‘Orange is the New Black’ actress Diane Guerrero shows Brooklyn community garden some love

The actress, who played Maritza on “OITNB,” helped plant trees at the Los Sures Southside Community Garden in Williamsburg.

By Meghan Giannotta
AMNY
May 16, 2019

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Standing in the Los Sures Southside Community Garden in Williamsburg, actress and activist Diane Guerrero says she’s reminded of her childhood neighborhood.

“I grew up in a neighborhood much like Los Sures with little services,” says Guerrero, of “Orange is the New Black” fame. The actress was raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts, an area she describes as “underserved” and “constantly changing,” not unlike the Los Sures (or southside) of Williamsburg.

“There are still little pockets that are in much need,” she says. “Especially those pockets where the Latin community reside.”

Guerrero is spending her Thursday afternoon at a community garden on Hewes Street that primarily serves nearby affordable housing residents, helping to provide access to locally sourced produce. She joins community rehabilitation organization Southside United HDFC-Los Sures and representatives from the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation and sponsor vitafusion to plant 40 new fruit trees in the sustainable green space.

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