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by A
Monday, Oct. 03, 2005 at 10:39 AM
Since 1992, the 14 acres of property located at 41st and Alameda Streets in Los Angeles have been used as a community garden or farm. The land has been divided into 360 plots and is believed to be one of the largest urban gardens in the country.
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The farmers are in danger of losing their farm to developers who want to raze it and build a warehouse. Most of the farmers rely on the food they grow on the farm for their livelihood and the loss of their plots would cause them irreparable harm. The farmers and their supporters are currently pursuing legal action in the courts to save the farm but they and their supporters are prepared for militant resistance to stop the destruction of their farm. Farmers also have reason to fear a late night attack on the farm by the developer’s demolition crew. They are currently camping out at the farm in a round the clock vigil to defend the farm and alert supporters from around the city come to the farm and block the bulldozers if it comes to that. To support their struggle to save their farm please visit http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ for list of things you can do to help.
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Camping out at the farm in a round the clock vigil to defend the farm.
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by BorderRaven
Monday, Oct. 03, 2005 at 4:44 PM
No Borders, No Fences, No Racists, No Fascists, No Free Land Corporate Greed, before Human Need.
How does that make you feel?
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by Property Rights
Tuesday, Oct. 04, 2005 at 1:48 AM
This land is owned by someone and its not the "Farmers". California has a huge number of Acres available for agriculture endevaours of all kinds. Why don't the "Farmers" pitch in and buy some Acrage.
Let me finish quotig from the Bible:
Thou Shalt Not Steal
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by All power to the people
Tuesday, Oct. 04, 2005 at 8:19 AM
Actually it’s the people that belong to the land.
Land belongs to no one and everyone.
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by Property Rights
Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2005 at 3:41 AM
If there are no property rights why does this "Farm" have rules posted on the fence. Like, No sleeping overnight?
Oh wait there are property rights, just as long as "you" are in charge.
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by Nuestra Tierra
Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2005 at 5:56 AM
This is our land. Our fight.
Viva Aztlan.
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by Nuestra Tierra
Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2005 at 5:56 AM
This is our land. Our fight.
Viva Aztlan.
Mexicanos a la grita de guerra.
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by Fight then
Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2005 at 7:15 PM
If its a fight then fight already...
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by corta la mierda
Friday, Oct. 07, 2005 at 9:36 AM
Obviously, you haven't read the complete post or don't have the intellectual tools to recognize a struggle taking place.
The South Central Farmers represent not only an effort to redefine the use of urban land for something other than "development," whatever that means in the Alameda corridor, where everything is factories and industry and the working people who can only afford to live in the vicinity. In addition, this community effort is being driven by African Americans and Latinos in South L.A., proving to the divisive L.A. news media and powers that be (LAPD) that different people do get along on a daily basis, and on efforts that nourish the whole community without competition for the city's crumbs.
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by people growing their own food
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 at 10:10 AM
What corporations fear the most is people growing their own food on community gardens. If enough people grew their own food on community land space, the large agriculture corporations and supermarkets would go out of business..
After all, why commute and work long hours for some corporation to buy pesticide soaked vegetables at a chain supermarket when u could volunteer in the community garden and then enjoi the nutritional fruits and vegetables of your shared labor??
Bioregionalism will result in the collapse of corporations, that is the reason that community gardens are under attack by development. They attempt to cover the productive soil that feeds the community with a non-living warehouse. Just another example of US corporate culture as a culture of death and disease. Bury the corporate culture and maybe some nice floras will grow in their place..
luna moth
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by SOS person
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 at 10:37 AM
This Minuteman agrees 100% civilizedcontact@yahoo.com
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by SOS person
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 at 10:39 AM
I couldn't speak on however.
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by Gumby
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 at 1:28 PM
Who actually has legal ownership of the land? The article at the top of this page doesn't say one way or the other.
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by SOS person again
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 at 3:10 PM
I'm wondering that myself. I couldn't say if these farmers in particular should continue farming. I just like the idea though.
There's a place in Irvine, CA, along a paved bike trail between Culver and Jeffrey, near the 5 freeway, where people are independently growing food crops. I rode by there and was very impressed and saw citizens tending the crops. I asked them about it, as far as I can remember it was some type of charity or aid effort for needy people. If anyone lives in that area, I think the path is along or by Warner Ave. Up Jeffrey, towards the 5 but before it, and the path starts to your left. Ride your bike by there for some inspiration.
I'm a member of SOS and I hope it's okay if I post on Indymedia as I also have concerns about the war and globalization. I used to be involved in anti-war efforts but I just jumped into any protest I could find. I have to now find some organizations I'm more comfortable with, so I don't unknowingly march with an organization that actually supports an open-borders policy. I made that mistake by marching with ANSWER in Hollywood some time last year.
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by para Que!
Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 at 11:36 AM
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this concept of the green space was good but 3 years ago . since 2 years and 1/2 the leaders took this project as in investment for themselves this turn ugly for the people wish they stop going to the farm that's why they got people from the street to seat around the farm just to show off they are opportunists using wherever people is leaf to continued to get money from any body some body has to stop them is just (politician and money) what they really want Rufina and Tezozomoc (el guero)
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