The world is our home Once homeless he now grows free food for his Fort Worth community

Nice patch of ramen tomatoes here, with my shallots, my orange mint. Mott Houston has a passion for growing fresh food, and an even bigger passion for helping people eat healthier. He oversees everything growing in this southeast Fort Worth garden, free to people who need better access to fresh food. This is the community's garden. Walk up, hey man, interested in anything, help yourself. The community garden is part of the revitalization happening in the Stop 6 area, located right behind at the 6 community center on Rosedale. We have a green bean. Right under the green bean, we have a yellow bell pepper. Right behind the bell pepper, we have forget-me-not, which is our pollinator flower. Mott's journey to Master Gardener started six years ago, during one of his most challenging times. I was homeless at one point, in 2020. While transitioning from homelessness, Mott requested raised beds to grow his own fresh produce, and that led to a paid position at Fort Worth Housing Solutions, and eventually, a permanent place to call home. The streets was my home, and I feel like the world is our home. You just have to find a place to live. You just have to find a place. Today, that includes teaching gardening classes to students, and even delivering fresh produce to seniors living at the Hughes House Complex, next to the community center, partners with Tarrant Food Bank, thanks to his green thumb. It feels good giving and growing. That's what life is. Now, his life is also about giving. This is my passion right here. This is what I love to do. In Fort Worth, I'm Scoop Jefferson.