By Adrienne Markworth …trying new things.” A resident at Valencia Gardens, our new programming site in San Francisco’s Mission District, said this to me last week during an outreach visit. She, along with all of the VG residents we talked to, was so excited to take advantage of the cooking and nutrition information we’ll be […]
Leah's Pantry Team
Exciting Opportunities!
By Adrienne Markworth I’m very excited to get started on a new project. Without giving away all of the juicy details, we’re looking for people to get involved with a new workshop format right here in San Francisco. Instead of our usual seminar, we’re going to be experimenting this summer at a housing site in […]
Summer Sites
By Adrienne Markworth Several things point to the growing importance of food and nutrition in our culture. One is the popularity of books like The Art of Simple Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma (and the follow-up, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.) In fact, we’re even summarizing the main ideas of these titles in […]
New Website!
For some time now, Dianne and I have wanted to create an online presence for Leah’s Pantry. Everyone seems to be online now—and many of our workshop participants have access to computers at school, work, home, or computer labs in their communities. We’re working to create a site that continues the dialogue started in our […]