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Food Security and Hunger

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    [Updated:] Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive: This Saturday

    Update: 5/14 3:52 p.m. Did opportunistic thieves help themselves to some of the Stamp Out Hunger donations in Los Angeles? Unfortunately, yes. There were isolated reports on Saturday of unofficial vehicles driving down streets and taking off with the food bags, which were intended to be donations fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Pledge to KCRW, Help L.A. Regional Food Bank

    There are already a few good reasons to pledge to KCRW ("Good Food" -- hint, hint). Here's one more: KCRW is asking those who donate to the station during its Winter Pledge Drive to consider donating an additional 40 meals to the L.A. Regional Food Bank instead of requesting a thank-you gift like mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Holiday Food Drive Roundup

    Bellmore Library​Did you stock up on too much food for the holidays? Any Thanksgiving non-perishable leftovers? Make the most out of it and donate to these local food drives. According to the L.A. Regional Food Bank, the most coveted food products are rice, beans, canned meat, canned vegetable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Sesame Street Tackles Hunger Issues: Lily the "Food Insecure" Muppet

    2011 Sesame Workshop. Photo by: Gil VakninNew Muppet Lily with Brad Paisley and Elmo​ Cookie Monster probably is going to rethink those cookies: on Sunday, Sesame Street will air a primetime special, Growing Hope Against Hunger, in which the Sesame Street residents learn about hunger issues in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    2nd Annual Food Blogger Bake Sale: Eat Sweets, Feel Good

    Chocolate Chip Stuffed Cookies from What's Gaby Cooking.​Ah, bake sales. There's not much else that makes you feel quite like a sugar-crazed kid again. But most of us feel a lot better about gorging on sweets these days when we have an excuse, and this weekend, the perfect opportunity will com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Food Forward's Can It! Preserving Workshop Reservation Line Open

    L. Balla​ If you weren't ready to be a Master Food Preserver, or just couldn't get in to the elite canning class, Food Forward has you covered. The non-profit organization that harvests fruit from private gardens and public spaces to give to local food pantries is launching Can It!, a preservi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    U.S. State Department on Haiti's Food Security

    United NationsChildren in Cité Soleil, Haiti receive meals​On Saturday, the U.S. Department of State released a fact sheet on the work they have been doing to improve food security in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January of 2010. While there is still incredibly depressing new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Santa Cruz Marijuana Dispensary Trades Joints for Canned Food

    Flickr user istorijaThe equivalent of a lot of marijuana​Remember "toys for guns?" Well how about "joints for food?" The Associated Press reports that a medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz County, CA has found a unique way to rake in canned food donations for the holidays -- by giving a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    We Are Fat, Starving, and Can't All Be Mark Bittman: Or, Hunger Levels at a 15-Year High

    N. GalutenChili cheese dog​ Yes, we are a big country with many different people -- but there is something wrong when we are both fat and hungry. CNN is citing a federal report telling us that U.S. hunger levels continue to be at a 15-year high. Why 15 years? Because that's as long as the Depa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Machine Project's Pie Pop-Up Shop: DIY Pie Doing Good for the LA Food Bank

    Flickr/Caitlinator​ Artists' center Machine Project in Echo Park will host a pop-up pie shop on Thursday, November 18th from 7 to 10 p.m. to benefit the Los Angeles Food Bank. The one-night-only event will transform Machine Project into a stylish pie shop where you can pick up a do-it-yourself ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Food Celebration Dinner: Giraud, Manzke, Drago, Nugent & Ramos Fight Hunger For You

    Lee Oneness Foundation​Sure, you can stalk Walter Manzke at Le Saint Amour, or trail Alain Giraud around the Santa Monica Wednesday market for details on his new restaurant project, but why not leave all that to Eater (or TMZ) and enjoy the chefs in their natural habitat, like in a restaurant. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    L.A. City Council: Helping 7-Eleven Go Upscale?

    ​ The L.A. City Council has two food related items on the agenda today, in a sign of the continuing momentum of food activists who are either ameliorating hunger and reversing the decades-long trend toward bad, processed food, or being annoying nanny staters wasting Council time while bigger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Taste of the Nation This Sunday: Eat Absurdly Well, Feed Hungry Children

    Taste of the Nation, one of the truly best food events of the year, is this Sunday in Culver City Media Park. It is your opportunity to eat and drink like a king, while also helping to fight childhood hunger in Los Angeles. Tickets bought in advance are a mere $100 ($125 at the door, $150 for VIP), ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Skid Row Homeless Served Bear Tacos

    huntfishfeed.org​Let them eat bear meat. No, this wasn't some bizarre, Dickensian experiment for the denizens of the country's most-populous homeless community. The group Hunt Fish Feed was in town Monday to serve up wild elk, deer, sheep, pig, black bear and antelope, according to the Daily N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Hunger Awareness: L.A. Regional Foodbank Report

    Via LA Observed comes a report from the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank on Hunger in L.A. County. Given the state of the economy and California's 12.4% unemployment rate, it shouldn't come as a surprise that a record number of people received food assistance last year. The report shows that almost 1 m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    OH COME ALL YE BARFLIES

    Via LA Observed comes a report from the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank on Hunger in L.A. County. Given the state of the economy and California's 12.4% unemployment rate, it shouldn't come as a surprise that a record number of people received food assistance last year. The report shows that almost 1 m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Menu for Hope: A Fundraiser, by Food Bloggers

    Yesterday marked the inaugural day of the sixth annual Menu for Hope, a food blogger-fueled fundraiser started by Pim Techamuanvivit (Chez Pim). This year, an international collection of food bloggers is donating raffle items to raise money for the World Food Programme's Purchase for Progress, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    September is National Hunger Action Month

    September is National Hunger Action Month, a nationwide effort to engage the public in fighting hunger in America . For those interested, the LA Regional Food Bank has set up a Virtual Food Drive especially for Squid Ink readers, and for every dollar donated the Foodbank can purchase $5 worth of fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Calling All Bands: FYF Fest Needs You!

    FYF Fest has an open slot for a band (or something) to play (or whatever) on Saturday. Only one catch: the band has to gather some canned food items for LA Food Bank to earn their keep.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Slow Food's Time For Lunch Campaign Aims to Get "Real Food" in Schools

    Say the word "malnutrition" and the image that comes to mind is probably the shirtless 3rd World child with a bulging belly and large, sad eyes that you've seen for years on TV. But the plump-cheeked American kid may be suffering from malnutrition too--though perhaps not from lack of food. One in f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Passover in LA: Wolfgang Puck's Seder at Spago

    Wolfgang puts on a major Seder -- totally legit and serious, with rabbi and cantor included -- for Spago's 25th annual celebration on April 9. The $175 cost doubles as a fundraiser for Mazon, a very worthy hunger relief organization. 176 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, (310) 385-0880.

  • Columns

    February 12, 2009

    Soup Lines and 35-Cent Martinis: At the Edison Downtown, Where the Depression Is Still a Happy Hour

    Hot tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches with bargain cocktails

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Confronting food shortages in Mexico

    Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced an ambitious plan last week to confront rising food costs in Mexico and to prevent the type of shortages and inflation surges that threaten the stability of developing countries in other parts of the world. In Mexico, already hit hard by the rising cost ... More >>

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    People-Watching

    Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced an ambitious plan last week to confront rising food costs in Mexico and to prevent the type of shortages and inflation surges that threaten the stability of developing countries in other parts of the world. In Mexico, already hit hard by the rising cost ... More >>

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    Bushel of Complaints

    Farmers at South Central Community Garden unload on their activist organizers

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Broken L.A.

    Sunday conference on poverty and homelessness

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    What You Can Do to Help the Janitors- and Your City

    Sunday conference on poverty and homelessness

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    How You Can Help the Janitors — and Your City

    Sunday conference on poverty and homelessness

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Janitors Strike Update

    What you can do to help the janitors and our city

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