Our food system is dependent upon petroleum and corrupt subsidies that choke out small farmers around the world and enslave American farmers to corporate agribusiness. In such a background, growing a stalk of corn in a vacant lot is a revolutionary act. Guerrilla gardening mixes idealism and practicality: we feel the hope of life and beauty springing up from a trash heap, and see the real possibility of local food security in urban areas.
David Tracey gives an overview of techniques involved in guerrilla gardening, from organizing community gardens to making “seed projectiles” for planting on fenced-off lots. This is a wonderful book, full of stories and guidance.
Buy it, read it, do it, and fight for life against the cold cruelty of broken asphalt and property lines.
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