A community garden in Watts provides solace, fresh produce for immigrants
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A community garden in Watts provides solace, fresh produce for immigrants

LA Times  

Conrado Esquivel calls his papaya tree “El tigre” for the legs sprouting from its base. I’d live here, at the foot of what I sow.” The Stanford Avalon Community Garden in Watts became the new home of the South Central Community Garden following its bulldozing and closure in 2006. The garden, known as the Stanford Avalon Community Garden, used to be on 41st Street until Ralph Horowitz, the developer who owned the land, took it back in 2006. Maria Gonzalez, 59, helps others with their plots at Stanford Avalon Community Garden in Watts. “You’re missing the epazote,” he told them as the couple walked away, retreating to his garden to fetch some of the flavorful herb, often used in Mexican dishes such as quesadillas or esquites.

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