Course: SAT 230 Managing Food Production Systems in the Urban Landscape

Reading and Multimedia Assignments

Multimedia Assignment
Multimedia Assignment

This video discusses the establishment of an urban garden in South Central Los Angeles and how it was initially opposed by the city.  Part of the challenge of the politics of urban farming is education, both of the community and of the politicians making decisions.

This video also discusses some of the reasons for urban farming in the first place: access to healthy food, education, community building.

“A Guerilla Gardener in South Central L.A.” video by Ron Finley, Standard YouTube License

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