Urban Myth - A Farmer's Market?

Headline: Urban farming may well hold the key to the future of Detroit (see article written by Nolan Finley)

I've posted many articles about the wasteland called Detroit. But I have to admit that farming has never been one of the potential solutions to the mass exodus of citizens.

It may not be as strange as it seems. Until just recently, there was a tract of land owned by Ford Motor Company in Dearborn adjacent to Hubbard Ave. that was farmed. But that was not what made Dearborn a viable and vital community. A few of the things that Dearborn has that Detroit doesn't have include:

• a government focus on meeting the needs of the community
• a strong business presence and a good environment for businesses... both large and small
• an infusion of new cultures without intimidation of the old

... to name a few.

Mr. Finley, this is what farming won't fix:

• Education Failure - 60 Kids or an Ex-Con?
• Cold or Cancer?
  

Detroit needs a complete restructuring including:

• resizing
• rezoning
• rehabilitation
• reclamation

There is no logical, structured, sequenced plan to do any of this. There are only haphazard, half-hearted efforts to "find something" to fix a truly broken city. Farming will only work if a large portion of the city is leveled. Hmmm... that might not be a bad idea, after all. Except the city taxes will drive any farmer out of business in a year.