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eat! Food Distribution program at Food Access LA operates eight farmers’ markets throughout LA. Isabel Thottam manages all of the food distribution to help those who cannot access the markets get organic, locally grown produce. She says, “We have been purchasing produce from farmers and donating the produce to community organizations and chefs/restaurants cooking meals for first responders. We’ve also donated to shelters, given groceries away to those displaced, and dropped fruit off at fire stations!”
Edible San Fernando Valley contributor Cyndi Bemel sent us images of the historic Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center (PJTC) after the Eaton Fire and says, “The flames had consumed everything, leaving behind only a few charred and tattered pieces of Judaica standing in defiance. Miraculously, the 13 Torah scrolls from the synagogues were saved, a small but powerful symbol of hope amidst the devastation. Seeing it all up close—the ashes beneath my feet, the scent clinging to my skin, the overwhelming loss in the air—was deeply shocking and heartbreaking. Even in the face of such destruction, it serves as a reminder of the unbreakable resilience of the Jewish people through the ages. PJTC was never just a building; it was a community. And this community will rise again and rebuild together.”
(left) Jenna Homen (@jenna_paints) painted this mural (designed by Leah Ferrazanni) for the front window at Ferrazanni’s Pasta and Market. Ferrazanni’s was closed for a couple weeks to finish cleaning out the smoke damage but is now open and providing for the community.
Marcella Tyler Ketelhut contributed this image taken several years before the fires as representative of those born and raised in LA. She watched her childhood memories burn in the Palisades Fire.

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