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Detroit: Urban Farming Revolution

Posted on August 19, 2012 by dandelionsalad

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Earthworks Urban Farm

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Aug 18, 2012 by

In the early 20th century the American city of Detroit was a booming industrial powerhouse and world leader in car manufacturing. But since the major car companies closed their factories, more than a million taxpayers have moved out of Detroit, leaving behind more than 100 square kilometers of vacant land, and nearly 40,000 abandoned houses. A group of visionary residents are now sowing the seeds of an urban farming revolution.

earthrise – Series three, episode seven: Detroit: Urban Farming

see

Portland’s Backyard Fruit – From Waste to Feast

Tim A. Wise: The Drought and the Coming Food Price Bubble

Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx

Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland

Roger Doiron: A Subversive Plot: How to Grow a Revolution in Your Own Backyard

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11 Responses

  6. Organic Farmers Beat US Droughts « Dandelion Salad, on September 30, 2012 at 1:57 PM said:

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  11. makebelieveart, on August 21, 2012 at 8:41 AM said:

    Outstanding coverage of the people rising from the ashes!
    Detroit was my hometown and it fills me with hope to see this now.

    Reply

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