What started as a community garden in the Chinatown neighborhood of Salinas has blossomed into the Salinas-Marina Community Food Project. . . The Chinatown Community Garden sprouted first, created by California State University, Monterey Bay's Service Learning Institute as part of a more holistic community plan for addressing homelessness and urban revitalization. – The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger, Jan. 22, 2013