As everyone (who’s been paying attention) knows, community gardens benefit the physical, environmental, and mental health of people and business in the neighborhood, by empowering people to have healthful food, a locale of clean air, green therapy, the experience of individual and collective achievement and the strength that comes from the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
Things couldn’t have been going more fruitfully for the Compton Community Garden. Since 2013, the garden—founded by Compton native Dr. Sherridan Ross—has operated as a beloved and reliable blueprint for urban, regenerative gardening, feeding up to 100 families per week or up to 500 families at a single food drive. Through a handshake agreement, the landowner allowed the community garden to operate until he could sell it; he even had three of the 63 garden beds reserved for his own needs, where he would reap the benefits of their efforts.
On April 1, Realty Group Advisors erected a “for sale” sign in front of the lot, upsetting residents who felt secure about their ongoing private-public relationship with the landowner. A few days later, a bid from a developer came in at $488,000, threatening the end of the only people-powered garden in Compton.
Compton Community Garden acted quickly. By May 8 they raised almost $400,000 after a week of rallying and coalition-building, exceeding half of their $600,000 goal. The garden now awaits the seller’s decision on whether he will accept their bid and let them stay at 1317 S. Long Beach Boulevard….
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Read more about the city of Compton in Los Angeles county at wikipedia.
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States,[10] situated south of downtown Los Angeles. ...on May 11, 1888, [it] was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporate.
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As of the [2020 US Censure, the city had a total population of over 95,000.] It ... has a high poverty rate ... generally a working-class community … known for its high crime rate,[12] but strong culture [and] for its hip hop scene.
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Community gardening and urban agricultural images contributed by kosaks to the dk image library. Hover for data.
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