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South Central farm : oasis in a concrete desert / produced by Sheila A. Laffey, Geoffrey Pepos ; directed by Sheila A. Laffey.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Laffey, Sheila., Director, Producer.
Pepos, Geoffrey., Producer.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Community development, Urban--California--Los Angeles.
Community development, Urban.
Community gardens--California--Los Angeles.
Community gardens.
Land use, Urban--California--Los Angeles.
Land use, Urban.
Urban agriculture--California--Los Angeles.
Urban agriculture.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Politics and government.
Los Angeles (Calif.).
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (24 min.)
Place of Publication:
Mill Valley, CA : Green Planet Films, 2008.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
Summary:
Covers the high profile controversy over the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, the largest urban garden in the country. The story includes the benefits of urban farms, celebrity tree sitters, citizen supporters, dramatic evictions of farmers, rarely told developer's defense and updates on farmers efforts to continue to sustain themselves, physically and spiritually. Celebrity activists include Daryl Hannah, Joan Baez, Julia Butterfly Hill, Martin Sheen, Willie Nelson.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2015).
OCLC:
904564028

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