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Elizabeth Bowman has a diverse work experience in the field of operations and agriculture. Elizabeth started in 2010 as a Board Member for the Los Angeles Community Garden Council. In 2011, they worked as an Intern for the Urban Agriculture Working Group of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, focusing on developing urban agriculture policies. From 2007 to 2012, they served as an Associate at Gladstein, Neandross & Associates. In 2012, they co-founded the Altadena Farmers' Market and oversaw all aspects of market operations. Elizabeth also co-founded Pop Produce in 2014. Since 2014, they have been involved with SEE-LA, working as the Manager of Hollywood Farmers' Market and later as the Director of Farmers' Market Operations. Currently, they hold the position of Director of Operations at SEE-LA.
Elizabeth Bowman completed their education with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Performing Arts from New York University in 2002. Prior to that, they attended Santa Barbara High School from 1996 to 1999. Elizabeth later pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Urban Sustainability from Antioch University-Los Angeles, which they completed from 2010 to 2012. In 2009, they obtained a Permaculture Design Certificate from EarthFlow Design Works.
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The Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles - SEE-LA is a leading Los Angeles non-profit, connecting people to healthy food through farmers’ markets, nutrition education and food access programs. SEE-LA ensures food access by operating 6 community-based farmers’ markets in Los Angeles; providing nutrition education to low-income families and to children in underserved schools; being the first local operator of farmers’ markets to accept government benefits at its markets; and piloting and championing the Market Match program, which matches CalFresh (formerly food stamp) benefits for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. SEE-LA supports sustainable food systems by operating farmers’ markets that sell seasonal, and regionally farmed/ produced foods; providing opportunities for 150 regional family farms across 16 counties to sell directly to customers in Los Angeles, including the largest farmers’ market in the City of Los Angeles. SEE-LA promotes economic development by providing a marketplace and business development opportunities for its 300 farmers and food vendors, and by operating a Food Business Accelerator that provides technical assistance, entrepreneurial training, and access to capital to cohorts of a dozen local prepared food and food product business owners.