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New Year’s Day Navels

We are off to a great start with 805lbs of sweet & juicy Navel oranges harvested from one tree in Van Nuys, all going to feed LA’s hungry! We have a full month of citrus mania so stay tuned for … Continue reading

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Match Grant Met!…and other thoughts going into ’11

I am thrilled to be able to report that the friends and supporters of Food Forward have pushed us to a healthily victory with the generous match grant that was offered to us by The Plum Foundation in December…and as a … Continue reading

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Fast Pitch

Last week I competed with nine other amazing LA-based non-profits in the LA Social Innovation Fast Pitch. In 3 minutes or less we were required to “pitch” – our group, our successes, our needs – to a room packed with … 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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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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