LA Foodways
LA Foodways is a documentary exploring LA's past, present and future as a food producing center. The series is a deep dive into the different manners in which local organizations are coming together to ensure the future of agriculture in the region in order to identify environmentally friendly solutions for the future.
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Ch 6: Los Angeles, Garden ParadiseVarious efforts at urban homesteading across the city are being attempted to ...Various efforts at urban homesteading across the city are being attempted to solve the food crisis. Rick Nahmias, founder of Food Forward, explains how he was inspired to create a program that makes ... -
Ch 5: Watts ActionAt a 52-year old community center called the Watts Labor Community Action ...At a 52-year old community center called the Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC), stories from early residents reveal what Watts was like when it was all farmland. The episode explores the ... -
Ch 4: The Central Wholesale Produce MarketThe Central Wholesale Produce Market: Founded in 1898. A century old Los Angeles ...The Central Wholesale Produce Market: Founded in 1898. A century old Los Angeles institution, the Whole Produce Market, was created to help the farmers get their produce to market and still thrives ... -
Ch 3: The Paving of ParadiseLos Angeles was once the largest farming community in the U.S. It is now home ...Los Angeles was once the largest farming community in the U.S. It is now home to the largest population of people dealing with food scarcity and hunger. Through interviews with historians, a ... -
Ch 2: King Citrus and the Selling of the California DreamThe citrus industry started in Los Angeles in the 1870s and by 1900 it become ...The citrus industry started in Los Angeles in the 1870s and by 1900 it become one of the largest industries in the state. With images of manicured trees filled with golden fruit, snow-capped mountains ... -
Ch 1: From Farm to FreewayLos Angeles was once the largest farming community in the U.S. It is now home ...Los Angeles was once the largest farming community in the U.S. It is now home to the largest population of people dealing with food scarcity and hunger. Through interviews with historians, a ...
