'We believe that healthy nutrition is part of everyone's birthright.' Vegans of L.A. is a food bank on a mission is to provide access to fresh fruits, vegetables and a variety of plant-based food options.
Vegans of L.A. food bank is on a mission is to provide access to fresh fruits, vegetables and plant-based food options to those who are food insecure.Food insecurity is one of L.A. County's most pressing issues. A recent study from USC found that one out of four residents suffer from food insecurity. That means hundreds of families rely on food banks, but finding healthy options can be challenging. Enter Vegans of L.A.
Despite its surge in popularity, she knows eating vegan isn't for everyone. However, she enjoys seeing her recipients realize all the possibilities. "It's not the cold tofu and lettuce," said Hunter. "People think it is. You can have soul food, you can have anything designed to your culture's cuisine with plants and it's really the seasoning that makes it taste great. So that would give me a high when people say, of my God, this is vegan? So this is a really cool form of activism."
"And its real good food, and I enjoy it because everyone is struggling right now in life and we have to get everything we can," said Alex Rios, food bank recipient. Vegans of L.A. has two locations open every third Thursday of the month, and on the first Tuesday on the USC campus.If you often find you have surplus food, do you know where it's needed? Turns out there's an app for that.Man with autism becomes a drumming star with aid of lifelong coach
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