Photos: Connection to the land defines Rancho Mission Viejo ‘agrihood’
Residents may participate in shared gardens at Rancho Mission Viejo, a new “agrihood” development in south Orange County. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Stan Sokolove tends to his garden beds in Rancho Mission Viejo’s Sendero village. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Stan Sokolove looks over his tomato crop. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Derek Knobel, vice president of ranch operations, checks the orchards. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
“When you grow food, you grow community,” says Gloria Broming, who manages Sendero’s shared gardens and soon will run a community farm there. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Avocados are grown at Rancho Mission Viejo. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
The citrus crop includes a hybrid lemon with a pink center. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
