Posted on Nov 7, 2022
Midwest cities have plenty of vacant lots. So why can't urban farmers buy that land?
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Urban farmers are trying to buy vacant lots for their farms to bring fresh, healthy food and green space to their neighborhoods, but they face challenges in acquiring that land.
There’s a high demand for the vegetables Mediatrice Niyonkuru grows in her urban garden.
Cassava leaves, muchicha and white eggplant are staples in the dishes the Burundi native makes, along with other east African immigrants.
“I know what they like and what they're gonna eat,” she said. “So that's why I have different plants than other farmers.”
Yet Niyonkuru and her business partner, Gasaya Musekura, are struggling to get more than the small piece of land that they own, despite the estimated 10,000 vacant lots in Kansas City, Kansas.
There’s a high demand for the vegetables Mediatrice Niyonkuru grows in her urban garden.
Cassava leaves, muchicha and white eggplant are staples in the dishes the Burundi native makes, along with other east African immigrants.
“I know what they like and what they're gonna eat,” she said. “So that's why I have different plants than other farmers.”
Yet Niyonkuru and her business partner, Gasaya Musekura, are struggling to get more than the small piece of land that they own, despite the estimated 10,000 vacant lots in Kansas City, Kansas.
Midwest cities have plenty of vacant lots. So why can't urban farmers buy that land?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."There’s a high demand for the vegetables Mediatrice Niyonkuru grows in her urban garden.
Cassava leaves, muchicha and white eggplant are staples in the dishes the Burundi native makes, along with other east African immigrants.
“I know what they like and what they're gonna eat,” she said. “So that's why I have different plants than other farmers.”
Yet Niyonkuru and her business partner, Gasaya Musekura, are struggling to get more than the small piece of land that they own, despite the estimated 10,000 vacant lots in Kansas City, Kansas.
“My garden is still small, but the problem, too, is no water,” she said, explaining she has no irrigation on this plot of land."...
..."There’s a high demand for the vegetables Mediatrice Niyonkuru grows in her urban garden.
Cassava leaves, muchicha and white eggplant are staples in the dishes the Burundi native makes, along with other east African immigrants.
“I know what they like and what they're gonna eat,” she said. “So that's why I have different plants than other farmers.”
Yet Niyonkuru and her business partner, Gasaya Musekura, are struggling to get more than the small piece of land that they own, despite the estimated 10,000 vacant lots in Kansas City, Kansas.
“My garden is still small, but the problem, too, is no water,” she said, explaining she has no irrigation on this plot of land."...
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Sounds like a very enterprising young lady. Hope someone steps in to help her acquire more land. Seems like she is solving a food demand and creating green spaces out of what might otherwise be weed infested eyesores or hangouts for the homeless or druggies.
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