How South L.A.'s Front Lawn Farm Movement is Fighting Food Insecurity
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Published 2024-02-13
Founded by Jamiah Hargins, Crop Swap L.A. sprouted from his personal quest to feed his family with affordable and nutrient-rich food in a neighborhood where access was scarce or non-existent. Despite humble beginnings, it has blossomed into a powerful movement that not only breathes new life into underused resident lawns, but also brings South L.A.'s communities closer to the freshest local produce.
Tune in and witness how a seed of an idea is reshaping South L.A. and changing lives, one plot at a time.
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All Comments (21)
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“It shouldn’t be expensive to eat healthy, it shouldn’t be exclusive.”
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What's really interesting about this is that back before modern convenience and supply lines it was the norm for each household to have their own garden and for communities to supplement eachother's food so that everyone benefitted. As we edge ever close to a economic collapse due to the unsustainable cost of living we are seeing people like this revert to the old ways in an effort to earn their own food/financial security. Mad respect, I wish them every success and hope many more can follow their example.
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All these folks are super charismatic. I would like to see more from them please!
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I am a 62 year old woman who created a micro farm in my backyard 2 years ago in Northern California. Everyone is amazed by the amount of food I produce. I love sharing, and encouraging others to get growing!
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This segment was too beautiful for words. The genuine love for gardening and fresh, healthy food is priceless.
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Imagine if every neighborhood invested in each other like this.
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I used to grow a lot of extra food in my garden to bring to the food pantry. You've inspired me to get back to doing that. I will be adding more beds this year to make sure I have plenty.
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As a charter member of my local community garden, I am encouraged by the joyful sharing of healthy food.:)
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They used to call these Victory Gardens in the 1940s. Keep on planting. We have them here on the rooftops of New York and on the ground too.
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So awesome. People taking power rather than resigning to fate. Inspirational for an old man from Canada. Peace, Love, and Prosperity.
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All in support of this, wishing nothing but the best of luck
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The thing I noticed most about garden fresh is the fresh produce taste like real food that has big flavor. The produce at the grocery stores is bland and some is just flavorless because it never gets ripe or matures. It’s amazing how many people haven’t had a tomato that was harvested when ripe.
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Backyard gardens, flashback to 70's in da Bronx
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The HOA in my neighborhood would come unglued at the seams, if we tried to turn the front yard into a garden of edibles. I grow in my backyard and have about 20 fruit trees in my small backyard. This year I plan to utilize my side of the house beds to grow as well. Nothing low growing because of cats and such but my corn and vining beans are going in. We will see how that grows! Grass serves no purpose for me! Great job guys! 💜
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To everyone who is getting inspiration to grow noms! It doesn't have to be a lot at once. A 5 gallon bucket with drainage holes in the bottom is a great place start. Also balcony friendly!
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I'm showing this to my middle schoolers this week to help them understand food insecurities (that they don't really have) and how beneficial gardens like these are. Well done, @FirstWeFeast!
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This is amazing! This is what we need to do countrywide, along with hardy fruit trees to help improve temp controls. This is so awesome, dude!
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LA being known as the microfarm city is such a beautiful vision.
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Just a note on the Australian Spinach or Warrigal Greens it contains high levels of oxalates and should be blanched prior to eating to reduce those levels. Nerd signing off.
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This what community looks like. I wish we all were community driven.
