A San Diego community garden is cutting ties with Cesar Chavez following recent allegations against him, choosing instead to honor his United Farm Workers co-founder, Dolores Huerta.
Volunteers are reimagining the Mount Hope Community Garden by weeding, turning soil, and building rows. The garden is run by Project New Village, an organization dedicated to growing local food and supporting neighbors through produce boxes and a mobile farmers market.
“We saw interesting news of late on, uh, Cesar Chavez, so we’re just lifting up the legacy of Dolores Huerta, her with the farm worker union, right, and the work that she’s done there we’re doing that by gathering and trying to be good stewards,” Diane Moss, CEO of Project New Village, said…