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Judith Gerber

Judith Gerber

Judith Gerber, a second-generation Angeleno, is a farm and garden authority who has written about sustainable and urban farming, local foods, and organic gardening for more than twenty years. She is also the author of "Farming in Torrance and the South Bay" (2008).

Judith Gerber
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Patricia Baltazar harvests in a field that would eventually be part of the 105/Century Freeway. 1986. | Courtesy of Angel City Press
Farming was at the center of life in Los Angeles from the time of its founding in 1781, an aspect of local history important well into the mid-twentieth century, when Los Angeles County was the top agricultural county in the nation.
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