Black Man Grows African Nuts and Jamaican Callaloo in Backyard, Shares with Community

Like many big cities, L.A. has quite a few problems including homelessness and food insecurity. While the city is not somewhere you’d traditionally think of as a place to farm or grow food, one Los Angeles man is using his small space to tackle food insecurity in a big way. As you walk into Jamiah Hargins’ garden, the first thing you notice is how lush the vegetation looks, even on a scorching 108-degree day. Then, you spot Hargins himself – at home amongst leafy greens and ripe tomatoes at ground zero for his personal contribution to the fight for food liberation