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    Capturing Rainfall in Los Angeles

    Andy Lipkis is the founder and president of TreePeople . His vision for Southern California is to capture more rainfall and reduce Southern California's dependence on imported water. One of his suggestions is for local government to subsidize cisterns either at individuals' homes or for neighborhoods to share.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Andy Lipkis is the founder and president of TreePeople. His vision for Southern California is to capture more rainfall and reduce Southern California's dependence on imported water. One of his suggestions is for local government to subsidize cisterns either at individuals' homes or for neighborhoods to share. A similar program in Australia has been very successful.

    A list of TreePeople's free "earthworks" and "waterworks" workshops are below. Learn how to harvest rainwater and more...

    - Saturday, March 24: Free landscape water conserving workshops (at TreePeople)

    - Sunday, March 25: Landscape water conserving workshop (at Natural History Museum)

    - Saturday, May 5: Green City Fair at TreePeople

    Music: "Treble Bass and Midrange" by AM60

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    4. 0:00Foie Gras and Jelly Doughnuts
    5. 0:00The Beauty of a Simple Salad
    6. 0:00Market Report
    7. 0:00Irradiation and the Ick Factor
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Candace Moyer

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    The full episode

    2 of 7
    Brainaise; Irradiated Food; Eating in Boyle Heights
    1. 0:00Masala Farm
    2. 0:00Capturing Rainfall in Los AngelesYou’re reading this
    3. 0:00A Walking Food Tour of Boyle Heights
    4. 0:00Foie Gras and Jelly Doughnuts
    5. 0:00The Beauty of a Simple Salad
    6. 0:00Market Report
    7. 0:00Irradiation and the Ick Factor
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