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RootDown LA is confronting obesity and related health issues in South Central Los Angeles by engaging youth in the education and skills training necessary to build healthier food communities.
RootDown LA is engaging youth to build demand for (and now supply of!) healthy food in South Central LA –- through cooking, gardening, entrepreneurial and experiential nutrition and food systems education. Over … See more →
  • May 16, 2010

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    Megan E. Hanson
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    Megan E. Hanson

    Who better to get kids to eat their veggies than other kids? It was AWEsome this spring, to take our Jefferson High School Youth Leaders on the road to run RootDown LA's Youth Leader Training program for OTHER kids in the South LA community. Both USC's MYLA Obesity Prevention Program and HEAC (Health... See More

  • January 19, 2010

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    Megan E. Hanson
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    Hi Everyone, If you are also in LA, we hope you are staying dry as the streets are running rivers this MLK day. Last week we made some soul food with our students at Jefferson High, in honor of MLK day. We talked about non-violent protest and agreed that we can simply choose to buy healthier food to... See More

  • September 22, 2009

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    Megan E. Hanson
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    Hi all, If you are able to volunteer your sandwich making skills on any of the following Fridays, Sept 25th, Oct 2 or Oct 9 at Will Rogers State Park, it will be MUCH appreciated. Particularly this first week, when Katy is out of town, I would LOVE to have some trusted sandwich making hands on deck.... See More

  • September 22, 2009

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    Hi all, If you are able to volunteer your sandwich making skills on any of the following Fridays, Sept 25th, Oct 2 or Oct 9 at Will Rogers State Park, it will be MUCH appreciated. Particularly this first week, when Katy is out of town, I would LOVE to have some trusted sandwich making hands on deck.... See More

  • September 22, 2009

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    Megan E. Hanson
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    Hi all, If you are able to volunteer your sandwich making skills on any of the following Fridays, Sept 25th, Oct 2 or Oct 9 at Will Rogers State Park, it will be MUCH appreciated. Particularly this first week, when Katy is out of town, I would LOVE to have some trusted sandwich making hands on deck.... See More

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