An urban farm to feed a neighborhood

By Mary MacVean

Assante Microfarm in L.A. (Photo by Mary MacVean)

As people gathered along the sidewalk outside the corner house at Angeles Vista Boulevard and Olympiad Drive, motorists slowed to check out the fuss.

The fuss, on a hot Saturday morning, was Asante Microfarm, which not so long ago was a yard covered in grass, like those at so many…