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Exploring Justice Along the Food Chain: A Vegetable Tamale Workshop

La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles

Chema Hernández Gil and Nassim Nobari, co-founders of Seed the Commons, will demonstrate how to make tamales the traditional way, with plant-based ingredients. While cooking, they will speak of the social justice issues that affect people along the food chain, anchoring the discussion in the different components of the tamales. This event is free, but […]

The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a promoter of nature at a California land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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(310) 825-8260


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707 Tiverton Drive
Los Angeles, CA
90095

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