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Lupita Vazquez of Cultivate Abundance poses among the yuca (Manihot
esculenta) plants at the community garden at Misión Peniel in Immokalee,
Florida, on October 4, 2020. The harvest of the garden is distributed on
Friday afternoons during their community pantry day
There is a community garden tucked behind the Mission Peniel food distribution and outreach center in Immokalee. It’s called “Cultivate Abundance” and features produce not normally found in stores, but which is prolific in the native countries of many of the town’s inhabitants.
With a smoldering sage bundle in her hand, Lupita Vazquez-Reyes pointed out the chaya plant.