You could say that farming is in my blood. My maternal grandparents and great-grandparents were vegetable farmers. I’ve always had a deep connection with nature, having loved animals, getting dirty, ...
In a field next to a church in Compton, a farm has taken root. It provides fresh food for the neighborhood, and jobs for the formerly incarcerated. And a couple times a month, it’s transformed into a ...
The program will focus on neurodivergent children, including those with autism and ADHD, though it will be open to children ...
What if an urban farm could outlast lifetimes—and help people rediscover their own nobility? That question sits at the heart of ALMA Backyard Farms, the South Los Angeles nonprofit co-founded by ...
Where an empty abandoned lot used to sit next to St. Albert the Great elementary school, now a green garden blooms alongside large banana trees. The ¾ acre of farmland in Compton, California, belongs ...
It’s a warming Sunday morning at the Atwater Village Farmers Market, and close to the entrance on Garden Avenue a chipper voice is beckoning shoppers. “Red vein sorrel!” The voice belongs to Mike Wood ...