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Community members celebrate "Hood Day" eating turkey tacos at Locol. | Still from "Broken Bread"
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Roy takes a head-on look at efforts to heal the social and economic wounds of Watts, acknowledging one of the oldest communities in Los Angeles as a mirror into ourselves and our future.
insalata di cavolo
Learn how to prepare Insalata Di Cavolo​ from "Food Over 50."
Broguiere's delivery truck | Courtesy of Jean Trinh
Broguiere’s, known for its old-timey glass bottles filled with creamy milk, hand-mixed chocolate milk and seasonal eggnog, has been a fixture in Montebello. It's one of the last vestiges of our local dairy industry, but that’s changing rapidly.
A field full of broken watermelons. | Still from "Broken Bread"
It’s hard to eat, drink, and be merry when you think about just how much our food system contributes to climate change around the world. But it also means there’s plenty you can do to help mitigate the effects of climate change right from your kitchen.
Boxes of recovered food donated by restaurants and hotels to Chefs to End Hunger. | Still from "Broken Bread"
One-third of the food produced each year never gets eaten — that’s enough food to feed undernourished people worldwide twice over. Here are a few things you should know about food waste.
Bracken's Kitchen truck | Still from "Broken Bread"
Bracken's Kitchen is a Garden Grove-based non-profit that provides meals to organizations that help feed people in need.
A mountain of food waste in a landfill. | Still from "Broken Bread"
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Roy journeys from L.A. to Orange County to discover how non-profit innovators are tackling the problem of food waste.
Working together at L.A. Kitchen | Still from "Broken Bread"
Over the course of six years, the L.A. Kitchen developed a multi-pronged approach to address the interconnected issues of hunger, food waste and employment opportunities in Los Angeles.
Point Vicente Lighthouse
From San Pedro to San Diego and beyond, here are five lighthouses that have withstood the test of time.
Roy holds a cannabis bud. | Still from "Broken Bread"
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Roy explores the issues of equality and the emergence of a new culinary landscape since the advent of legalized recreational marijuana.
Global marijuana march in Vancouver | Cannabis Culture/Flickr/Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Legal cannibis is here and, if you're a parent, that means it's more important than ever to get the facts and talk honestly with your children about marijuana. Here's why opening this can of worms is good and how to talk about it with your children.
riverside roundabout
The story of L.A. can partly be told through its strangest streets. Check out these little-known roadways with big character.
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