A project in the San Diego County area is demonstrating once again that urban farming at the neighborhood level offers a host of benefits, from individuals to communities.
The nonprofit San Diego Housing Corp. and a group of university nursing students have set up a community garden near the Torrey Apartments in El Cajon. Herbs, vegetables, and citrus trees have sprung up in garden boxes in a formerly neglected spot. The produce will add to the diets of the more than 200 residents of the apartment complex, most of whom are low-income.
In addition to the produce garden, the project also offers weekly health checkups and classes on nutrition, exercise, etc. Intangible benefits include community, camaraderie, and companionship.
[For more of this story, written by Pam Bailey, go to https://nonprofitquarterly.org...eighborhoods-crisis/]
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