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  • Could empty lots be growing food, economic opportunity?

    Saoimanu Sope, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources|Updated Aug 15, 2024

    The vacant lots around your neighborhood could be growing fruits and vegetables and making local produce more accessible – while reducing energy needed to transport and distribute the food. Could turning those empty lots into small farms also become opportunities for economic development? To answer this question, a team of researchers from University of California Cooperative Extension in San Diego County are investigating the economic feasibility of growing high-value s...