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Farming Foreclosure-Plagued Neighborhoods?
Could farming vacant lots be the answer for inner-city neighborhoods caught up in the foreclosure crisis, and a way for us all to rely less on food that’s trucked long distances?
It’s a fascinating idea that came up recently at the first meeting of the Food Policy Council in Reynoldsburg. Gov. Ted Strickland created the council last year to study the state’s agriculture industry and establish policies to strengthen it.
What do you think of the concept?
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By 2thebacon.blogspot.com
April 19, 2008 11:56 PM | Link to this
This posting reminds me of a tongue-in-cheek article I read in one of the many farm magazines we get. The author was writing of the day that corn is so valuable that suburbs are being destroyed to create farmland. But we diligently preserve a few suburban environments and people come to visit and learn about the life. Back to your posting: it doesn’t seem like vacant lots could be “farmed” as much as “gardened.”