This program equips student leaders and community members to facilitate a biweekly, farmers’ market-style, Free Food Distribution at the Fremont Wellness Center and Community Garden. Each month the program distributes 6,000-plus pounds of free produce to students, local residents and community-based agencies.

The Gardening Apprenticeship Program, an after-school youth development program provided by the land trust, develops the leadership skills of African American and Latino youth in grades 9–12 at Fremont High School, a Title 1 school in South Los Angeles, to address environmental and food injustices facing their community. The program develops the next generation of environmental, health and policy leaders who will use their skills to advance social progress in South Los Angeles