Should cities start building community gardens to feed the poor?

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GreatAunty

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Cities have all the big equipment they use for keeping the parks nice. Why not start using vacant land in the community to start vegetable gardens to supplement the food banks and homeless shelters. With the economic slump, these places are not getting the donations they used to get. This could be a way to help them out and put vacant land to use. You can buy a lot of carrot seeds with $1. Volunteers from the master gardeners programs and from the shelters themselves could do most the work after the land is prepared. Many cities have compost programs too. What do you think?
 
Yes it is a good idea however soils must be tested to be safe for consumption the White house found out its garden contained lead and I am not sure what happened to its contents.
 
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