Root Down LA

South LA youth, who now run RootDown LA, know how to build demand for fresh produce directly in their neighborhoods. Our goal this year is to support these young people by putting them at the forefront of local food systems change in South Los Angeles. Our project consists of employing youth ages 16-24 to run live cooking demonstrations at six farmers markets to increase awareness and consumption of healthy foods.

South LA youth, who now run RootDown LA, know how to build demand for, and create supplies of fresh produce, directly in their neighborhoods. Our goal this year is to support these young people to begin to develop their own for-profit healthy food ventures, incorporating the nutrition and culinary educational activities they already expertly facilitate, and the produce from the garden networks they installed and maintain, at our South Los Angeles Youth-driven Neighborhood Food System sites.