Harvesting Oranges and more!

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LASA continued thinking about food insecurity in LA this month, welcoming LASA Alum Patrick Hudnut of the Hollywood Food Coalition and Carole Di Poi from The Huntington. LASA also welcomed back Alum West Point Cadet Trevor Kwak to share how LASA impacted his journey; we were also grateful for an extra set of orange picking hands! Josh reflected, “In LASA …

The Food Bank

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LASA gathered in February for our first of two sessions on food insecurity in LA. We’ll let the pictures and the numbers share the story of our visit to the LA Food Bank. 27 LASA students, teachers, and our special guest, Bill’s sister, Deb Deverell, worked 81 hours of service.10,500 pounds of onions sorted by LASA during our shift. 45,400 …

Let’s Talk About Food

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LASA gathered in March to consider food insecurity in LA and the practices spaces like the Hollywood Food Coalition use to connect food with guests. And, despite a bit of rain, LASA picked 700 pounds of oranges from The Huntington grove for the Coalition. Patrick Hudnut – LASA alum and member of the Hollywood Food Coalition’s administrative team – answered …