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[Tripp Tibbetts <slowfoodguy@yahoo.com>]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_bi_ge/us_downsizing_detroit
 
This is a situation in desperate need of some permacultural thought.  
Hundreds of millions of dollars of federal aid to raze buildings and return 
the land to agricultural production?  Sounds kind of old school to me.
 
Tripp



The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow.
-Chinese proverb
 



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I live near and work in detroit and have spoken with some city
officials regarding this plan.  Their point of view is that it is too
expensive to offer mass city services like trash pickup and maintain
utilities for small clusters of houses that are spread out.   Their
plan to repurpose the land to green space (many uses fall under this
category like agriculture, parks etc.)

I personally feel this is a good plan.  Concentrate human settlements
and use the surrounding land to supply food and other ag. related
products to the city and surrounding areas.  I would love others
perspectives and i will bring them to my contacts in the city.

Trevor
On Mar 9, 2010, at 2:15 PM, Tripp Tibbetts wrote:

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_bi_ge/us_downsizing_detroit
>
> This is a situation in desperate need of some permacultural
> thought.  Hundreds of millions of dollars of federal aid to raze
> buildings and return the land to agricultural production?  Sounds
> kind of old school to me.
>
> Tripp
>
>
>
> The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow.
> -Chinese proverb
>
>
>
>
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