Organic Food in East L.A.?
Not quite. But Javier Cabral writing for Zocalo shares some interesting spots in East L.A. that give promise to Angelenos for finding local, sustainable, and natural food options in East L.A.
From Zocalo:
East Los Angeles has no Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. But it does have El Super and Top Valu. They are just as fulfilling. For the renegade vegetarian or the naturally healthy immigrant ranchero or simply the health-food-curious searcher, now is the time to take a revolutionary step: go food shopping east of the river. No more trips westward for pricey pints of unsweetened almond milk and salubrious meats.
Join me on a shopping day and let me show you.
My excursion starts with a beverage. “La gente preguntó por ella,” says Jorge Caballero in response to my query about how he came to be selling unsweetened almond milk. (“The people asked for it.”) Caballero is assistant manager of the Top Valu supermarket chain located along historic Whittier Boulevard. It’s a Latino favorite, and the store sells about a dozen cartons of alternative milk a week. Only one of those units is getting sold to me—I promise. The rest are purchased by other inner-city almond milk lovers. More
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