http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/earthrise/2012/08/2012817102031778843.html
Jul 2, 2012 – Al Jazeera English
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
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Outstanding coverage of the people rising from the ashes!
Detroit was my hometown and it fills me with hope to see this now.