Food Access LA

Pictured below - One of our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) boxes from our eat! online ordering program, sourced from the Hollywood Farmers' Market on Sunday. Some customers added on bread from Bub and Grandma's or eggs from Lily's Eggs. We had a great mix of produce from Carranza Family Farm, Tutti Frutti Farms, TD Farms, Sycamore Hill,  Kens Top Notch Produce, Vang Farming Ventures, and Sunrise Organic Farm 🌱 Thank you to everyone who supported our summer CSA! We're excited to see what's next!

FARMERS' MARKET: Need fresh fruit and veggies? Come visit the Watts Willowbrook Farmers' Market, open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the MLK Outpatient Center parking lot. Run by Food Access LA, this delicious event hosts vendors selling produce, pie, tamales, smoothies, resources and much more. The market proudly accepts CalFresh EBT and WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks. Additionally, the Market Match program doubles CalFresh benefits up to $25 per day. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g-bE7Cdt

Great news! Funding for the California Nutrition Incentive Program (also known as CNIP or Market Match) has been tentatively reinstated in the CA 2024-2025 budget but we still need your help to make sure Governor Newsom keeps CNIP funded in the final budget. Final decisions will be made this week so it's vital to voice your support TODAY.   Thank you to everyone who has supported so far! There is still time to get involved, if you signed the last email, please sign this one too. This email will go to the governor and representatives who weren't reached last time.     Here's how you can help in two easy steps:   1. Continue to Flood the Gov's inbox using Next Gen Policy's pre-written message tool. It takes 30 seconds! https://lnkd.in/gsUfYc6K   2. Help spread that word. Forward this post to friends and family and let them know our voices matter, and together we can help protect Market Match funding!   Thank you so much for your support!

Get ready! The Hollywood Farmers' Market Benefit Event - Passport to Stone Fruit is just 3 weeks away! Sunday, June 23rd from 8am-1pm! https://lnkd.in/gKHhitaf Join us for a delicious journey with an incredible lineup of vendors: Check out our line-up of participating vendor: Burkart Organics, Bean Bar, Sunset Cultures, Masalawali Chai, One Hot Minute, Ken's Top Notch, Galpin Family Farms, Sno Con Amor, Teawaves, Kirari West, and Fuyuko! How it works: 1 - Choose your level of support. Fan of the Market - $40.00; receive a passport to enjoy a variety of stone fruit bites from our participating vendors. Friend of the Market - $60.00; receive a passport to enjoy stone fruit bites from our participating vendors and a commemorative tote bag. Partner of the Market - $80.00; receive a passport to enjoy stone fruit bites from our participating vendors, a commemorative tote bag, and a reusable cup. 2 - Show up anytime between 8am and Noon. Head to the info booth at the center of the market at Ivar and Selma and pick up your passport. 3 - Enjoy supporting our vendors and organization while you treat your tastebuds and learn about the importance of supporting regional farmers. Grab your tickets today! We can't wait to see you there! https://lnkd.in/gKHhitaf

You are invited to Food Access LA's Passport to Stone Fruit! Held at the iconic Hollywood Farmers' Market on June 23, 2024, customers who donate will receive a passport to travel through the market and receive stone-fruit themed bites from 11 participating vendors. Customers can choose from three passport tiers, each with a unique perk. Join us as we taste our way through the market, stone fruit style! Here's how it works: 1. Choose your level of support. Fan of the Market - $40.00 Passport Friend of the Market - $60.00 Passport and event tote Partner of the Market - $80.00 Passport, event tote, and commemorative cup 2. Show up anytime between 8:00 am-12:00 pm and find the info booth to pick up your passport. 3. Taste your way through the market, with your passport! Monthly donors will receive a promo code for 10% off their passports. If you can't make it to this fundraising event, consider becoming a Friend of the Market. By making a monthly donation, you directly support our organization's operations and gain access to merch drops, discounts, event invitations, and more. Keep the markets you love open and consider becoming a monthly donor today. Click here for more info: https://lnkd.in/gKHhitaf

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we’re proud to have hosted our Neighborhood Wellness Workshops at each of our 8 Farmers’ Markets in partnership with The California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) and Creative Life Mapping! Our last workshop will be at our LA River Farmers' Market on May 30th from 3pm-7:30pm. Check us out on Spectrum News 1 Socal !! https://lnkd.in/gVGfXTHG

We're excited to learn, discuss, and dream with Los Angeles Food Policy Council during their LA Foodscapes Conversations. Come join us!

We are always so grateful for our community partners! Thanks for joining us Los Angeles Metro, you’re welcome anytime!

Food Access LA is proud to be an official outreach partner to LA2050. Voting is now open. LA2050 is giving away $1 million to improve Los Angeles, but first, they need to know what issues YOU care about most. So, how does the voting process work? 1. Go online to LA2050.me/fala 2. Choose from one of 12 available languages 3. Select the issues that you think are most important 4. Add your ZIP Code 5. [OPTIONAL] Sign up for the LA2050 Newsletter And, just like that, you made an impact!

Please join us in welcoming Alice Carbone Tench to the Food Access LA board of directors! Alice Carbone Tench is an Italian-born writer and culinary entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. In 2010, after graduating from college in Foreign Languages and Literature from the University of Turin (Italy), and after working as a translator and interpreter in her hometown of Avigliana (Turin, Italy), she moved to Los Angeles. Shortly after her arrival, she began her career as a journalist and foreign correspondent for several Italian magazines, including Vanity Fair, the Italian news agency ANSA, and the online culinary magazine Fine Dining Lovers. She's a journalist, podcast host, cookbook author, and most recently has taken on the role of food business entrepreneur when she launched "The Italian Cookie", an organic, vegan, and gluten-free cookie mix company that uses only fresh and sustainable organic flour. You can catch Alice hosting her live cooking show on Mondays at 5pm or at the farmers' markets throughout the week - shopping or sampling her delicious cookie mixes. We're thrilled to have Alice's insights on the culinary community and world of entertainment!