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South Gate is opening its Urban Orchard park to harvesting for the first time
Fruit and vegetables including squash, peppers, watermelon and more are grown at the Urban Orchard.
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Freeway to the left, river to the right. You're in South Gate's Urban Orchard
South Gate opened three new parks in just the last year. The newest one is in an unlikely spot and is called the Urban Orchard.
Topline:
The city of South Gate’s newest park boasts a citrus and avocado tree orchard, as well as vegetable beds and walking paths among native plants. And now, the park’s first “community picking day” is coming up on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
The details:
- Where: Urban Orchard Park, 9475 W. Frontage Road, South Gate
- When: 9 to 11 a.m.
- How: Bring your own bags and gloves. Limit of 3 pounds of fruit per family.
- More: Call South Gate Parks & Recreation Department with questions: (323) 563-5447.
The background: Sandwiched between the 710 Freeway and the L.A. River, South Gate’s Urban Orchard Park officially opened this summer. The park has 200 citrus trees — lemons, limes, kumquats and oranges — as well as vegetable beds and an avocado grove. The upcoming citrus picking day is the first free “community picking day” at the park.
Go deeper: Learn more about the park and South Gate’s greening efforts here.
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