California

What's on your plate? Food in multicultural LA

Los Angeles is an epicenter for the study of the connection between people and the food they eat. This program provides students appropriate lenses to explore different cultural norms around what, how, and when we eat. We also delve into the concept of food equity in an urban environment.

Learning objectives

Students appreciate the myriad challenges and perspectives related to culture and food justice.
Students explore the health outcomes of plant-based lifestyles as well as the environmental outcomes of such ways of being.
Students build an understanding of how animal- and plant-based food is produced, processed, and consumed in the United States. How is it changing?

Program highlights

  • Griffith Observatory Hike
  • FARM LA Immersion and Workshop
  • Movie screenings
  • Cooking class
  • Food Justice Advocacy Organization
  • Land Bridges Study and Observation
  • Visit Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary
  • Program Debrief at Santa Monica Pier

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All Seasons

6-8 days; 12-18 students

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