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Transformation
Episode 1
Roy explores the power of cooking to rehabilitate those on the margins of society and the organizations taking a chance on those who need it most. He spends time with Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy and Homegirl Industries, the pioneer of socially minded food enterprises focused on transitioning former gang members from lives on the street to lives in kitchens. Roy also visits Mar Diego, a food entrepreneur who has opened Dough Girl, a pizza shop in the San Fernando Valley employing local kids struggling with drug use and homelessness. Additionally, the episode features L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti shedding light into workforce models with a purpose.
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Homeboy Industries: From a Life of Crime to Croissants
Father Greg Boyle started Homeboy Industries at a time when his parish had the highest concentration of gangs in the nation.
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Homeboy Industries: From a Life of Crime to Croissants
Father Greg Boyle started Homeboy Industries at a time when his parish had the highest concentration of gangs in the nation.
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Dough Girl: Serving Pizza and Life-Changing Opportunities for Van Nuys Teens
In addition to baking creative pies like the In-N-Out-inspired Animal Style and lobster bisque-smothered Mobster pizzas, Dough Girl is lending a hand to local youth dealing with issues like homelessness and addiction.
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Five Things You Should Know About Our Justice System
A population as big as the state of Kansas are in prison. You may not know it, but the criminal justice system has immense impacts on our lives. Here are five things to consider.
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Full Episodes
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E1: Transformation
Episode 1
Roy explores the power of cooking to rehabilitate those on the margins of society and the organizations taking a chance on those who need it most.
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E2: Access
Episode 2
Roy meets the individuals bringing healthy and affordable food options into South L.A. communities that lack access to fresh food.
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E3: Future
Episode 3
Roy explores future culinary landscapes looking forward to a world affected by climate change.
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E4: Cannabis
Episode 4
Roy explores the issues of equality and the emergence of a new culinary landscape since the advent of legalized recreational marijuana.
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E5: Waste
Episode 5
Roy journeys from L.A. to Orange County to discover how non-profit innovators are tackling the problem of food waste.
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Clips & Segments
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Some organizations, including Bracken's Kitchen, are taking food donations and repurposing them into healthy meals for those who need it most.
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Prior to its closure, LA Kitchen received daily truck loads of food rejected by grocery stores due to cosmetic defects or overstock.
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From criminalization to creative entrepreneurship, the culture around marijuana has changed drastically over the years.
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Cream of miso soup, herb-crusted tri-tip with mint chimichurri, gnocchi with mussels — these are some of the dishes you might encounter on one of PopCultivate's cannabis-infused menus.
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Watts Coffee House has been open for more than 50 years, but since Desiree Edwards took over in 1997, the restaurant has become a community gathering place and driver for a more positive future for locals.
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Aqeela Sherrills is a Watts native who grew up around street gangs. As an adult, he decided to team up with other community members to build a more peaceful, prosperous Watts.
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A chaotic riot narrative may have plagued Watts for the last five decades, but these long-running organizations show the community’s deep and lasting legacy of political and cultural organizing.
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It’s hard to eat, drink, and be merry when you think about just how much our food system contributes to climate change around the world. But it also means there’s plenty you can do to help mitigate the effects of climate change right from your kitchen.
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One-third of the food produced each year never gets eaten — that’s enough food to feed undernourished people worldwide twice over. Here are a few things you should know about food waste.
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Bracken's Kitchen is a Garden Grove-based non-profit that provides meals to organizations that help feed people in need.
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