A backyard mini-farm in West L.A.

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A miniature farm in West L.A.Steven Wynbrandt: the payoffSteven Wynbrandt: the garden, beforeSteven Wynbrandt: making sunSteven Wynbrandt: Wood, anyone?Steven Wynbrandt: the compost binSteven Wynbrandt: working the soilSteven Wynbrandt: big digSteven Wynbrandt: fighting shadeSteven Wynbrandt: living sound barrierSteven Wynbrandt: living sound barrierSteven WynbrandtSteven Wynbrandt: the emerging landscapeSteven Wynbrandt: greensSteven Wynbrandt: sun loverSteven Wynbrandt: taste testSteven Wynbrandt: asparagusSteven Wynbrandt: the harvestSteven Wynbrandt: TomatovilleSteven Wynbrandt: the mixSteven WynbrandtSteven Wynbrandt: the mentorSteven Wynbrandt: the pileSteven Wynbrandt: black goldSteven Wynbrandt: He calls it storageSteven Wynbrandt: the miniature farm

Steven Wynbrandt in his garden, which just three years ago was a barren yard with problematic soil.

A miniature farm in West L.A.

( Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times )

Steven Wynbrandt in his garden, which just three years ago was a barren yard with problematic soil.

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