Food Forward stands in solidarity with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in Los Angeles and throughout the country, as they face and denounce the recent spike in violence specifically aimed against them. To Food Forward’s family of AAPI…
For the past seven years, Food Forward has partnered with Seeds of Hope to connect fresh fruits and vegetables to communities experiencing food insecurity. By 2019, Seeds of Hope, a program of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles (EDLA) was…
With rates of food insecurity at record highs, our community partners have stepped up to meet the need. Since the pandemic began, many have increased both the frequency of their free food distributions and the amount of produce they provide. As we connected these organizations with fresh produce, we realized that they weren’t always receiving…
As Food Forward celebrates our twelfth anniversary this weekend, our Founder and CEO, Rick Nahmias, reflects on the journey…. At the start of this weekend I was a bit downbeat, accepting that our annual ritual would not take place: a…
In light of last couple of week’s tragic events, we at Food Forward felt an urgent need to reach out to our community at large to raise our voice in unity.⠀ ⠀ We vehemently condemn the four police officers who…
Many of us have found ourselves with more time on our hands—which offers an opportunity to learn new things. We’ve compiled a list of food-related movies, books, and podcasts to watch, read, and listen to. From food waste to food…
It’s hard to wrap our heads around how quickly our daily lives are changing. It’s even more difficult to know where we will be tomorrow, next week, or in a month. Like everyone, all of us at Food Forward…
See a snapshot of Food Forward’s major milestones, year by year, from 2009-2019! For a more detailed look at Food Forward’s history, check out the timeline we created for our tenth anniversary here. 1. 2019 The Produce Pit Stop, our…
It was a real gut-punch to hear of the passing of our friend Joseph Shuldiner last week. Joseph came into his own as a catalyst in LA’s alternative food scene around the same time Food Forward was just proving out…
Rick Nahmias shares his reflections on the road to the Produce Pit Stop, from receiving our first government grant to fund the project, to signing a lease after a long search for the right space, to the opening next week!…