Can we grow enough vegetables to feed the city of Cleveland? We have plenty of vacant land (about 3,400 acres). Can urban gardens sustain our city? Two Ohio State University professors set to find out.
According to The Columbus Dispatch:
“The researchers found that the land could generate as much as $115 million in produce each year, enough to satisfy at least 22 percent of Cleveland’s demand for fresh produce. In some scenarios, perhaps 100 percent.
“‘We were definitely shocked it was really possible to be self-reliant,’ said Parwinder S. Grewal, who is co-author of the study and director of Ohio State’s Center for Urban Environment and Economic Development, in Wooster.”