Posts Tagged ‘ Detroit ’

Urban Farming in Detroit and Big Cities Back to Small Towns and Agriculture

Nov 3rd, 2009 | By Mark Dowie | Category: Featured, Housing, Politics
Were I an aspiring farmer in search of fertile land to buy and plow, I would seriously consider moving to Detroit. There is open land, fertile soil, ample water, willing labor, and a desperate demand for decent food. And there is plenty of community will behind the idea of turning ...read more

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Detroit’s Socialist Nightmare Is America’s Future

Nov 2nd, 2009 | By Porter Stansberry | Category: Featured, Macro Economics, Personal Liberties
One of the most important things to remember about socialism – or coercion of any kind – is it fails eventually because human beings have an innate desire for liberty and a strong need for personal property rights. In fact, the origins of government lie in the need of agricultural ...read more

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Detroit Real Estate: Down and Out at Market Value

Oct 26th, 2009 | By Gary Gibson | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
Detroit must be feeling like a streetwalker far past her prime. Some 9,000 homes and lots went up for tax foreclosure auction in the American symbol of industrial urban failure…yet 80% of them remain unsold despite a minimum bid of $500. How the world turns. Once Detroit was a dynamic city, the urban ...read more

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