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Hull Council pledged £30,000 to a new community garden yesterday, underlining a rising use of urban farming by communities to tackle starvation caused by the coalition government.
Pop-up grassroots farms turning derelict areas of Hull into sources of fruit and veg for those in need could soon become a reality.
Rooted in Hull co-founder Mark Cleaver explained that while some working-class areas have plenty of fast-food joints and supermarkets they lack access to fresh fruit and veg.
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
Our housing crisis isn’t an accident – it’s class war, trapping millions in poverty while landlords and billionaires profit. To solve it, we need comprehensive transformation, not mere tokenistic reform, writes BECK ROBERTSON
