Farmscape, a Los Angeles-based urban farming and gardening company, announced Monday that it soon will offer organic garden installation and maintenance services to the Hermosa Beach area, beginning this winter.

The expansion to the South Bay has come around the same time as the Vitality City initiative in the Beach Cities, which encourages healthy living practices, such as gardening, and Hermosa Beach has approved a temporary community garden to sprout in South Park.

"This expansion is the largest single increase in our service area since the company was founded," said Farmscape CEO Jesse DuBois in a statement Monday. The company opened its doors in 2009.

"Our significant growth over the last three years has allowed us to provide high-yield, organic gardens to more than 100 customers around Los Angeles, and bring fresh, delicious produce to more Southern Californians than ever before," DuBois said.

Farmscape has served the northern part of Los Angeles County and parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, installing vegetable gardens for residences, senior centers, schools and communities, as well as offering to maintain the gardens on a weekly basis, according to the company’s website.

So far, the Farmscape team has reported installing more than 10,000 square feet of garden, and producing more than 22,000 pounds of organic produce.

Have you been gardening here in Hermosa Beach, and growing your own food? What do you think are the pros and cons? Tell us in the comments.