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People Making A Difference: South Pomona Urban Farm Providing Hope, Nourishment
"It's giving our communities an opportunity to have access to fresh food," Stephen Yorba, of Lopez Urban Farm, said.
By CBSLA Staff
October 8, 2020 at 8:57 pm
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SOUTH POMONA (CBSLA) — From fresh fruits and veggies to toiletries and basic essentials, a South Pomona urban farm is spreading hope, health and nourishment one box at a time.
“It’s giving our communities an opportunity to have access to fresh food,” Stephen Yorba, of Lopez Urban Farm, said.
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South Pomona has been hit especially hard by the economic fallout of COVID-19, so when Yorba saw his neighbors struggling to get fresh food, he created the market box program to help.
“We had families now being quarantined with kids who are no longer going to school,” he said. “We had families of compromised folks who could not make their way to the market.
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