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. 

Agriculture & Farming

Food & Beverage

Non Profit

SEE-LA

Pompea Smith

Elizabeth Bowman

Valeria Velazquez Duenas

The Market Operations Team at SEE-LA is responsible for managing the logistics and daily operations of the organization's community-based farmers' markets. This team ensures smooth market functioning by coordinating with farmers, vendors, and local partners, while also implementing programs like Market Match to enhance food access for low-income families. They oversee market activities, promote nutrition education, and support the development of sustainable food systems, driving both economic growth for local farms and improved health outcomes for the community.

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