"Corn and Other Food Plants Flourish in Public Spaces"

[qrprat77]

Hey I wonder if this guy is on the forum here:

LAKELAND | The corn is as high as an elephant's eye, and it's not in Oklahoma but in downtown Lakeland.

A petite crop of vegetables, fruits and grain is thriving at Heritage Park at Kentucky Avenue and Orange Street. Indian corn, okra, peppers, kumquats and eggplant provide an unexpected agricultural filigree to the slice of city property.
Towering corn stalks also ring the perimeter of a circular planter in the parking lot at Lakeland's main library, and an assortment of ornamental peppers can be seen near the entrance to the Lakeland Electric building on Lemon Street.
City horticulturist Bill Koen said he started installing food-bearing plants at Hollis Garden more than a decade ago, and in recent years he has expanded the approach into other city properties.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20110731/NEWS/110739888?tc=cr

for the full article.
this Cat is all right in my book, glad we got at least one person with some sense in local government.

[Briar Wabbit]

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The Global Garden concept is to use EVERY bit of aerable public and private, urban/suburban land (even roof-tops, atriums, courtyards, etc.) to grow edible (or useful) plants and crops ...
Every town and village should be busting-out with grapes and berries and squash and every good thing.
HEIRLOOM VARIETIES (Not Archer-Daniels/Monsato GM crops).

This is but only ONE aspect of Permaculture. I became a Certified Permaculture Consultant in 1996.

... Using the Contour (of the land) ... Natural "Vectors" (Prevailing Wind, Solar Orientation, etc.) ...
... Systems of natural systems ... Inputs vs outputs ... Sustainable Chains.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture

=Elmer= (Shhhh!)

[ANVIL]

Good idea. I wish that we could plant the sides of highways to crops or at lest hay to be feed to cattle. I know we have issues with litter bot this is a hudge amount of waisted space. even if we planted rape seed we could harvest for Coanolla oil.

[qrprat77]

In Alabama a few years back, they planted the right of way on their interstates with wheat!
I think they even harvested it for birdfeed or something.