Saturday, April 28, 2018

Homes Or Gardens? Developers And Urban Farmers Grapple Over Vacant Land

Signs hung up in front of a vacant lot in Weeksville, Brooklyn, in 2014 by members of 596 Acres, an organization that maps vacant lots in New York City and advocates for community stewardship of th at land.

In communities where both housing and fresh food are needed, the fight over valuable vacant land is prompting policy reform — and tense collaboration — between developers and gardeners.

(Image credit: Murray Spenser Cox)



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