They come to this 11-block strip of land framed by electricity towers to feel the soil between their fingers, to watch the plants grow, to marvel at the orange butterflies, to remind themselves of home.
The pomegranates he grows are red or green, some bitter, some sweet.He has named this plot in Watts “Rancho el lorocito,” after the white flower that sprouted abundantly from a tree above his head as he sat in his usual spot, watching over the crops of four other gardeners.Where Esquivel grew up, in Michoacán, Mexico, he didn’t eat loroco, but here he learned to cultivate it for the Salvadorans who stuff it in pupusas and other dishes.
In 15 years nurturing plants here, he came almost daily from his home in Maywood but is hampered now by vertigo from diabetes. On many plots, the gardeners have erected awnings or “casitas” where they enjoy the scenery and share a meal with neighbors. Some are equipped with a barbecue, electric stove and storage areas.
Her house in Compton is surrounded by asphalt, with a green strip on the sidewalk too small for gardening. With the community garden plot, she can grow vegetables for her family and nine bunnies.At 71, she has been widowed twice. She is on disability leave after a piece of wood fell on her at her warehouse job, damaging her back.An alache grows at the Stanford Avalon Community Garden in Watts.
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