Gardens Going Mobile

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Wilson City Farm is part of Chicago's Resource Center, and Tim Wilson is the garden manager. The 1.25 acre plot produces eighty varieties of eleven crops. (Photo by Shawn Allee)

Urban farming is supposed to be a solution to getting fresh, locally-produced food to city folk. The movement's taking off because a lot of cities have empty, vacant lots to plant on, but there's a problem: city governments or developers won't let growers stay on those lots forever. Shawn Allee met one urban farmer who's not worried about losing the farm:

Background on urban farming

Website of City Farm

Growing Power's Website

Producer: Shawn Allee
Release Date: April 13, 2009
Running Time: 3:16