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Gardens in the hood
Urban agriculture does more than provide healthy food for those who need it |
David Roberts |
27 Aug 2007 |
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| Phoebe Connelly and Chelsea Ross have a detailed and incredibly heartening story on urban agriculture in In These Times. It focuses on urban ag projects that target inner city "food deserts," where liquor stores outnumber groceries 20-to-1 and the most easily available food is fried. It's not just about food, though: 'We are what most folks would consider organic, but we're not certified,' the Food Project's Burns says. 'That's not as important to us. We' ... |
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| Topics: food, gardening, health, placemaking, sustainable ag (all these topics) |
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