By Michelle Gillen
MIAMI (CBS4) – Tough economic times have left many families without homes and jobs but a sweet recipe for turning lives around is being served up in one of the best restaurants in town. At its heart, an organic farm with a first of its kind harvest in America.
As sun kissed rays dance amid the vines and the summer heat bakes the brow of farmers, the air is sweet with ...
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Miami sees itself as a model for reducing homelessness; community farm project grows produce for upscale eatery.
By Zachary Fagenson
As part of an innovative effort to tackle Miami's problem with homelessness, Xavier Wright has traded the streets of downtown for a live-in community farm project in south Florida that grows produce ...
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Verde Gardens farm program gives new life, work to Miami-Dade homeless families.
By Christiana Lilly
A mother living with her two children in a car. A family forced to leave their home after their landlord raised the rent again. A father whose job gave only inconsistent work. These are the faces of homelessness in Miami-Dade, ...
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