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Elizabeth Shafer4 hours ago Perhaps I don't have a clear understanding of the possible consequences, but I really like the idea of urban farming. The farming industry has gotten so far away from what a farm should be, instead the typical farm is an unhealthy inhumane non-eco-friendly thing…. what about using this space as a urban organic farming community is a bad idea? Yes, it doesn't bring number of people that once lived there, but still it's better than an empty unused space. I would love to hear what other people have to say as I am by NO means an expert on this and thus have but one very ignorant perspective. 0 |
Charles McPherson2 days ago I worked in the 9th ward about three years ago, working on the homes down there. A good chunk of the Big Easy isn't coming back...get anywhere outside the downtown area, say, Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue and Tchopitoulas to the I-10 Interchange, plus the areas around Garden District, Loyola and Tulane Universities and parts of Gentilly, is like a Third World Country. I'm sorry to say that a city I love so well is being transformed into a ghost town, once again, in a greater effort to serve the interests of the moneyed class. I fear New Orleans will become a kind of adult Disneyworld, wherein one can indulge in drink, drugs, prostitution, gambling and so forth with little to no consequence, while the residents of New Orleans are employed to serve the tourists. |
