Urban Milpa – Milpa to Table: Making K’orundas | Free with RSVP

Name: Urban Milpa – Milpa to Table: Making K’orundas | Free with RSVP
Start: 2026-07-11T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-07-11T15:00:00-07:00
Location: 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Schedule

Sat Jul 11 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012 | Los Angeles, CA

It’s time to take our milpa into the kitchen! Join us in a hands-on cooking experience where we harvest straight from our milpa to make a seasonally inspired dish, K’orundas, a traditional tamal made in Michoacan, Mexico. In this class, we will review how to properly harvest corn leaves to use them in the preparation of this delicious dish. We will also learn how to make nixtamal to make the masa and harvest other milpa goodies to enhance our meal. Hope you can join us! Special guest, Marlene Aguilar of Irekuarhikua.
URBAN MILPA SERIES
LA Plaza presents the Urban Milpa Series—a hands-on program inspired by the life cycle of the Three Sisters: corn, beans, and squash. Participants will deepen their understanding of urban gardening while fostering a balanced and productive ecosystem. Led by Marlene Aguilar of Irekuarhikua, the series runs monthly on Saturdays or Sundays from 1 pm to 3 pm through October. Participants may register for free for the full series or join individual sessions.
Marlene Aguilar
Marlene Aguilar, is Xicana and of P’urhepecha descent, born and raised in Tongva territory (in what is now known as East Los Angeles, CA) with roots in the inter-mountain valley region of Michoacán, Mexico. As community-based cocinera, she draws inspiration from her campesin@ family, but has also been shaped by her work in different food equity programs, specifically CSAs (community supported agriculture). She is founder of the food project, IREKUARHIKUA, which aims to offer seasonally inspired affordable plant-based meals while highlighting the resilience of indigenous foods. Her project is currently offering a meal prep service like comida corrida from fondas or cocinas económicas found throughout Mexico.
UPCOMING SESSIONS
Sunday, August 9
Sunday, October 4