The small patch of dirt encircling Carmen Silverio Guardado’s home bears fruit — lots of it. There are pomegranates, guavas, dragon fruit and nectarines. She also grows oregano and lemongrass, with which she brews into a tea to soothe stomach issues.
All of this Silverio Guardado and her husband cultivate beside the two-bedroom mobile home they have owned for 12 years.
They have no plans to move — mostly because they could not afford to live anywhere else…