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<p>The June food swap at Poketo was one of our most diverse yet, with swappers bringing all kinds of edibles from kombucha to zucchini, caramel, kale, honey, mustard, bacon, and eggs. Thank you to Angie and Ted at Poketo for hosting us and to everyone who participated! See more photos at the Poketo blog (Photo [&hellip;]</p>
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<p>Our first swap of 2013 took place at Otherwild, an amazing shop and graphic design studio in Echo Park. Swappers brought everything from bacon jam to strawberry lemonade, kombucha, wild yeast bread, ice cream, eggs, gluten-free treats, pickles, ketchup, chimichurri, citrus, soy milk, sugarcane, and more. Thank you so much to everyone who participated and [&hellip;]</p>
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<p>For the October food swap at HM157, we got into the Halloween spirit with Pasadena Food Swap, Santa Monica Food Swap, and Borderline Food Swap N.O.C. In addition to the food swap, we held a costume contest and raffle and raised $88 for the Food Swap Network fall fundraiser. Thanks to everyone who came, celebrated, [&hellip;]</p>
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<p>For our May food swap at ReForm School, we had a special guest: Kate Payne, author of The Hip Girl&rsquo;s Guide To Homemaking and co-founder of the modern food swap movement in Brooklyn and Austin. It was our most diverse swap yet, with people sharing homemade ice cream, soy milk, kombucha, strawberry jam, candied citrus, [&hellip;]</p>
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