South L.A. farmers connect with their homelands through traditional plants

A few miles from the intersection of the 110 and 105 freeways, a group of around 200 people grow food, mainly for neighbors and their own kitchens. This community of farmers found a connection with their home countries, growing traditional ingredients for Mexican and Central American cuisines under the power lines.

Nov. 20, 2022 10 AM PT

César Rojas Ángel was a summer 2022 video intern for the Los Angeles Times. He’s pursuing a degree in documentary filmmaking at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Rojas was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and before coming to California, he worked with the French public network France 24 in Spanish. As a Latinx journalist, he’s reported about migration, indigenous communities, environment and the intersection between these issues.