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Urban Fruit


Monday, November 2, 2015 : 9:30 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.

Roman Zenz, Los Angeles, CA
This film tells the story of a handful of city dwellers growing food in Los Angeles, California. They are a diverse group intent to reclaim a skill that has been lost to the industrial food complex. We witness their struggles with the city, their families, nature and themselves.

The director of the film was raised in Germany and moving to Los Angeles in 2008, he observed the lack of fruits and vegetables available to many underserved communities. The director described his observation as people living in food deserts—a lack of access to natural or organic fresh foods.

The film introduces leading food advocates and food gardeners of the urban farming renaissance in Los Angeles, California, allowing them to share how they are reducing and/or mitigating food insecurities in lower socio-economic and middle-income communities.

The film addresses industrial food control as well as the struggles with city government adoption and family support.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Diversity and culture
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Identify the barriers to fresh food in underserved communities. Discuss strategies to provide fresh produce to underserved communities through sustainable gardens and community participation. Name several ways to connect with local sustainable food sources and advocacy groups in the community. Describe the steps needed in making changes towards a more sustainable and local food system in your community.

Keyword(s): Diversity and culture, Advocacy for health and health education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I received a certificate in Gardening and Horticulture from UCLA Extension. I have the equivalent to a Masters Degree in Filmmaking from a German University and produced several narrative and documentary films prior to Urban Fruit. I spent over a year researching the Urban Farming Movement in Los Angeles and met with many decision makers, activists, individuals and community organizers.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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