In San Diego's City Heights neighborhood every Wednesday, neighbors with fruit trees or gardens can donate extra produce, and those in need can pick it up.
All the loquats that grow on Marcela Talavera’s fruit trees don’t make it to the kitchen table.
Business owners, community organizations and residents joined forces in early April to run a weekly fruit swap at the public open space Fair@44 to help those in need during the coronavirus crisis. Beryl Forman sorts and bags donated fruit in City Heights to hand out to residents in need at a fruit swap Wednesday.The El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Assn. started the fruit swap two weeks ago. It is partnering with the Dojo Cafe, UrbanLife Farms, Art Form Swap Meet, neighborhood groups and elected officials.
Two men leave with the produce they picked up from a fruit swap Wednesday in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood.City Heights resident Anna Portillo was driving by when she saw the volunteers handing out fruit. She parked and walked over to pick up a bag with oranges, carrots and lemons.Portillo’s husband was laid off because of the pandemic, she said, so they are worried about paying rent in May.
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