LA FOODSCAPES:
Conversations at the Intersection of Food, People and the Land
This event series, hosted by the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, is designed to catalyze transformative action within LA's diverse food ecosystem. As a backbone organization, LAFPC collaborates with a multitude of sector organizations on various topics that contribute to food equity. We aim to bridge community-based organizations with elected offices, fostering meaningful conversations that not only provoke thought but also lead to actionable next steps.
By bringing together leaders and the community at the various intersections of food, the series emphasizes equity, stewardship, and innovation. Each event is an opportunity to engage in discourses that not only enlighten but also empower attendees to enact change, ensuring that every discussion translates into practical and impactful outcomes for our food systems.
Upcoming Events
Feeding Our Housing Insecure Angelenos
Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 10am - 2pm
The Huffington Center at St. Sophia
Los Angeles, CA
Learn more on food accessibility from formerly unhoused community members with lived experience. Join us for a presentation and panel conversation on the importance of food on the path to housing justice with key insights into what we might call “the unhoused food system,” outreach efforts and service provision.
Tech-Powered Solutions for an Inclusive & Resilient Food System
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 10am - 12pm
Los Angeles, CA
As food insecurity rises, climate change accelerates, and the retail food economy shifts, how can technology be leveraged to expand food access, support small food businesses, and build climate resilience? This panel conversation will explore the intersection of food justice, innovation, and climate adaptation. The event will feature entrepreneurs, investors, and community leaders discussing ethical tech solutions—from digital food assistance platforms to data-driven urban agriculture, climate-smart logistics, and worker-centered automation. Discussions will also focus on how inclusive, community-centered innovations can better serve historically marginalized communities and ensure equitable access to food and economic opportunity. Join us to discover how technology can be a force for equity and resilience in Los Angeles’ evolving food landscape.
Past Events
Common Ground Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 7pm
Aero Theatre
Santa Monica, CA
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10am - 12pm
Food as Medicine: Generational Health Building
Moonwater Farms
Compton, CA
Investigate CalAim initiative and food-based strategies with healthcare with the LA Department of Public Health, medical visionaries, indigenous community, holistic nutritionists, and advocates for food equity. Join us for a remedy recipe demonstration followed by panel discussion exploring the various intersections of food as medicine from different perspectives.
Our Future Food Ecosystem and Climate
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 10am - 1pm
Crop Swap LA
Los Angeles, CA
Explore how to create a resilient food system that supports healthy communities and ecosystems in the face of our changing climate. Join us for a panel discussion on actionable strategies for disrupting our current industrial agriculture systems in pursuit of climate justice through regenerative foodways that build climate resilience and community food sovereignty.
Series Sponsorship
Special thank you to Cedars-Sinai for seed funding the inaugural 2024 series.
