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4 Easy Ways For A Sustainable Holiday Season
Farming in Torrance and The South Bay
Yes, it's true L.A. was once a thriving agricultural county, especially in the South Bay. Click on photo to check out my book documenting it all!
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What's In Season Now
- In winter, you will find a variety of colorful produce that make this season so special including pomegranates, persimmons, cherimoya, kiwifruit, and several citrus varieties including tangerines, tangelos and navel and blood oranges, as well as greens including kale, kohlrabi, cabbage, chard, broccoli, lettuce, and turnip. Other winter favorites include almonds, walnuts, dates, winter artichokes, yams and winter squash.
LA Farms & CSA's Delivering to LA
- Active Los Angeles Community Gardens
- CSU/Expo Center Mini Farm/Farmstand
- Forneris Farms
- Hazon CSA/McGrath Family Farm
- J.R. Organics CSA, pickup locations in downtown LA, Mar Vista, and Santa Monica
- Pierce College Farm Center
- South Central Farmers' Cooperative
- Tanaka Farms CSA, several pickup locations throughout LA County
- Tapia Brothers Farm, 5251 Hayvenhurst, Encino, (818) 905-6155
- Tierra Miguel Farm CSA, several pickup locations throughout region
- Vet's Garden
LA Certified Farmer's Markets
- Arts/District/Little Tokyo Farmers' Market
- California Federation of Certified Farmers' Markets List
- Hollywood Farmers' Market
- LA Times List of Farmers' Markets
- Manhattan Beach Farmers' Market
- Pasadena Farmers' Market
- Santa Monica Farmers' Markets
- SEE-LA/Farmernet List of Markets
- Torrance Farmers' Market
- Vegetarians in Paradise Market List
- Westchester Farmers' Market
Fave LA Farmers, and Food and Urban Gleaners
About Me
- LA Farm Girl
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- I am a native Angeleno and I write about California's small and family farms and about urban agriculture. I have been actively involved in my local farmers' market, (the awesome Torrance Certified Farmers' Market). I am also a certified University of California Master Gardener and have completed a certificate program in Horticultural Therapy.
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Favorite Farm & Food Links
- American Farmland Trust
- Buy Local - Food Routes
- CA Farm To Family
- California Family Farms (my site!)
- Certified Naturally Grown
- Civil Eats
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers
- Eat Well Guide
- Farm Aid
- Farmer-Veteran Coalition
- Farms Not Arms
- Food Routes
- Heritage Foods USA
- I Heart Farms
- Local Harvest: Find farms, farmers' markets, CSA's
- Los Angeles Agriculture, UC Cooperative Extension
- Sustainable Table
- The Jew and The Carrot
- Urban Farming: Edible Vertical Gardens
- Victory Grower Site
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