For Hmong gardeners, gardens meant access to traditional foods and medicinal herbs. Hispanic youngsters enjoyed planting salsa gardens containing peppers, cilantro and tomatoes. People from many cultures mentioned the importance of passing along family traditions to younger generations. They shared more food with the needy. At some times, the only foods available at food pantries were vegetables donated from a community garden.
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