An empty dirt lot on the corner of Santa Fe Avenue and Columbia Street that has been abandoned for decades now yields heads of lettuce, kale and other produce as urban farmers set up a new spot for locally grown food in West Long Beach.
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Grow2Zero FARMS, a nonprofit community farm led by two veterans, will be occupying the quarter-acre lot, which had been vacant since at least 1999, according to city officials, but they say it’s likely been longer than that.
Co-founders Judi Gregory and Leif Kemp say they plan to debut the farm’s harvest Thursday at 2 p.m. with a food giveaway intended for its nearby westside residents on a first-come, first-served basis.