NPR takes a look at Detroit's potential for urban farming

NPR looks at the work of Urban Farming, a group that plans to convert 20 idle, derelict properties into vibrant urban farms. The food harvested is then expected to go to the needy.

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Urban Farming founder Taja Seville says Detroit was the perfect place to start working on farming projects. The city has long suffered from a glut of available property, and last year it topped the nation in foreclosures. Wayne County now has about 7,000 idle plots. Seville saw that as an opportunity.

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