http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/04/02/homesteading-detroit-on-urban-farming/ Blogging about liberty, anarchy, economics and politics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:07:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/04/02/homesteading-detroit-on-urban-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-14753 David Z Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:53:18 +0000 http://nothirdsolution.com/?p=1064#comment-14753 That's a good question Lisa, I don't really know what might happen. Probably nothing, but it's funny how governments usually have more resources available to bring the law down on small-time "offenders" like squatters and the like, rather than devoting those resources towards more pressing problems like the blight, the failing schools, the poverty & crime, etc. If it is something you are considering, I would look in to the high-yield farming methods like square-foot farming, etc. What you want to do is minimize your impact & visibility, but max the yield/output. You don't want to have to worry about 3 acres of land but you can get a lot of crop out of small backyard if the sun is right & you know what you're doing. That’s a good question Lisa, I don’t really know what might happen. Probably nothing, but it’s funny how governments usually have more resources available to bring the law down on small-time “offenders” like squatters and the like, rather than devoting those resources towards more pressing problems like the blight, the failing schools, the poverty & crime, etc. If it is something you are considering, I would look in to the high-yield farming methods like square-foot farming, etc. What you want to do is minimize your impact & visibility, but max the yield/output. You don’t want to have to worry about 3 acres of land but you can get a lot of crop out of small backyard if the sun is right & you know what you’re doing.

]]> http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/04/02/homesteading-detroit-on-urban-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-14741 LisaG Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:39:21 +0000 http://nothirdsolution.com/?p=1064#comment-14741 I just came across this from a google search. My husband and I are looking into purchasing some vacant land from the city/county/state. What a clusterfuck. After going over the different hoops that would need to be jumped, and looking at a number of derelict properties, I said, "What if we just squat? Who's gonna care?" It's tempting, and I really am curious to know -- what would happen if we put up a hoop house and started farming one of those empty blocks? I just came across this from a google search. My husband and I are looking into purchasing some vacant land from the city/county/state. What a clusterfuck. After going over the different hoops that would need to be jumped, and looking at a number of derelict properties, I said, “What if we just squat? Who’s gonna care?” It’s tempting, and I really am curious to know — what would happen if we put up a hoop house and started farming one of those empty blocks?

]]> http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/04/02/homesteading-detroit-on-urban-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-6923 Attack the System » Blog Archive » Updated News Digest April 5, 2009 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:59:36 +0000 http://nothirdsolution.com/?p=1064#comment-6923 [...] Homesteading Detroit: On Urban Farming by No Third Solution [...] [...] Homesteading Detroit: On Urban Farming by No Third Solution [...]

]]> http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/04/02/homesteading-detroit-on-urban-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-6918 John Venlet Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:13:19 +0000 http://nothirdsolution.com/?p=1064#comment-6918 Very interesting piece, which I've <a href="http://www.improvedclinch.com/index.php/weblog/a_plan_for_individuals_to_save_detroit/" target="_blank">posted on and linked</a>. Very interesting piece, which I've posted on and linked.

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