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Food from the Hood
Tammy Bird was deeply upset about how her Crenshaw High School students had suffered during the 1992 LA riots. She wanted to find a way to renew their spirit and bring out the best in them. She started with a cluttered, weed-filled, vacant lot right outside her classroom window and -worked with students to turn it into a garden. This is the story of how a garden flourished, students blossomed and a business was born – giving these young people hope for their future. Thanks to their “Food from the Hood” salad dressing, sold in 2000 grocery stores across the country, each student has a college scholarship. As one student put it, “We all fell in love with the garden because we were growing happiness.”