Long Beach Fresh

Yogurt is a cultured (fermented) food with billions of probiotic bacteria. Probiotics aid in breaking down nutrients for better absorption. This not only improves digestion, it allows the body and brain to better use the nutrients we consume.

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🗓️ Thursdays
📍 Bixby Knolls, 46th / Atlantic Ave
⏰ 3 - 7 pm
🏡 Perfect evening market. 💚
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💳 EBT gladly accepted!
💰 Double your bucks with Market Match up to $15 FREE for fruits and vegetables!

Our Farmers Market, is a gift to the community from the South Coast Interfaith Council.
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More sophisticated marketing coming soon 😆
Just so excited to share our updates just went live at LBFresh.org + thanks to community members who chipped in with verification support.

This year's contest saw a beet win best in show - trust us, it was delicious and a beaut! Andrea's Pastry Pang crew also wowed us with hearty hybrid gourds and sourdough focaccia. Read more highlights and results!

Blue Ribbon Contest Results 9th Annual Long Beach Urban Agriculture Contest Celebrates Local Growers Published by Long Beach Fresh | Photos by Manuel Diaz | Katie Phillips Gallery, Bixby Knolls The 9th Annual Blue Ribbon...

Are you bee-curious? Join the hive mind at Willow Springs Honeybee Sanctuary. Plus, thanks to WAGS animal shelter for helping chemical-plant crisis evacuees.

Discover three types of basil with Xu of

Holy basil, or tulsi, is a fragrant herb sacred in Hinduism, known for its spicy, clove-like flavor and adaptogenic properties that help the body manage stress.

Lemon basil is a fragrant, heat-loving herb with bright, citrusy leaves used in cooking, especially with fish, chicken, and in drinks, offering a lemony flavor with sweet basil notes.

Thai basil is a fragrant herb from Southeast Asia, distinguished by its purple stems, pink-purple flowers, and a spicy, anise-like flavor that differs from Italian basil.

You can now start a MEHKO application! Plus, two workshops coming up alongside the launch of LB Fresh's MEHKOLink network.

Home Restaurants Kickoff is Here! The Long Beach Department of Health has officially opened applications for Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) permits. The application form is available now at longbeach.gov . To help...

Home Cooks Unite!

Our coalition brought MEHKOs across the finish line, now our link network will help home kitchens enterprises succeed.

Message us or visit tinyurl.com/homecookco to sign up for our network of home kitchen enterprises, resources, and supporters!

And stay tuned for two workshops we will be at with LB Health Department, , and in the near future.

Cocina del Barrio: Mexican Culinary Tradition
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Join us Sunday, May 24 from 2–5 p.m. at Rancho Los Cerritos for a hands-on food and cultural workshop connected to our current exhibition *Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americano.*

Led by ethnobotanist and local business owner Carina Lavin, the workshop explores the cultural significance of corn, nixtamalization, grinding on a metate, and making handmade tortillas — all gathered around a community comal.

"Gathering around the comal in community reawakens the ancestral memory of cooking with an open fire. These practices help us remember the foods we grew up with, the traditions that continue to nourish and connect us."* — Carina Lavin

The comal itself — brought to life by LB Fresh and PlacemakingUS with support from AARP, the Port of Long Beach, Arts Council for Long Beach, and Community Engagement — is more than a cooking surface. It's a place to gather, teach, remember, and pass something forward.

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026
⏰ 2–5 p.m.
📍 Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Road, Long Beach
🎟️ $25 | Discounts for members & volunteers

Tickets: bit.ly/barrioamericano-food