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Earned media that meets the moment.

A curated selection of national, statewide, local, broadcast, bilingual, and digital coverage, from in-studio interviews to field reporting and feature stories.

Families and shoppers at the Central Avenue Farmers Market in a Los Angeles Times feature by Nava RawlsFeature Story

Los Angeles Times

‘It’s Like Jumping Through Hoops’: CalFresh Cuts Push L.A. Families and Farmers to the Brink

Regional · Nava Rawls

A deeply reported feature from the Central Avenue Farmers’ Market connecting CalFresh cuts to families, farmers, local food access, and the sustainability of neighborhood markets.

Isabel Thottam speaking live with both Today in LA hostsLive Remote Interview

NBC Los Angeles

Food Access LA Offers Online EBT Purchases of Farmers Market Produce Boxes

Broadcast · Today in LA

A live morning segment making Food Access LA’s new online EBT option clear, timely, and accessible.

Isabel Thottam speaking with both CBS Los Angeles hosts in studioIn-Studio Interview

CBS News Los Angeles

CalFresh Customers Get Atwater Village and Crenshaw Farmers’ Markets Box Deliveries

Broadcast · KCAL News

An in-studio conversation with Isabel Thottam about bringing farmers market produce directly to CalFresh shoppers.

Volunteers harvesting surplus produce for a Civil Eats feature about modern gleaningFeature Story

Civil Eats

With Hunger on the Rise, Urban Gleaners Seek to Strengthen Local Food Security

National · Climate + Food Systems · By Elena Valeriote

A national feature examining modern gleaning as a climate-conscious response to food waste and hunger, with Food Forward founder and CEO Rick Nahmias.

Food Forward produce distribution photographed for Capital & MainFeature Story

Capital & Main

Is the Solution to Hunger All Around Us in Fertile California?

Statewide · Sustainability + Food Recovery · By Mark Kreidler

A deeply reported look at produce recovery as sustainable, scalable infrastructure for hunger relief and climate action.

Families visiting a farmers market operated by Food Access LA, the second photograph in Robert Garrova's LAist storyDigital + Radio Reporting

LAist

A New Program for CalFresh Recipients Brings the Farmers Market to the Front Door

Local · Robert Garrova

A digital and radio story centering food access, choice, and the experience of Los Angeles shoppers.

Ceci Campos speaking on camera in Nathalie Basha's Spectrum News report from the Central Avenue Farmers MarketField Reporting

Spectrum News 1 SoCal

Farmers Market Produce Boxes Can Be Delivered to Your Home and Paid for With Food Stamps

Broadcast + Digital · Nathalie Basha

Field reporting from the Central Avenue Farmers’ Market on Food Access LA’s delivered CSA boxes.

A produce vendor at the Crenshaw Farmers Market photographed for LAistDigital + Radio Reporting

LAist

Food Assistance Groups Brace for an Uncertain Future With Federal Cuts Looming

Food Equity · Robert Garrova

A reported feature connecting the market’s 20-year community role to looming CalFresh cuts.

Melissa Gallardo speaking in Vania Patino-Hernandez's Spectrum News field reportField Reporting

Spectrum News 1 SoCal

Crenshaw Farmers Market Program Helps People Save on Groceries

Food Equity · Vania Patino-Hernandez

Field reporting on Market Match, food insecurity, and the market’s 20th-anniversary milestone.

Crenshaw Farmers Market shopper Monique Simpson speaking in the CBS News Los Angeles anniversary segmentField Reporting

CBS News Los Angeles

Crenshaw Farmers Market Celebrates 20 Years

Food Equity · Broadcast + Digital

Event-day coverage celebrating two decades of fresh food and community in South Los Angeles.

A shopper selecting fresh beets at the Crenshaw Farmers Market in the Los Angeles Sentinel's anniversary storyFeature Story

Los Angeles Sentinel

Crenshaw Farmers’ Market Celebrates 20 Years of Community, Culture, and Healthy Food Access

Food Equity · Community Press

A post-event feature on the market’s legacy, vendors, and role as a South Los Angeles gathering place.

A citrus harvesting tool holding oranges for a Ventura County Reporter feature on Food Forward’s Zest FestFeature Story

Ventura County Reporter

Harvesting Hope: Food Forward’s Zest Fest Invites Ventura County Volunteers to Combat Food Waste

Strategic Local Placement · Dylan Boyd

A targeted local feature inviting Ventura County volunteers into Food Forward’s Zest Fest and the fight against food waste.

Food Forward supervisor Merced Giles-Bonfil speaking in Tania Martín's Spectrum Noticias field reportField Reporting

Spectrum Noticias

Organización Rescata Toneladas de Alimentos para Familias Necesitadas

Spanish-Language Broadcast · Tania Martín

A Spanish-language television story filmed at the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market.

Food Forward volunteers gleaning citrus in the San Fernando ValleyFeature Story

Los Angeles Daily News

In San Fernando Valley, Volunteers Go Gleaning to Pick Citrus Fruit for Those in Need

Community Reporting · Ayushi Das

Hyperlocal coverage connecting volunteer action, food waste reduction, and nutrition equity.

Crooked Ideas Hopescrolling video about Food Forward gleaningReported Social Video

Crooked Ideas

Hopescrolling: How Gleaning Fights Hunger and Food Waste

Digital Field Segment · Jessica Zubia

A social-first field segment translating food recovery into an engaging story for a politically aware audience.

Lawndale Tribune coverage of Earth Carnival at Environmental Charter High SchoolCommunity Feature

Lawndale Tribune

Earth Carnival at Environmental Charter High School

Early Work · Education

An early placement highlighting student-led environmental education and community engagement.