IN the shadows of the elevated tracks toward the end of the No. 3 line in East New York, Brooklyn, with an April chill still in the air, Denniston and Marlene Wilks gently pulled clusters of slender green shoots from the earth, revealing a blush of tiny red shallots at the base.
There's a great story in today's New York Times on urban farmers in New York City and other cities around the country. I've read about this spreading through vacant lots in Detroit, especially. We're not talking gardeners here--these are farmers, selling their produce in farmer's markets and elsewhere. Check it out.
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