Community gardening initiatives in LA food deserts sprout change
1 in 4 Angelenos live in a food desert with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables, so community organizations have taken to building inner city gardens to remedy the produce problem
By Katie Simons
USC Annenberg
May 28, 2024
Excerpt:
Cushioned in between houses, busy streets and power lines, 180 garden plots stretch across eleven blocks throughout the USDA-classified food desert of the Watts. Projects like Pedroza’s garden represent a greater movement towards using community gardening initiatives to fight food insecurity created by food deserts. In Los Angeles County, 1 in 4 residents live in a food desert, according to USDA data. USDA’s definition of a food desert is an area where at least half of the residents in the neighborhood do not have a grocery within half a mile and a significant portion of the community does not have access to a car. This forces many residents to rely on a gas station or mini-mart for their groceries.
These gardening solutions don’t look the same for every Angeleno. While Pedroza’s garden — which is operated by the Los Angeles Community Garden Council (LACG) — is situated in an expansive community garden, LA Green Grounds turns the front yards of homes in South LA into edible gardens. The organization hosts “Dig Ins,” where volunteers help rip up a yard and plant fruit trees, vegetables, lettuce, herbs and legumes in the freshly tilled soil.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/community-gardening-initiatives-in-la-food-deserts-sprout-change/
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