East L.A. gets a farmers market with a $125,000 grant from Hilda Solis

Rows of fresh fruits and vegetables were made available for local residents during the first-ever 323 Farmers Market in East LA on Thursday, July 17. Aiming to expand healthy food offerings for low-income Angelenos, a new farmers market in the City Terrace area of East Los Angeles held its grand opening on Thursday, July 18, boosted by a $125,000 Community Development Block Grant from L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis.

Espiridion Ruiz, an operations manager at the CultivaLA community garden in south El Monte, shows residents how to prune their plants during the first-ever 323 Farmers Market in East LA on Thursday, July 17. Piles of fruit sit on display during the first-ever 323 Farmers Market in East LA on Thursday, July 17.

LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis speaks at the first-ever 323 Farmers Market in East LA on Thursday, July 17.

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