Well, I'm opposed to the so-called "right-sizing" plan. But just because I'm opposed to the plan doesn't mean I'm opposed to urban agriculture.
In fact, I'm a big fan of urban agriculture, whether it be small-scale home gardening, community gardens like Georgia Street or some of the more fanciful plans.
But we are not going to realize much savings by cordoning off areas for farming. In fact, I believe it is likely a tool from the Same-Old-Stuff crowd to evict actual people from viable homes and then flip properties -- at great profit -- to big developers.
And the fact that everybody is conflating urban ag and "right-sizing" not only confuses the matter, it shows that the SOS crowd believes it has found a feel-good way to sell the same old intrusive practices of big players: Eminent domain, slum clearance, and urban renewal [[Negro removal).
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