WEBVTT 00:01.067 --> 00:02.869 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - A lot of people don't have access 00:02.869 --> 00:04.437 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% or the resources to get to, 00:04.437 --> 00:07.474 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% let's say a farmer's market or a Trader Joe's 00:07.474 --> 00:08.975 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or stuff like that. 00:08.975 --> 00:11.845 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 00:11.845 --> 00:14.547 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% So it was a need for us 00:14.547 --> 00:17.317 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to bring more produce to this community. 00:19.452 --> 00:21.521 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Lidia] Paul brings thousands of pounds 00:21.521 --> 00:26.292 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of fresh produce back to SJLI's office in Inglewood. 00:26.292 --> 00:27.994 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Thank you for coming to Inglewood. 00:27.994 --> 00:29.362 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - I join Nicole Steele 00:29.362 --> 00:31.364 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% to redistribute today's delivery. 00:31.364 --> 00:32.932 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% A lot of food is being distributed. 00:32.932 --> 00:34.234 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% - Yeah. 00:34.234 --> 00:35.668 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - And tell me all these cars waiting like this, 00:35.668 --> 00:37.470 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they're gonna be all filled with your product? 00:37.470 --> 00:38.805 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% - Yeah. 00:38.805 --> 00:40.373 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So this is where all of the bagging happens 00:40.373 --> 00:42.075 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and I'm gonna introduce you to Tony 00:42.075 --> 00:43.343 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% who heads up this part. 00:43.343 --> 00:45.378 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% He's our community engagement coordinator. 00:45.378 --> 00:46.312 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Hi, Tony. - How are you doing? 00:46.312 --> 00:47.213 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - Hello! I'm good! 00:47.213 --> 00:47.981 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% How are you? - Okay. 00:47.981 --> 00:49.282 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Welcome. 00:49.282 --> 00:50.483 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - And these are all your assistants. Hi. 00:50.483 --> 00:52.018 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Since March of 2019, 00:52.018 --> 00:54.454 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we have been doing this every single Friday 00:54.454 --> 00:55.989 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for our community. 00:55.989 --> 00:57.524 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Making sure that they know there is a consistent place 00:57.524 --> 01:00.527 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% where they can come and connect with these types of foods 01:00.527 --> 01:02.462 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that sometimes are hard to get from your local food bank 01:02.462 --> 01:03.863 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% or other giveaways 01:03.863 --> 01:06.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where shelf stable foods are more readily available. 01:06.466 --> 01:09.836 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 01:09.836 --> 01:11.604 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Every single Friday we're getting 01:11.604 --> 01:13.706 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% 10 to 15,000 pounds of produce 01:13.706 --> 01:16.309 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and giving it away to our community, 01:16.309 --> 01:17.811 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to local seniors, 01:17.811 --> 01:20.413 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and to other agencies who then take it to their church 01:20.413 --> 01:23.316 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or their mutual aid organization and serve their community. 01:23.316 --> 01:25.618 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - So I see all these trucks lined up here. 01:25.618 --> 01:27.620 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% They come and pick up the different communities. 01:27.620 --> 01:28.855 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% You advise them? 01:28.855 --> 01:29.956 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Exactly - And they come and pick up. 01:29.956 --> 01:31.157 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - [Nicole] They come and pick up. 01:31.157 --> 01:31.691 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Lidia] But then you also deliver? 01:31.691 --> 01:32.992 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% - We do. 01:32.992 --> 01:34.727 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Throughout the week, we deliver to schools. 01:34.727 --> 01:37.330 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% We have programs with local clinics 01:37.330 --> 01:40.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where just like with my family, when the doctor says, 01:40.033 --> 01:41.668 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% "Oh you need to eat healthier," 01:41.668 --> 01:42.969 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% then the doctor can say, 01:42.969 --> 01:45.371 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% "And every Wednesday you can come right back here 01:45.371 --> 01:47.407 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to the clinic to pick up fresh produce." 01:47.407 --> 01:50.443 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We do giveaways at local LA County parks. 01:50.443 --> 01:52.745 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% We do giveaways at high schools. 01:52.745 --> 01:54.881 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% We do fun community days. 01:54.881 --> 01:58.451 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Any place where we can get to people to give them this food, 01:58.451 --> 02:00.453 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% we're gonna be there. 02:00.453 --> 02:01.855 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% These are heavy 02:01.855 --> 02:04.190 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% so I wanna put them on the bottom. 02:04.190 --> 02:07.360 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - What I really related to was the sharing part. 02:07.360 --> 02:09.028 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% You know, I grew up like that. 02:09.028 --> 02:11.598 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% A little small town where my grandmother was. 02:11.598 --> 02:15.235 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I think there was 20 houses and you thought nothing. 02:15.235 --> 02:17.370 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You know, go down to Josefina 02:17.370 --> 02:19.839 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and ask if she has a head of garlic 02:19.839 --> 02:23.009 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or if she has a piece of bread or if she has some salt. 02:23.009 --> 02:24.444 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It was common and you know, 02:24.444 --> 02:26.880 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it wasn't measured, "Oh, she's gonna return it to me." 02:26.880 --> 02:29.682 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% It was kind of, sort of an exchange. 02:29.682 --> 02:33.119 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Together, the whole community survived. 02:33.119 --> 02:34.554 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - We envision a world 02:34.554 --> 02:36.523 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where the people in our community can use their agency 02:36.523 --> 02:38.291 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to change circumstances 02:38.291 --> 02:39.926 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for themselves and those around them. 02:39.926 --> 02:41.261 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And that's what we're seeing. 02:41.261 --> 02:43.730 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Think about 35% of the food 02:43.730 --> 02:46.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that is produced in America goes to waste. 02:46.366 --> 02:47.567 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - That's right. 02:47.567 --> 02:49.068 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - And yet there are neighborhoods, 02:49.068 --> 02:52.372 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% there are communities that absolutely have no access 02:52.372 --> 02:53.373 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to this kind of fresh service. 02:53.373 --> 02:54.908 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - Exactly. 02:54.908 --> 02:58.678 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% About 40% of the food grown by agricultural businesses 02:58.678 --> 03:01.214 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is thrown away for really silly reasons. 03:01.214 --> 03:03.483 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The apples weren't quite red enough. 03:03.483 --> 03:05.218 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% They wanna control the prices 03:05.218 --> 03:07.320 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so inventory needs to go out. 03:07.320 --> 03:11.357 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We are able to give away that food before it goes bad, 03:11.357 --> 03:12.892 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% before it gets spoiled. 03:13.960 --> 03:17.297 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 03:17.297 --> 03:19.532 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - As we work, I can't help but think about 03:19.532 --> 03:22.502 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% what I would make with these ingredients. 03:22.502 --> 03:25.939 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% There was zucchini, there was cabbage, there was mushrooms. 03:25.939 --> 03:29.642 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I immediately thought of one of my simple recipes. 03:29.642 --> 03:33.546 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% If we can connect some of the ingredients that you have 03:33.546 --> 03:35.415 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I can come up with the recipes, 03:35.415 --> 03:36.783 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% would you share them in these bags? 03:36.783 --> 03:37.717 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - Absolutely, yeah. 03:37.717 --> 03:38.685 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - You think that's a good idea? 03:38.685 --> 03:39.819 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - I think that's a great idea. 03:39.819 --> 03:41.521 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I know our community would love that. 03:41.521 --> 03:42.889 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - I had my office send it to me. 03:42.889 --> 03:46.426 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I modified it to exactly the products that they had 03:46.426 --> 03:50.230 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and we did it in English and in Spanish. 03:50.230 --> 03:51.497 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Look at the line up! 03:51.497 --> 03:54.567 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% At one o'clock, the distribution center 03:54.567 --> 03:57.070 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% becomes a free produce market for all. 03:57.070 --> 03:58.671 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This is one of my recipes. 03:58.671 --> 03:59.939 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - Oh, it sounds good! 03:59.939 --> 04:01.507 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Oh it is good. - Alright, well thank you. 04:01.507 --> 04:03.042 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - [Lidia] Alright. 04:03.042 --> 04:06.879 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This cycle of food not being thrown away in the garbage, 04:06.879 --> 04:10.183 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but ending in somebody's home as food on the table 04:10.183 --> 04:12.452 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% was so rewarding to see. 04:12.452 --> 04:15.121 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - You the lady from the cooking club on the show! 04:15.121 --> 04:16.256 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - You watch me? You watch me? 04:16.256 --> 04:17.023 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And I was recognized by some of them. 04:17.023 --> 04:18.157 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% It was was fun. 04:18.157 --> 04:19.325 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Thank you for watching. - Thank you. 04:19.325 --> 04:21.928 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Here's a receta and enjoy. 04:21.928 --> 04:23.630 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Keep on cooking. - Yes, yes. 04:23.630 --> 04:24.897 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Thank you. - Okay. 04:24.897 --> 04:25.865 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - [Lidia] Bye-Bye.