon of salt to each pie and a 1/2 cup of vanilla. YIKES! a dream come true! despite three of us proof reading the recipe, not one of us caught the big batch measurements on the single pecan pie [...]
Roots of Change can Party!
October 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Community Activity, Great Parties, KEEP EATING, Sustainability
What a great night - chefs everywhere! Great wine, exceptional food and desserts! It was the kick- off party Aptly titled “Good Food for All -Celebrating the Los Angeles Food Shed” which started the Network Summit this week: Healthy Food and Farms by 2030. The room was radiant with the energy of these sumptous local [...]
Plea for Change in the Cafeteria
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Community Activity, Sustainability
Here is the document we’ll be using as we insight change and save the kids from obesity and diabetes. Dramatic? yes. Necessary? Without a doubt. The time is now. We can start with elementary schools and work our way up to high schoolers. NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR CHANGE! CALL TO ACTION LAUSD – [...]
Help us Storm the Board Room!! District Map
July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Community Activity, Sustainability
Here is a list of the School board members in the LAUSD. WOW this is a HUGE district! We’re looking to connect with each board member, in person. And we need the concerned parents to lead the way. If you are a parent and want to speak up about school lunches – the time has [...]
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LAUSD STOPS TYSON CONTRACT
July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Community Activity, Sustainability
WOW. This is how it all started: check out item number 5. (also pasted it at the bottom of this entry) You will find upon careful reading, listed with the janitorial supplies, cabling and stationary, the LAUSD food budget is listed as cafeteria supplies, food processing and miscellaneous food products. (sounds delicious doesn’t it?) And [...]