The reading assignment for tomorrow has been posted along with discussion questions; please read and be prepared to discuss:

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Questions for discussion tomorrow on reading: Why farm the city? Theorizing urban agriculture through a lens of metabolic rift, by Nathan McClintock:

1.McClintock presents the argument that urban residents should farm the city. What are his reasons?

2. What does McClintock means by metabolic rift, ecological rift, social rift and individual rift?

3. How does he believe these rifts can be overcome by farming the city?

4. How could ‘farming the city’ become a viable activity in a densely populated urban center?

5. What are some ways this could be done and who would benefit? What are the challenges to doing this?