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The heavy rains of the last few winters helped nurture scattered wildflower seeds, creating a dazzling burst of flowers in the spring that attracts butterflies and bees to the vivid petals.

Those seeds were planted and have been nurtured into 1-gallon pots.

And instead of the Department of Agriculture taking the lead, social media creators are building this ecosystem and nurturing a budding interest in farming.

A fourth-generation Angeleno, Mantle was born to teenage parents, an only child nurtured by an extended family that encouraged curiosity and independence.

She insists that since then, the body has put "huge amounts in place to make sure, as much as we can, it is a place that is safe and nurturing and supportive".