Food Leaders Lab

Food Leaders Lab (FLL) is a 10-week course that provides training and coaching on food justice, systems change, and community health. Each FLL session explores food system dynamics and case studies from various social movements including anti-hunger and community food security, food sovereignty, and regenerative agriculture.

Participants gain the knowledge needed to feel confident in their ability to discuss the history of our modern food system and the competing political interests that shape it; from understanding food movement lineages to the relevance of food systems organizing today. Additionally, participants grow in their ability to recommend policy, design community programs, and educate their respective communities and families.

Food Leaders Lab launched in 2019. Since then, we have graduated three cohorts. Our participants range from community members with no direct organizational affiliations to college students to staff from the following organizations: American Friends Services Committee - Roots For Peace Program, Brotherhood Crusade, LA CAN, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Social Justice Learning Institute, SEE-LA, and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

  • Michelle Gunn

    Mariana Huerta

    Mariælena "Mea" Montañez

    Jacqueline Diaz

    Rachel Porter

    Ebony Bates

    Espirt Smith

    Leslie Campos

    Natalie Marshall

    Marlene Vega

    Angela Zhang

    Stephanie Alcala

    Heliya Izadpanah

    Jessica Hernandez

    Meghan Nealon

    Amy Balto

    Jacqueline Johnson

    Terence Latimer

    Nina Takenouchi

    Guillermo Aranda

    Nina Angelo

    Melissa Acedera

    Osunkoya Chavon Bryant

    Gustavo Lopez

  • Kriss'shon Day

    Marlen Hernandez

    Linda Leigh

    Harmony Esqueda

    LaNeisha Hodo

    Janet Valenzuela

    Raiai M. Lee

    Fortina Hernandez

    Gilda Sion

    Magdalena Pelayo

    Leslie Guardado

    Dayveon White

    Charmaine Mancil

    Joe Ward-Wallace

    Reina Flores

  • Ashley Loville

    Todd Cunningham

    Ray Lewis

    Blanca Lucio

    Brenda Verano

    Maria Sanchez

    Wendy Chen-Epstein

    Toya Regan

    Guadalupe Zapata

    Luis Yepiz

    Samantha Salmon

    Claudia Morales

    Blanca Gonzalez

    Casio Halliburton

If you have additional questions or are interested in future programming, please email info@goodfoodla.com. 

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