tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post2921994259494899940..comments2023-06-09T12:46:12.932-04:00Comments on The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia: Farming in Detroit?Arthur Sidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-91447460885207021892010-04-09T11:44:17.105-04:002010-04-09T11:44:17.105-04:00Actually, turning over the city to individuals is ...Actually, turning over the city to individuals is John Hantz' proposal. It is modeled after the homestead act of 1862, where the federal government turned over land on the plains to unskilled people with limited resources, and the result was the settling of states like Nebraska....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-76184994479731110302010-04-08T13:41:35.690-04:002010-04-08T13:41:35.690-04:00Anonymous,
I appreciate the insight. I still, bas...Anonymous,<br /><br />I appreciate the insight. I still, based solely on the one quote I have read from Malik, categorize his statement as being indicative of the problems of Detroit. I understand that Detroit is complex. We have lived in the suburbs of Detroit, once in Oakland and more recently in Wayne County and I used to work in the downriver area. That doesn’t make me an expert but I get some of what makes Detroit tick and what makes Detroit such a trainwreck.<br /><br />The one thing that is missing from Detroit and that Mr. Hantz has in abundance is capital for investment. Just turning the city over to people with no skills and no resources would be a disaster. This proposal is not at all perfect but given the state of Detroit, I am not sure what else to do. Better an imperfect solution that has a chance of succeeding and lifting that city out of poverty than no solution at all. Too many proposals assume too many factors that haven’t existed in Detroit for decades and are never coming back.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-17852409857234211432010-04-08T11:46:30.096-04:002010-04-08T11:46:30.096-04:00Paula,
That is kind of what we were thinking as w...Paula,<br /><br />That is kind of what we were thinking as well. There are lots of things kind of cooking all at once, so we are expecting something pretty radical to happen before the end of this year.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-51228852330802351722010-04-07T19:19:02.998-04:002010-04-07T19:19:02.998-04:00Folks thanks for writing the farming piece in your...Folks thanks for writing the farming piece in your blog. I happen to know all the people you mentioned in your piece, I am acquainted with Malik and John and have a deep appreciation for both of them. I have serious philosophical differences with each of them, but they need to be respected, because they are both serious, thoughtful people<br /><br />Malik, is about lifting up people and in particular, black people. Malik has spent his life working toward empowering individuals to do better themselves. This is why he founded and operates a charter school, to educate underserved children. Your characterization that his attitude is the reason Detroit is in a mess is just wrong, and illustrates a lack of understanding of the complex socieity in Detroit.<br /><br />John Hantz, you know what you have read. Heard his dreams and like Malik, he is interested in improving Detroit, but as john said in a meeting last month in Lansing, "If I buy your business, I pull the strings." John wants to buy massive pieces of Detroit, so he can pull the strings. John has a vision for Detroit, that is his vision. If fully implemented, Detroit will become the home of urban ag, world wide and because of this, jobs will be created. It will be good for some, not so good for others. If you buy into John's vision, and let him pull the strings, you are good, if not you are evil.<br /><br />Now for my opinion, I am distrustful of the political class that wants to hold onto power in Detroit, and want people to be somewhat dependent upon the political class for the well being.<br /><br />Likewise, I am equally distrustful of a capatalist, such as John that wants to control people, and land in the same way that the politicians are controlling it.<br /><br />To maximize Detroit neither John's vision, nor the status quo is acceptable. Detroit should clear off all the rules, give people the land, and let them roll. It is the creativity of a free man that will bring Detroit back, not the policy of the regime or the control of the capitalist.<br /><br />I'd like to keep my name anonymous because I know both of these guys...<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-6076020958373994852010-04-07T13:19:08.078-04:002010-04-07T13:19:08.078-04:00So, rereading this......is this possibly your comm...So, rereading this......is this possibly your community living project?<br />Help remove the blight, and feed on all levels?<br /><br />How many young people would turn around if they had a vege plot, a few chickens and fellowship each evening in a neighbors home?<br />Hope on all levels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496614522922016531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-11234561216730522152010-04-07T13:12:19.495-04:002010-04-07T13:12:19.495-04:00Awesome!!! WHat I also really like about what this...Awesome!!! WHat I also really like about what this will do, is that once individuals start gardening and havign backyard chickens, they will fall in love with it!<br />Add in community kitchens where young people can learn to cook, and you will have a whole new city!<br /><br />There is a lady near Seattle that is doing just this.<br />She has goats, rabbits, chickens and a garden on her back lots and the abandoned one next door.<br />She teaches bucthering classes, at $100 plus a pop, and is alawys booked full.<br /><br />People are hungery for this.<br />Now what we need are Believers who can do this as a ministry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496614522922016531noreply@blogger.com