By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, The Sacramento Bee, July 22, 2021
Alexandria White’s garden doesn’t look like a traditional garden.
The crops aren’t planted in perfect rows in the side yard of her Oak Park home. The tomatoes are tucked between bright sunflowers. Cucumbers grow next to eggplants and peppers. She had to cut back her rosemary bush because it was starting to take over.
But White said growing her own food over the last five years or so has been both fulfilling and empowering. She and her husband watch their young children eagerly devour salads. They save money each season as vegetables ripen on the vine. Neighbors walk by and chat with her as she tends to her berry bushes.
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