Soil To Table—Introducing Avenue 33 Farm in LA
“Urban farming isn’t going to feed the world in the same way that larger scale farming does, but it does connect people to their food,” says Eric Tomassini
By Felicity Crossland
Sierre Club Los Angeles
26 October 2020
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Avenue 33, a 1.2 acre urban farm that sits on a hillside in Lincoln Heights, 3 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, is working to prove this. The farm produces fresh cut flowers and a couple hundred varieties of both vegetables and herbs, supplying them to restaurants, chefs and the local community.
How is it possible to have a farm in the middle of Los Angeles? The answer lies in regenerative agriculture, a system of farming principles and practices that look to increase biodiversity, enrich the soils, improve watersheds, work with the ecosystem and produce healthier and more sustainable crops.
“Urban farming isn’t going to feed the world in the same way that larger scale farming does, but it does connect people to their food,” says Eric Tomassini who co-owns and operates the farm with his wife Ali Greer.
Through the process of learning more about the practices that go into growing food, consumers are able to make more informed choices in both the financial and nutritional value of the food they eat. The process of how the produce is grown and the health of the soil really does have a huge impact on the nutritional value of the item, a major focus point of Avenue 33’s farming.
