PATTERN LANGUAGE FOR FOOD SECURITY 

regional units

  • State - California (39,510,000 people)

  • Region - SCAG Counties (19,000,000 people)

  • County - Los Angeles (10,000,000 people / 4,752 sq mi)

  • City - Los Angeles (4,000,000 people / 503 sq mi)

  • Council District (250,000 people)

  • Town/Neighborhood (40,000 people)

  • Micro-Hood (10,000 people)

  • Cohort (5,000 people)

Elements

POLICY ELEMENTS

  • Dept of Public Health  (County)  LA County Nutrition Program

  • Food Policy Council  (County/City)  LA Food Policy Council, LB Fresh

  • Local Government (City)  Mayor’s Office, Food Security Czar

  • Policy Advocates  (Federal/State/Local)  HALA, CAFF, CalCAN

COMMERCIAL ELEMENTS

  • Farmers Markets  (Town/Neighborhood)  SEE-LA, Farmer Mark

  • Restaurants/Cafes  (Micro-hood)  South LA Cafe

  • Street Vendors (Micro-hood) Charlies Tacos, Cena

  • Mobile Produce Truck (Micro-hood)

  • Grocery Stores  (Town/Neighborhood) Various

    • Food Co-Op (Town/Neighborhood) SoLA Food Co-Op (Future), Long Beach Food Co-Op (Future)

  • Corner Stores  (Micro-hood) Hank’s Mini Mart

  • Food Prep/Manufacturing  (Town/Neighborhood) Everytable, LA Kitchen (Former)

  • Wholesale Market  (City) Various

  • Commercial Farms  (County) South Central Farm, Gaytan Family Farm

  • Urban Farm  (Neighborhood) Ave 33 Farms, Urban Homestead

NON-COMMERCIAL ELEMENTS

  • Community Garden  (Neighborhood)  LA Community Garden Council

  • School Gardens  (School) Garden School Foundation, Enrich LA

  • Educational Gardens (Neighborhood) Adventures to Dreams, Black Thumb Farm

  • Food Bank  (Neighborhood) LA Regional Food Bank

  • Food Distribution, Delivery  (Neighborhood) LA Mas

  • Food Distribution, Event-based (Micro-hood) Feed Our Soul

CONNECTIVE ELEMENTS

  • Gleaners  (Neighborhood) Food Forward

  • Connectors  (County) Open Silo, LB Fresh, LAFPC

  • Neighborhood Councils  (Neighborhood) Empower LA

  • Council Representatives  (Council District) Various

  • Public Sector Communications  (City/County) Websites, Social Media

  • Food Leader (Cohort)