Quote from: Nigel on May 08, 2009, 06:28:08 PM
I think there IS something inherently subversive about planting food crops in public spaces, to tell the truth. Remember the Dust Bowl? Remember the crop surplus burned in the streets so the homeless couldn't eat them?
makes sense what right have those bastards [the homeless] to all that food which might otherwise go to waster, even if they might have fallen onto hard times but where ordinary decent tax paying folk prior. They [the homeless] would have wanted it that way if their situation was better.
Problem with food grown in vacant lots is there is a great deal of heavy metals and other chemicals which would be absorbed by the plants, which could cause major health problems farther down the line. this is why (though i like the idea) i am hesitant in participating in this project http://urbanedibles.org/ true someone could argue who cares our soil is already FUBAR.
I think growing plants which would hasten bio remediation to be better even if ineffectual.
Though from an aesthetic point of view food crops in unlikely places would be awesome.