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Urban Farmist: Latina ‘City Girl’ Finds Purpose on Urban Farm

Apr 14, 2017, 7:36 AM 0

By Joseph M. de Leon LatinaLista Yolanda Baz-Dresch grows decorative plants in her heavily shaded North Austin yard, but starting a veggie garden seems overwhelming to her. When her husband, David, recently retired, she signed up on VolunteerMatch to…

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Urban Farmist: A green space program that doesn’t grow gardens but “grows gardeners”

Nov 10, 2014, 11:26 AM 0

By Aaron de Leon LatinaLista When I was 4-years-old, all I wanted to do was go fishing. I wanted to catch a fish more than I wanted a pocket full of candy! One day my Dad made good on…

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Crowdfunding Campaign: Saving an urban farm for future generations

Sep 11, 2014, 5:05 PM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: Mil Abrazos Community Land Trust Urban farm creates Land Trust to preserve land and affordable housing for future generations Since 2012, Gaia Gardens, a nonprofit certified organic farm, has been operating on a leased parcel of…