Category: Food Justice

  • Teen Cooking Show Teaches Culture, Cameras and Chopping Skills

    By Jill Replogle “So directors, in order to get something going, you say ‘quiet on the set,’” Kristine Diekman shouts across the room to the two high school girls poring over a script. Diekman is a professor of video and new media at Cal State San Marcos. Photo Courtesy of Cooking It Up Mics and…

  • Tweet City Heights: California Soda Tax Passes First Hurdle

    By Megan Burks Insurance Rate for Adults Hasn’t Improved Under ACA California Healthline reports a Commonwealth Fund study found the number of working-age adults with health insurance hasn’t yet increased under the Affordable Care Act. The number of uninsured young adults has dropped 7 percent between when 2010 and 2012, thanks in large part to…

  • USDA Official Stops in City Heights to Promote Summer Lunch Program

    Fay Elementary student Jamir, 10, tastes a kumquat from Sahu Subtropicals farm in Pauma Valley. He says it’s sour and won’t be eating another one. But thanks to a federal summer lunch program, he can eat other fresh fruit and vegetables when his school cafeteria is closed. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks…

  • San Diego’s Urban Agriculture Ordinance Sprouts New Business Opportunities

    This spring marks the first anniversary of a city ordinance that lets residents keep chickens, goats and bees in their backyards. The relaxed homesteading rules have had a major impact on business at City Farmers Nursery in City Heights. | Video by Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers This spring marks…

  • New Supermarket Offers Access to African Food Staples

    Pacific Caribbean Supermarket opened in City Heights this month, catering to West African and Caribbean San Diegans looking for a little taste of home. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers There’s a new grocery store in City Heights that can help African immigrants remember the taste of home. Pacific Caribbean Supermarket opened after…