Gardening
In Westwood's food deserts, families prepare gardens for growing season
Family gardens provide fresh produce, outdoor activity and cultural connection for residents living in a designated food desert.
Eating Locally
Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.
Eating Locally
Season 5 Episode 504 | 26m 46s | CC
What does “local food” actually mean? It can be as simple as eating most of your diet from foods grown within your own home state. But does eating locally mean no imported foods like Italian olive oil? Flour grown and milled in another state? Christina visits an urban farmer in Philadelphia dedicated to creating access to fresh food for everyone.
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