Building Latino Communities With Agriculture

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“Lower-income people having control over their own food is powerful and affirming,” said Mary Petit the co-founder and operator of a community garden in the highly populated latino county of San Bernardino, California, in a recent SeedStock article.  Petit stated that her Incredible Edible Community Garden is,  “all about growing health and well-being for the community.”

Co-founded and operated by Mary Petit and Eleanor Torres, the Incredible Edible Community Garden helps lower- income Latino population address the need of food insecurity for the community. The community is considered amongst the biggest county in the nation with Latinos being the majority, according to the PEW research Center.

Also, bringing jobs, food security and increased health to the county is Amy’s Farm, and Huerta Del Valle.

Together grassroots efforts from agriculture development in highly Latino populated counties, may help Latino families supplement income from garden goods increasing their families economic opportunities and overall health.

To learn more about this development, read the full article here.