In South L.A., a Growing Interest in Urban Gardening
A Place Called Home Offers Local Youth a Chance to Farm in the Middle of South Central Avenue
A Place Called Home is one of the treasures of the South Central Avenue corridor. It’s been so successful at serving young people ages 8 to 21 (they’re called members)—providing academic enrichment, training, mentorship, homework help and tutoring, athletics, arts programming, and a high school-dropout recovery partnership with L.A. Unified School District—that it’s now in the process of expanding into a building across the street from its headquarters at Central and 29th Street.
Among the many offerings at A Place Called Home is an urban agriculture program. It’s popular with members—and …
