1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: Olivia Rodrigo's downbeat Olivia Rodrigo, good morning, Why don't two 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: point seven? 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: It's kiss. Thank you for streaming us. 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: And if you have to go, if you get out 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: of your vehicle, take us with you on iHeartRadio mobile 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: on your device there. So when you told me about this, 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: I thought, wait, I am one of them. Cisny. 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 2: So on the glass door, we're about to do our 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: hometown hustler. I'm a hustler bird. And on the glass 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 2: sort of window door, they say, welcome. What is it, 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: Colonel Carmelonez. Yeah, it's kind of like a term of 12 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: endearment for someone who likes to eat a lot. 13 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 3: So like and when Sylvia finishes all her food really fast, 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 3: I was like, I get Comelona. 15 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 4: You know. 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: It's like it's just it's like a cute way of saying, 17 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: like an eater. Can you call me that from now on? Yeahmelon, Yeah, 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 2: come alone. I feel like I fit that. I love 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: right this is and this is about food right here. 20 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: So let me tell you. This is our wholetown huster segment. 21 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: This is great. I love it. 22 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: This is where we spotlight somebody here in our neighborhoods. 23 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: That's doing something great and something that they love. 24 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: And they're paying their bills doing it. 25 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: So Eric and Patricia of El Sereno Green Grocer, they 26 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: didn't have intentions of opening up a grocery store. 27 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 2: That was not their plan. 28 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,639 Speaker 1: But after they volunteered at the El Serino Community Garden, 29 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: they talked to people. They asked, you know, neighbors and 30 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: locals there what they wanted in the neighborhood and that's 31 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: how they came up with green Grocer. Let me grab 32 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: them now on El Serrano. Good morning, Erica Patrisa. You 33 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: are our home town hustlers. Congratulations, Oh thank you. So 34 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: know hi, we know that it's called what we just said, 35 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: green grocer, the neighborhood store, But why did you decide 36 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: to make it and why'd you decide to open it 37 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: and how'd it come about? 38 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: So we have we also steward the Els Reino Community 39 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: Garden and there we do a lot of work around 40 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 3: food and plants and especially vegetables and fruit that are 41 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 3: part of so many different racial and cultural community. So 42 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: over the last five years we've had conversations and we 43 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 3: really talked about wanting fresh, local organic produce from local 44 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: small farmers that really speak to the different cultures that 45 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 3: are here in Alcidental and we didn't have that, and 46 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 3: so we really are like hustlers of produce. We are 47 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 3: figuring out who are the farmers who are the like 48 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 3: local farmers who are treating all of the agricultural experts well, 49 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 3: you know, paying all of the fruit harvesters and farmers, 50 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 3: and so we are building relationship with them getting fresh 51 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 3: produce in here. And you probably know they know this, 52 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: but fresh produce lasts like we've got to sell it 53 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 3: within three days. So we're sort of moving a lot 54 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 3: of produce and it is it is a hustle. So 55 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 3: we're green grocers. 56 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 4: Green grocer you. 57 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: Forged those great relationships. You get the best product people 58 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: who are doing all the right things in growing the product. 59 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 2: And what is your background? Eric and Patricia? 60 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 3: I'm Pataducia. So I have been a community organizer for 61 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 3: all of my life, working for particularly with survivors of 62 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 3: gender based violence, and food has always been the grounding 63 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 3: healing mechanism, talking about how we can heal our bodies. 64 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 3: It's been there's a whole spiritual and emotional aspect about 65 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: learning how to nourish oneself and Erica and I met 66 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 3: through community organizing and education and food. Do you want 67 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 3: to share about you, Dica? 68 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 4: Yes, I am an educator by trade and have been 69 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 4: organizing community since college in education and higher ed access 70 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 4: and building community resources and resilience. And so when our 71 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 4: work in the garden flourished, we decided to open a 72 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 4: green grocer because of the needs and the asks of community. 73 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: I love it so much and what you're doing. 74 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: And I'm also a massive advocate for what food can 75 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: do for families, for people, for cultures, or for disagreements, right, 76 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: I mean. 77 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 2: For Ita, Absolutely, people who don't. 78 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: See eye to eye, you can sit around a table, 79 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: you can share food, and you can start seeing each 80 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: other and understanding each other. I'm a huge proponent of 81 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: that concept. And the tomatoes I'm looking at on Instagram 82 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: are it looks so good? Saturdays, Friday and Saturdays. You 83 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: have a seven dollars fill your basket special, right, tell 84 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: me about. 85 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 2: That real quick. 86 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 3: So the idea is that we really do want to 87 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 3: offer the freshest produce, and we do have relationships with 88 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 3: farmers who are either doing produce drops every other day 89 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 3: or we're going to them at their farm or the 90 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 3: local farmers market, and so we do have to move 91 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: it quickly. So that's part of it, just making sure 92 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 3: Thursdays and Fridays we're getting it out, excuse me, Fridays 93 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 3: and Saturdays. But also there's something about people reconnecting with 94 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 3: produce as fast food but also as cultural food, and 95 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 3: in grocery store sometimes it's just so confusing, like this 96 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 3: is thirty seven dollars per pound, this is five dollars 97 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 3: per unit, you know, and it's just we really found 98 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 3: that this concept of come fill your basket, fill your 99 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 3: basket with nourishment, try new things. Many people haven't tried 100 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 3: okra before, you know, many people haven't even tried fresh 101 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 3: fresh corn, even though they might be indigenous to the Americas. 102 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 3: So it's a way for people to try fresh produce, 103 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 3: an sestral produce and just fill the basket without trying to, like, 104 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 3: without really worrying about the cost and the way the 105 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 3: weird ways that economics has made produce inaccessible inaccessible. 106 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 4: That's right. 107 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: Ederika Terrisia El Serena Green Grocer. Check them out Honeyton 108 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: and al Hamburn. Now Serena you can go to at 109 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: El Serrento Green Grocer on Instagram. I loved meeting you both. 110 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: Thank you very much for coming on and telling your 111 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: story and congratulations. Thanks for being our hometown hustor this week. 112 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 4: Thank you so much, thanks for having us Ryan, Thanks Bobby, bye. 113 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 2: Bye, So we'll be next time there. Okra and tomatoes, Yes, 114 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 2: no they have, they have. 115 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 5: I've been there before and they have just the best 116 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 5: election of of different items from the neighborhood and they're 117 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 5: the best. 118 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: And squash blossoms like I know what to do with 119 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: squash blossoms. 120 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 5: Yes, I made those actually for the first time ever. 121 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 5: They are so hard to did you do did you stuff. 122 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 2: From the cheese? 123 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 3: Oh? 124 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 2: So cheese? Any deep frime like tempora. 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