This piece tells much about the situation in Detroit. Check out the aerial photo comparison of 1949 to 2003. It’s shocking. But at the same time, I think Detroit has finally hit bottom and can turn around. The article explores the tremendous opportunity they have now to model the city in a smart and balanced agricultural/urban mix. People are already doing it: buying up the land adjacent to those abandoned houses and farming on it. The advantage: You’ve got irrigation and drainage already in place. And they’re focusing on the local/organic benefits.
Money quote:
“Detroit may be best positioned to become the world’s first one hundred percent food self-sufficient city.”
