“Landscape is a powerful ideological framework for the construction of cultural values.” – Dianne Harris (Chappell, xix)

“The best landscape architects have a gift for fulfilling social needs and expressing human values in their art.” -Sally A. Kitt Chappell

“In the real world, all communities are not created equal. Some are more equal than others. If a community happens to be inhabited by poor, powerless people of color, it receives less protection than powerful affluent white communities. Economics, politics, and race all play an important part in sorting out residential amenities and locally unwanted land uses” (Bullard, 2011, 89).

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Making a case for a farm

Just 90 years ago this now vacant industrial site was home to a typical East Tennessee family owned farm. Today the site sits unused and wasted while hundreds of its surrounding neighbors live in a virtual food desert.



One thing I believe could truly benefit this community is not only a park, but an Urban Learning Farm.
1 - Community Outreach
2 - Education
3 - Potential Income
4 - Fresh fruits and vegetables
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