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South Central farm : oasis in a concrete desert /

Covers the high profile controversy over the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, the largest urban garden in the country. The story includes the benefits of urban farms, celebrity tree sitters, citizen supporters, dramatic evictions of farmers, rarely told developer's defense and updates on farm...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Laffey, Sheila (Director, Producer), Pepos, Geoffrey (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Mill Valley, CA : Green Planet Films, 2008.
Series:Online access: Alexander Street Press Environmental Studies In Video Outside North America.
Online access: Kanopy Kanopy PDA United Kingdom.
Subjects:
Community development, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Community gardens > California > Los Angeles.
Land use, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Urban agriculture > California > Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Politics and government.
Développement communautaire urbain > Californie > Los Angeles.
Jardins communautaires > Californie > Los Angeles.
Utilisation urbaine du sol > Californie > Los Angeles.
Agriculture urbaine > Californie > Los Angeles.
Community development, Urban
Community gardens
Land use, Urban
Politics and government
Urban agriculture
California > Los Angeles
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Covers the high profile controversy over the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, the largest urban garden in the country. The story includes the benefits of urban farms, celebrity tree sitters, citizen supporters, dramatic evictions of farmers, rarely told developer's defense and updates on farmers efforts to continue to sustain themselves, physically and spiritually. Celebrity activists include Daryl Hannah, Joan Baez, Julia Butterfly Hill, Martin Sheen, Willie Nelson.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 min.).
Playing Time:00:24:00