EPIAn Ways April-May 2007

April-May 2007

Echo Park Improvement Association newsletter

Volume 14 Issue 2

Mail for EPIA: P.O.Box 261021, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Message Phone (323) 882-4835

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Meets at 7 p.m. the 1st Thursday of each MonthMeets at 7 p.m. the 1st Thursday of each MonthMeets at 7 p.m. the 1st Thursday of each MonthMeets at 7 p.m. the 1st Thursday of each Monthin Williams Hall at Barlow Hospital 2000 Stadium Way in Elysian Parkin Williams Hall at Barlow Hospital 2000 Stadium Way in Elysian Parkin Williams Hall at Barlow Hospital 2000 Stadium Way in Elysian Parkin Williams Hall at Barlow Hospital 2000 Stadium Way in Elysian Park

What better place to spend your Friday afternoon toearly evening if not at the Echo Park Farmer’s Market.You will find a variety of different vendors from freshproduce brought directly from our farmers in California,to delicious food, beautiful handmade crafts; homegrown herbs and remedies, creamy cheeses, honey, andof course the rainbow of color and wonderfully scentedfreshly cut flowers – sweet peas. There’s even somemusic if you like a little help with that shopping. Andnow the Market is open until 8.One of our local vendors is “

Sugar Juice

”. They havea wide selection of refreshing drinks. Frommouthwatering smoothies, a spike of energy — the HotToddy, to their trade mark, the

Sugar Cane Juice

. Keepan eye out for their new line of products. Coming soonyou will see frozen packages and Popsicles for those hotdays. What a treat we will be enjoying.Residents of Echo Park, -Rey Koo and Robby Whitlaw,are the owners of “

Sugar Juice

”. They started theirbusiness back in August 2006. They were inspired by asugar cane vendor at the Echo Park Lotus Festival. Youcan find more on

their story atwww.sugarcanejuice.org. Their determination andvalues allowed them to start up a business thatrepresented vitality, vitamins, stamina, low fat andenergy, with all natural ingredients which was whatgave them the passion to maketheir dream into a reality. Theyalso do catering, events anddelivery. Contact number 213-250-7588 or 818-512-0422.

ECHO PARK FARMER’S MARKET NOW OPEN UNTIL 8ECHO PARK FARMER’S MARKET NOW OPEN UNTIL 8ECHO PARK FARMER’S MARKET NOW OPEN UNTIL 8ECHO PARK FARMER’S MARKET NOW OPEN UNTIL 8

Here Robby Whitlaw, Rey Koo, an unidentified Sugar Juice lover and our ownRampart Division SLO Louis Ford take a break for a photo op in front of SugarJuice booth at the Echo Park Farmer’s Market.

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by Rosie Betanzos

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April-May 2007

Mail for EPIA: P.O.Box 261021, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Message Phone (323) 882-4835

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