Sad to say that it looks like "curtains" for Los Angeles' South Central Community Garden. Rather than summarize the whole sad story here, I'll direct you to a Grist blog posting that summarizes the whole story succinctly. Suffice to say that a backroom deal that the city made with the former owner/developer of the 14-year-old community garden will result in the eviction of 350 urban farming families and the construction of a Walmart warehouse.
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Sunday, March 12, 2006
