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Recent arrivals in houston come from places where life is unbelievably hard and often dangerous. many come from agrarian backgrounds, arriving here without the skill set needed to compete for jobs in an urban situation. plant it forward, a non-profit urban farming program, provides refugees like gertrude and albert, lombo access to land where they can make a living from the ground. so here we are, middle of houston -- a lush, fertile plot where eggplant, squash, string beans, and other produce is grown to be sold at farmers markets and to restaurants around town. fellow congolese/houston trans...

♪ on the silk of your lips ♪ where mine readily sit >> anthony: though semi-retired, mariette continues to entertain guests from time to time. >> anna: so this is broth with chicken and ginger. >> anthony: these dishes marry mostly disappeared malagasy royal cuisine with the techniques and training of classical french. so, moisten the rice with the broth. >> anna: exactly, with the broth. >> anthony: wow, look at this. >> anna: this is a vegetable lasary. lasary is one of the side dishes, it's like a salad. >> anthony: mm-hmm. >> darren: cauliflower, carrot. >> anna: mm-hmm. string beans. ...

>> gertrude: my name is gertrude. i'm from congo, brazzaville. i'm married to -- >> albert:, and we have four children. it's my dream, my dream, i need to be boss, i need to have my land. >> gertrude: for sure, we like the weather because we don't have snow here. in summer, i know it's very hot here, but it's good for planting. and people are nice in houston. >> anthony: many of the more recent arrivals in houston come from places where life is unbelievably hard and often dangerous. many come from agrarian backgrounds, arriving here without the skill set needed to compete for jobs in an urban ...

Recent arrivals in houston come from places where life is unbelievably hard and often dangerous. many come from agrarian backgrounds, arriving here without the skill set needed to compete for jobs in an urban situation. plant it forward, a non-profit urban farming program, provides refugees like gertrude and albert, lombo access to land where they can make a living from the ground. so here we are, middle of houston -- a lush, fertile plot where eggplant, squash, string beans, and other produce is grown to be sold at farmers markets and to restaurants around town. fellow congolese/houston trans...

>> anthony: though semi-retired, mariette continues to entertain guests from time to time. >> anna: so this is broth with chicken and ginger. >> anthony: these dishes marry mostly disappeared malagasy royal cuisine with the techniques and training of classical french. so, moisten the rice with the broth. >> anna: exactly, with the broth. >> anthony: wow, look at this. >> anna: this is a vegetable lasary. lasary is one of the side dishes, it's like a salad. >> anthony: mm-hmm. >> darren: cauliflower, carrot. >> anna: mm-hmm. string beans. most malagasy don't eat meat at every meal because it's ...