Artist Lauren Halsey brings produce to underserved areas

Meet Lauren Halsey, an artist and futurist architect feeding South L.A.
Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • July 31, 2020
On a recent Thursday morning, artist Lauren Halsey, dressed comfortably in jeans, sneakers and a straw hat, gathered a small group of volunteers inside a warehouse in South Los Angeles to help unload two refrigerated box trucks filled with some of...
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