The entrance into the lot next door that will house my urban farm is a hole in the fence (I didn't put it there). It was already there and is used by the neighbourhood dogs giving them a place to run.
To get to my little corner of the lot, I have to walk over a hill of rubble that is now grown over with weeds, vines and wild flowers. The rest of the walk is flatter but bumpy as it is filled with the remnants of the Colgate Factory that once stood there. Rusted rebar pokes up from the hard packed soil which is littered with pieces of concrete, brick, macadam and stone. This lot has sat empty for almost ten years. While other lots along the street are being developed and slowly gentrified, this lot remains empty. Uncertain of what lies in the soil here, I knew I needed to grow above the ground if I was going to use this space as the site of my urban farm project.
The entrance into the lot next door that will house my urban farm is a hole in the fence (I didn't put it there). It was already there and is used by the neighbourhood dogs giving them a place to run.
To get to my little corner of the lot, I have to walk over a hill of rubble that is now grown over with weeds, vines and wild flowers. The rest of the walk is flatter but bumpy as it is filled with the remnants of the Colgate Factory that once stood there. Rusted rebar pokes up from the hard packed soil which is littered with pieces of concrete, brick, macadam and stone. This lot has sat empty for almost ten years. While other lots along the street are being developed and slowly gentrified, this lot remains empty. Uncertain of what lies in the soil here, I knew I needed to grow above the ground if I was going to use this space as the site of my urban farm project. 
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment