Los Angeles Backyards Turn Into Productive Micro Farms Thanks to ‘Crop Swap LA’
Jamiah Hargins’ initiative brings fresh produce to neighborhoods, minimizing resource use and environmental impact
By Dania Ceragioli
VNY The First Italian English Digital Daily in the US
Nov 9, 2024
Excerpt:
In South Los Angeles, just a few blocks away from the famous Obama and Crenshaw Boulevards, an urban garden is transforming the Leimert Park neighborhood.
On a plot of just over 2,000 square feet, stands a micro-farm designed by Jamiah Hargins, the founder of the non-profit project Crop Swap LA. The garden features multi-level planters and is filled with a variety of vegetables, from basil and sweet potatoes to kale and eggplants. This is a true “green laboratory,” where the plants are watered using an innovative irrigation system that consumes just 2% of the water required for a typical lawn.
Hargins’ garden is not only a model of food self-sufficiency but also a source of organic produce that has grown through a network of three additional micro-farms, now providing fresh produce weekly to about 80 families, many of whom face food insecurity. The project has a waiting list of over 300 people interested in converting their own green spaces, although the idea came about by chance in 2018 when the former finance professional began cultivating his land for his own family.
Through dedication and self-learning, the budding farmer soon harvested more vegetables than his family needed, which he then traded with other urban gardeners. Crop Swap LA, now an established organization, was born with the mission of promoting homegrown fresh food.
Source: https://cityfarmer.info/los-angeles-backyards-turn-into-productive-micro-farms-thanks-to-crop-swap-la/
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