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Here are three community gardens across SoCal, from the Inland Empire to South L.A., that are creating self-sustaining food sources, validating cultural heritage and strengthening their communities.
Kristyn Leach of Namu Farms shares tips, tricks and a step-by-step guide to growing your own perilla — a plant species in the mint family traditionally grown in the Korean peninsula, southern China, Japan and India as a crop. Edited by Momo Chang.
Namu Farms in Winters, California is one of several small farms cultivating Asian heritage vegetables. Farmer Kristyn Leach explains how they and other immigrant farms are keeping biodiversity, food and culture alive with seeds.
Filmmaking is not only a way to tell a story, but to preserve memory. In every era, Black filmmakers like Gregory Everett, Zeinabu irene Davis, Ava Duvernay and Issa Rae continue to use film as a medium to keep their stories alive.
From his west side party series to his community work in the Crenshaw District, Gregory Everett has always been motivated by the larger perspective, but his impact stayed relatively underground. Learn more about this pivotal person in the Black L.A. community.
Since the 1990s, Los Angeles has become less African American, as a way to hold onto their cultural integrity, Black Angelenos have turned to public art to help tell their ongoing story.
During the early 1980s, throwing parties was one of the most lucrative ways for people in the 'hood to make money. Learn more about Ultra Wave, a popular crew that animated the Westside of Los Angeles.
The arc of arts leader Sergio O’Cadiz Moctezuma is a lesson on the dynamics of artists of color in the Orange County. Just like there’s a link between U.S. history and ethnic cleansing in history books, there exists a similar link between the acknowledgement of a culture’s experienced reality and its representation in the Orange County art scene.
Here are 13 restaurants and organizations who are putting equity on the plate in the restaurant industry. From worker-owned models of ownership to food distribution, these restaurants and organizations are bringing their visions of care and ethical practices to life.
Street vendors are an essential part of Los Angeles street culture and commerce. They also provide an essential source of livelihood and support the local economy. Here are four easy ways to support them right now.
Avenue 26 Night Market's immense popularity in the pandemic became its downfall. More than half a year after its fateful shutdown, vendors share what has become of their burgeoning businesses while navigating city politics and a pandemic.
Explore the power of food with Roy Choi and special guests Chef Alice Waters and Chef Wolfgang Puck for the "Broken Bread" Season 2 premiere party this Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. PT.
You don’t have to be a long-distance hiker to enjoy SoCal’s best hiking opportunities. But if you’re ready to go the distance, these six trails are waiting for you whether you've got just a couple of hours at a time or months to devote to the most epic trek of your life.
Questions around the rise of NFT-backed art and the looming threat of climate change are big themes that permeate the 2022 L.A. Art Show which runs from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23.
Born and raised in Anaheim, WOMC is a form of resistance among the mass-produced world of music. Their collective talent oozes originality and intent; their lyrics amplify the Anaheim communities they grew up in and tell stories of police brutality, generational trauma and misogyny.
Late geologists Bennie Troxel and Lauren Wright's signature accomplishment was their mapping of the Amargosa Chaos in 1984. But perhaps what will resonate the most is the mentorship they've given to young geologists and how their imprint will carry on generations after.