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An all volunteer grassroots group of Angelenos who care about reconnecting to our food system and making change around urban hunger.
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Author Archives: fruitloopff
It’s raining Persimmons!
This past weekend, two teams of FF volunteers harvested 1,100 lbs of persimmons and citrus in Studio City and Valley Village for LA’s hungry! A big thanks to all the volunteers who joined us and we look forward to seeing … Continue reading
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Grapefruits in Chatsworth
Last weekend, we harvested 388lbs of sweet juicy grapefruit from one tree in Chatsworth all going to feed LA’s hungry! A big thanks to the volunteers who came out and the homeowner who joined us in the harvesting fun and … Continue reading
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Tagged chatsworth, citrus trees, excess fruit, food forward, fruit harvest, fruit picking, grapefruit, urban hunger, Volunteer Organization
Our 1st Fundraiser – A huge success!
Last Saturday, the Food Forward team hosted a book launch/book signing for our founder Rick Nahmias’s new book “Golden States of Grace: Prayers of the Disinherited,” a thought-provoking photo-documentary look at religion on the margins of California which has just been published … Continue reading
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Community fruit picking at CSUN!
Last Sunday, Food Forward volunteers (and lots of CSUN students were able to harvest 2,350lbs of Valencia Oranges from CSUN’s historic orange grove with 100% of the fruit harvested going to feed the hungry! The fruit was donated to SOVA Community … Continue reading
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Tagged BIG PICK, citrus trees, community, CSUN Orange Grove, food forward, fruit harvest, fruit picking, SOVA, valencia oranges, Volunteer Organization
Fruit Harvesting and Foodie Event weekend!
Last Saturday was an amazing day in the fruitworld! We started the day with a great group of volunteers harvesting 400lbs of valencia oranges in Northridge and then participated in LA’s first Food Rendezvous in Venice, CA! It was great … Continue reading
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Tagged community, food forward, fruit harvest, fruit picking, Northridge, The Food Rendezvous, valencia oranges, Volunteer Organization