[permaculture] Please help save the South Central LA Community Farm
Robert Waldrop
bwaldrop at cox.net
Fri Mar 3 23:56:14 EST 2006
This is terrible news for all concerned about the
Earth.
Please help save the South Central LA Urban Farm!
There are 14 acres of property in South Central LA
that have been used since 1992 as a community
garden. It is thought to be the largest urban
community garden in the nation. 350 families have
plots there. Through a series of political
shenanigans, the City decided to sell the
property, and apparently a Wal Mart warehouse will
be built on the land. The farmers organization
has been served with an eviction notice dated
March 1, 2006, giving them until Monday March 6 at
the close of business. The group is asking people
to contact the mayor of Los Angeles and ask for
city intervention on behalf of the farmers.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Email:
mayor at lacity.org Phone: (213)978-0600
You can contact the group directly at
southcentralfarmers at yahoo.com
There is a lot more information, including
pictures and more history of the group, also news
of rallies in the Los Angeles area, at
http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/
http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=9
or http://tinyurl.com/rt54f
Please pass this news on to others.
Bob Waldrop
www.bobwaldrop.net
Here is a snip from the group's website:
>From the group's website:
Since 1992, 14 acres of property located at 41st
and Alameda Streets in Los Angeles have been used
as a community garden. The land has been divided
into 360 plots and is believed to be one of the
largest urban gardens in the country. The City of
Los Angeles acquired the 14-acre property by
eminent domain in the late 1980s, taking it from
nine private landowners. . . The City originally
intended to use the property for a trash
incinerator, but abandoned that plan in the face
of public protest. . . In 1992, the City set aside
the 14-acre site for use as a community garden. In
1994, the City transferred the property by
ordinance to its Harbor Department. When it
received title to the property, the Harbor
Department contracted with the Los Angeles
Regional Foodbank to operate the property as a
community garden, the Foodbank has been operating
it as such since then.
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