Chapter 11 THe Agriculture Core

In Chapter 11 the text books talks about the different areas of the United States where Agriculture can be found. There are a lot of agriculture all through the United States that are over seen due to the big cities that are around them.

Los Angeles, California

In city of Angeles we do not really see much of agriculture as it is manly big cities and not much nature is around us. However, in my own community a major project came and really has helped our community out. The project started back in 1998 making a community garden to grow fruits and vegetables and also get the community involved. Every year this community garden has grown and it is now filled with seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Here is also a link of the LA Times talking about the garden in Boyle Heights. 

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/03/proyecto-jardin-boyle-heights.html 

Here are other community gardens all through Los Angeles.

Chapter 10 THe Southern CoastLands: On the Subtropical Margin

Chapter 10 the text books talks about agriculture right on The Southern Coastlands. Because of the humid climate and  due to the warm water coming from the Gulf of Mexico it makes it easy to grow crops there. There are a lot of farms in that are of the United States due to the fact that it is just really great to grow crops there. The weather makes it perfect for plants to grow. The South has a lot of natural resources that they use and take advantage of the water that is there for them and well as the soil.

here is a video of what farmers grown.

Los Angeles, California

In Los Angeles there really isn't a lot of agriculture that happens since it is mainly a metropolitan city filled with building and major companies. However, a new movement has come to Los Angeles making available fresh fruits and vegetables for people in the community. There are a lot of farmer's markets that can be visited to buy fresh fruits and vegetable that are organic as well. Farmers come to the city to sell their merchandise to the people of Los Angeles and also give them tips of how to start their own organic garden at home.

Chapter 9 The Changing South

In chapter 9 we are introduced to the South. A little history of the South is well known as we all have studies American History. The South was known for Slavery states and then had a lot of trouble accepting change when slavery was no longer allowed. In the South we can find a lot of agriculture as well as some metropolitan cities. It is very diverse today as there are a lot of people from different races living in the South.

Los Angeles, California

In the South of Los Angeles California the population is mainly building up by Hispanics as well as a African Americans. There are a lot of neighborhoods that make up South LA such like Compton, Lynwood, Gardena, Hawthorne, ect. It is near Downtown LA a metropolitan city. There is not much of agriculture there however, you can find a great well known university that represents Southern California. This well known university is The University of Southern California located in Compton and is well known for their Doctors and their non-profit hospitals General County Hospital.