Long Beach Fresh

Long Beach Fresh Connecting Long Beach Eaters, Feeders and Seeders Our Vision
A city where local healthy food is widely produced, distributed and consumed.

Long Beach Fresh is dedicated to expanding Long Beach’s local food economy and infrastructure in ways that benefit our city’s diverse local communities. We think that everyone should have affordable access to good food – food that is nutritious, culturally relevant, and that has integrity in how it’s produced and distributed. We host community events and working groups, provide direct consulting t

o local food businesses and community organizations, promote local innovation in food, and work to create systems-level changes to the food system. Who We Serve
We support all three points of the local food economy: “Eaters,” “Feeders,” and “Seeders.” Each segment requires something different. Our Mission
To connect Eaters, Feeders and Seeders with resources, partners and models that can empower them to resolve their needs and use their offerings.

08/18/2026
Connect with food community in West Long Beach this Saturday Aug 22nd!! We are at Admiral Kidd Park in the morning and s...
08/17/2026

Connect with food community in West Long Beach this Saturday Aug 22nd!!

We are at Admiral Kidd Park in the morning and seeking volunteers for our social activities at the distro.

Then we are at Grow2Zero with Nick Mann High Frequency Farmers - Private Catering Arliz Crispy Delights for a talk and a Feel Good Community Table lunch, following the Future Farmers Academy class.

DM Long Beach Fresh to RSVP for morning volunteer or for the pay-what-you-can, pay-it-forward lunch! We want to hear from you!

Join us for tacos and a bilingual workshop on making gardens more welcoming and joyful for older adults.📅 Thursday, Augu...
08/17/2026

Join us for tacos and a bilingual workshop on making gardens more welcoming and joyful for older adults.

📅 Thursday, August 27, 11am
📍 The Growing Experience, 750 E Via Carmelitos
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seniors-in-the-garden-mayores-en-el-jardin-tickets-1998251137945

Lunch by Chef Bev and her student helpers, followed by a conversation with Andrea Terán Orlich, an age friendly cities expert visiting from Costa Rica. Over tacos, Andrea shares ideas for involving seniors not only in designing garden spaces but in bringing them to life through dancing, cafecitos, conversation, gardening, and everyday connection.

Then a hands on design workshop on how our own gardens can become more welcoming to older adults.

For seniors, garden managers, landscape designers, garden ambassadors, and anyone interested in more age friendly community spaces. Offered in English and Spanish.

We gather outdoors on the patio at Long Beach's largest urban farm, managed by Sowing Seeds of Change Urban Farm. Please dress for warm weather.

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Tacos y un taller bilingüe sobre cómo hacer que los jardines sean más acogedores y alegres para las personas mayores.

📅 Jueves 27 de agosto, 11am
📍 The Growing Experience, 750 E Via Carmelitos
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seniors-in-the-garden-mayores-en-el-jardin-tickets-1998251137945

Almuerzo preparado por la Chef Bev y sus estudiantes, seguido de una conversación con Andrea Terán Orlich, experta en ciudades amigables con las personas mayores que nos visita desde Costa Rica. Entre tacos, Andrea compartirá ideas para incluir a las personas mayores no solo en el diseño de los jardines, sino también en darles vida a través del baile, los cafecitos, la conversación, la jardinería y la conexión cotidiana.

Después, un taller práctico de diseño sobre cómo nuestros propios jardines pueden ser más acogedores para las personas mayores.

Para personas mayores, encargados de jardines, diseñadores de paisaje, embajadores de jardines y cualquier persona interesada en crear espacios comunitarios más amigables para todas las edades. Se ofrecerá en inglés y español.

Nos reuniremos al aire libre en el patio de la granja urbana más grande de Long Beach, administrada por Sowing Seeds of Change Urban Farm. Por favor, vengan preparados para el calor.

Check out our week of actions exploring food and culture, walkability, health and social connection at LBFresh.org. Cont...
08/14/2026

Check out our week of actions exploring food and culture, walkability, health and social connection at LBFresh.org. Contact us to get on the list for events that seem most relevant to your work, advocacy, or interest. Since they're not all widely public engagements, chatting IRL can help us bring the right folks to the table to create solutions together.

Something is blossoming on the Westside, and it's been a long time coming. From a calamansi tree planted 15 years ago......
07/09/2026

Something is blossoming on the Westside, and it's been a long time coming. From a calamansi tree planted 15 years ago...

To a farm started before COVID. A building marked with Filipino memory. A garden waking up under new hands.

Out of more than 5,000 applications, LB Fresh was selected for support from to help make Santa Fe Ave a more walkable, connected, food rich corridor for Westside seniors.

We're walking the corridor, listening, and finding where small investments can unlock bigger waves of care: new rhythms at Santa Fe Community Garden, a seed library at Grow2Zero Farms, restoring the Irie Park hip hop mural with Jerlene Tatum and young neighbors.

This isn't our first harvest. Two years ago this same AARP support helped us build a pre Hispanic kitchen at Rancho Los Cerritos with Oaxacan cocineras and launch our Healthy Markets pilot. A $200K investment on this street once helped generate over $1 million in corridor investment.

Small seeds. Serious fruit.

Want in? Shoot us a message! Volunteer in the garden. Introduce us to Westside seniors, businesses, or community groups. Share your Santa Fe Ave stories. Help us set the table.

📍 Santa Fe Ave, Long Beach

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