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The Farm Of The Future Might Be In Compton. Inside A Warehouse. And Run Partly By Robots Plenty, a company backed by big tech bucks, wants to open a vertical farm in Compton. Can it change the way we grow and eat food?

Hello Factory Friends! I'll provide you all with an update soon with what I've been doing since closing The Factory, but right now it is important that I get this information out to help my community. We have all witnessed the long lines at Costco and major grocery stores in response to COVID19. I have been working with Long Beach Fresh to create a grocery guide to help Long Beacheons navigate through all this chaos. The list covers all of Long Beach but I personally tackled the North Long Beach area ... rich with Mexican bogeas and international groceries ranging from Thai to Cambodian. All of these small markets report having a daily abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood with very reasonable pricing and little to no crowds. Grocery-wide, there are certain items in high demand, and toilet paper tops the list. Shopping early in the morning is the best advice provided by all grocery markets. Rice is another of those hard to find items. Island Pacific Supermarket provides a preorder system and in a few short days, they will have your bags of rice ready for pickup. Long Beach Beer Lab and The Merchant bakes bread daily with on-line ordering, prepay and curbside pick-up. Local restaurants like Rasselbock - Kitchen & Beer Garden are taking advantage of their wholesale status and ordering hard to acquire items like milk, butter and pasta ... and selling those items directly to their customers daily out of their restaurant. Most importantly, this list provides details on markets that have special shopping hours for seniors/disabled. Message me if you have any updates or tips. Be safe out there Long Beach!

City-Wide Grocery Guide during COVID19 - Long Beach Fresh Getting groceries has certainly become one of the trickiest aspects of the COVID19 response for local residents. At Long Beach Fresh, we believe everyone should have access to fresh, healthy food. While local grocers have adjusted their hours, enforced social distancing, increased their stocking, cr...

FACTORY BEER ALERT! Just tapped Bootlegger's Brewery Far Out IPA!!! Come on down for some football and hops!

Happy Thanksgiving Sunday! You don't want to cook, not even leftovers, because cleaning the kitchen again this weekend is unthinkable! So come on down to The Factory for a relaxing turkey-free meal, and a pint!!

Time to celebrate Bixby Knolls on Small Business Saturday! Shop the neighborhood then relax at The Factory with great food, wine and beer!

Black Friday brings the Attack of Dark Beers! Deschutes Brewery & Public House 2014 Abyss, Artifex Brewing Company Milk, Milk, Milk - Milk Stout & Hoppy Colada Black IPA, Left Coast Brewing Company Voodoo Stout, Karl Strauss Brewing Company 26th Anniversary Belgian Dark Strong, Sierra Nevada Narwhal. Also pouring Noble Ale Works Pilsner, Coachella Valley Brewing Co. 2XIPA and ActiveX No Name IPA.

If you missed the Artifex Brewing Company tap takeover last night ... you can come in tonight for the full line-up at Thirsty Thursday prices with all beers only $4.50!!

Last nights Tap Takeover with Artifex Brewing Company was fantastic! We had a full house enjoying the delicious Artifex beers and fantastic tasting menu prepared by Chef Natalie! Thanks for everyone who came out! Our next brewery event will be in December with Phantom Carriage Brewery ... date and details coming soon!