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Benjamin Gilbert | Nov 12th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
On Oct. 31,
Next American City and over 100 guests explored Los Angeles’ hidden gem, Farmlab. The afternoon lunch, courtesy of Farmlab, included a spread of fresh foods and vegetables including some ingredients - cactus and bananas - grown on the premises! Occidental College’s Mark Vallianatos then took attendees through a brief history of food in Los Angeles, highlighting some of the key conversations at the moment including the lack of affordable fresh food in several neighborhoods, the demand for schools to offer healthy alternatives and the recent fast food ban. (
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Benjamin Gilbert | Nov 12th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
Over 150 guests attended the Urbanexus: Los Angeles event series. The lecture, held at A+D Museum, brought out a crowd of 50+ for a discussion on architecture in the city. The next day, at Farmlab, over 100 attendees contributed to a conversation on the politics of food in a city like Los Angeles. (
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Michelle Kuly | Oct 23rd, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Next American City kicked-off our URBANEXUS series on Oct. 29 & Oct. 31 in Los Angeles. Find a slideshow of the event plus full audio of Mark Vallianatos’ speech right here on
AmericanCity.org! (
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Michelle Kuly | Oct 16th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
Join us in Los Angeles for the kick-off of
Next American City’s URBANEXUS event series. With special guests Mark Vallianatos, Chris Hawthorne, Sam Lubell and others… (
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On Oct. 31, Next American City and over 100 guests explored Los Angeles’ hidden gem, Farmlab. The afternoon lunch, courtesy of Farmlab, included a spread of fresh foods and vegetables including some ingredients - cactus and bananas - grown on the premises! Occidental College’s Mark Vallianatos then took attendees through a brief history of food in Los Angeles, highlighting some of the key conversations at the moment including the lack of affordable fresh food in several neighborhoods, the demand for schools to offer healthy alternatives and the recent fast food ban. (keep reading…)
