A nice profile of Will Allen and urban farming. There are great quotes in this article and a terrific example of ways to re-think “conventional wisdom” .
“We need 50 million more people growing food,” Allen told them, “on porches, in pots, in side yards.” The reasons are simple: as oil prices rise, cities expand and housing developments replace farmland, the ability to grow more food in less space becomes ever more important. As Allen can’t help reminding us, with a mischievous smile, “Chicago has 77,000 vacant lots.”
via Street Farmer – NYTimes.com.
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