Rawesome Foods members pick up groceries. The private club in Venice is an outlet for raw and unprocessed foods, including unpasteurized dairy products. See full story(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Valerie Steinfeld reaches for a jar of salsa. The co-op was raided by regulators in June. See full story(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Ebrahim Rafatjah stands in the walk-in cooler full of unpasteurized dairy products. On the other side are Ziploc bags of raw chicken, beef and pork, many without expiration dates. See full story(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Ceviche at Rawesome. Canned prepared foods were among the dozens of products seized in the raid. See full story(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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The Venice co-op’s founders say it doesnt need a license to provide certain foods because it technically is not a retailer. See full story(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Lela Buttery, left, a Rawesome volunteer and professional biologist, checks in members and hands out legal waivers to sign. See full story(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Buttery and Rafatjah volunteer at Rawesome, which has no paid employees. See full story(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
