Amanda Gregory, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Recommended Citation Jacqueline Hand & Amanda Gregory, The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum , … mi./104 km²), turning this shrinking city into a new frontier of urban agriculture. 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. 393 (2017), Side-by-Side: Revitalizing Urban Cores and Ensuring Residential Diversity 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. 1 P.A. Detroit was once the engine of America's automotive industry. Amanda Gregory, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law > CKLAWREVIEW She recently coauthored "The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in A Legal Vacuum" (2017). Public Law and Legal Theory Commons, Shelley Cavalieri, The University of Toledo College of Law Detroit: A Classroom for Social Responsibility Detroit: A Classroom for Social Responsibility. And Detroit is a at least 85 or perhaps 90 percent African American city, so any plan being proposed in relationship to urban agriculture in Detroit must benefit the majority population. 619 (2017), Madden v. Midland Funding LLC: Uprooting the National Bank Act’s Power of Preemption 497 (2017). 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. Land Use Law Commons, Matthew R. Pikor, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Kristen Barnes Forum Speakers. A decade ago, a resurgence of urban gardens and farms sprouted a new agricultural trend around the country. The term, trademarked in 2014 by Southern California-based development company Rancho Mission Viejo, is a … 569 (2017), How the United States Postal Service (USPS) Could Encourage More Local Economic Development 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. The New Geography article reviews the size and scale of Detroit in comparison to other cities … The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum By Jacqueline Hand and Amanda Gregory Get PDF (266 KB) My Account | State and Local Government Law Commons, Home | The Toronto Star also documented Detroit's urban agriculture movement , and its intersection with community need—most of the city is a food desert, and there is not a single major chain supermarket inside the city limits—as well as social justice. Greg Willerer (right) has a business that provides produce to 27 families through his community supported agriculture co-op in Detroit. 497 (2017) The Natural Capital Crisis in Southern U.S. Cities Blake Hudson, Louisiana State University College of the Coast and Environment For a full list of the speakers in these videos, please visit the Schedule page.. Keynote Panel: Racial Legacies: Land of … The idea of returning Detroit to farm land is an interesting idea that was recently covered in New Geography(DETROIT: URBAN LABORATORY AND THE NEW AMERICAN FRONTIER, Nov. 4) and New York Times(Plowing Detroit Into Farmland blog post Nov. 9 based on New Geography article).. Law and Society Commons, Randall K. Johnson, Mississippi College School of Law FAQ | 653 (2017), The Cessation of Innovation: An Inquiry into Whether Congress Can and Should Strip the Supreme Court of its Appellate Jurisdiction to Entertain Patent Cases Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law Volume 12 Issue 2 Article 5 2020 The Disappearing Act: How to Prevent the Decline of Black Farmers in the United States Jordan M. Jennings University of Kentucky Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjeanrl Part of the Agriculture Law Commons Atkinson says that farming in the city is not illegal, but it's not totally legal either. (Photo: dharder9475) Detroit has become a byword for extreme urban contraction. Drawing lessons from Cuba, many non-profits and community-based organizations, such as Earthworks, are working to build a vibrant urban farming community in Detroit. Generally accepted agricultural and management practices shall be reviewed annually by the Michigan commission of agriculture and revised as considered necessary.” – M.C.L. Ms. 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. The Duty to Consult as a Tool for Better Decision-making, Panel on Indigenous Rights, Rocky For information about the City of Detroit's Web site, email the Web Editor. > Vol. 497 And while many of them continue to thrive, in the past five years, another trend has entered the urban agricultural scene: agrihoods, short for agricultural neighborhoods. Several Rust Belt city governments have recently promoted the greening of brownfields as a better way to shrink [ 2 ] (Schilling and Logan 2008). Today it is a symbol of urban decay. Growers that don’t own the property that they’re cultivating face an increased risk of losing the time, energy and resources that they’ve invested. Ms. Gregory is currently the vice chair of the Agricultural Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan as well as a member of the State Bar's Litigation Section and Military and Veterans' Law Section. Earthworks Urban Farm, part of Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit, is a 2.5 acre urban farm located in the city of Detroit. 679 (2017). Hand, J. P. “Indigenous Private Legal Actions Against Climate Change in the Arctic, Current Developments in Arctic Law, Vol. ‘The Gift Of Detroit’: Tilling Urban Terrain By Jon Kalish Enter your email address to subscribe receive updates when the Law Review posts new content to the website. All material is the property of the City of Detroit and may only be used with permission. and Society Commons, Property Law and Real Estate Commons, Public Law and Legal Theory Commons, and the State and Local Government Law Commons Recommended Citation Jacqueline Hand & Amanda Gregory, The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum, 92 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 93 of 1981, as amended, being M.C.L.286.471 475 (2017), The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum Videos AND PHOTOS of 2016's outstanding JustFood? In layman’s terms, urban agriculture consists of food that is grown and distributed in the same area. Urban agriculture was legalized in Detroit in 2012, and has been framed as mutually beneficial for the shrinking urban area: vacant areas, usually threatened by growth and development, are free for farming, while the new economic sector reduces the negative affects of shrinkage in many ways. 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. Published by the Students of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, The Public Pension Crisis Through the Lens of State Constitutions and Statutory Law, Side-by-Side: Revitalizing Urban Cores and Ensuring Residential Diversity, Linchpin Approaches to Salvaging Neighborhoods in the Legacy Cities of the Midwest, The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum, The Natural Capital Crisis in Southern U.S. Cities, Roll On, Cyclist: The Idaho Rule, Traffic Law, and the Quest to Incentivize Urban Cycling, How the United States Postal Service (USPS) Could Encourage More Local Economic Development, The Collateral Order Doctrine in Disorder: Redefining Finality, The Cessation of Innovation: An Inquiry into Whether Congress Can and Should Strip the Supreme Court of its Appellate Jurisdiction to Entertain Patent Cases. 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. 23 (2), 210–229. 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. 529 (2017), Roll On, Cyclist: The Idaho Rule, Traffic Law, and the Quest to Incentivize Urban Cycling Environmental Law Commons, Available at: Anderson and Clark both moved to Detroit because they wanted to farm in a city, and Detroit is uniquely suited for urban agriculture. In Detroit, even the dead are sprawling, as families disinter bodies from urban cemeteries to rebury them in the suburbs. Asmara M. Tekle, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Urban farming is huge in Detroit, and it has great economic and health benefits. The Greening of Detroit is one organization at the forefront of the local urban agricultural movement. https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview/vol92/iss2/6, Agriculture Law Commons, KGD can support growers through the process of […] About | 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. It goes well beyond a useful assemblage of recent scholarship by Canadian and American, academic and community historians. The garden, he admits, is on the vanguard, even in Detroit's nascent urban farming community. 497 (2017), The Natural Capital Crisis in Southern U.S. Cities Catherine Taylor, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law A Fluid Frontier is both a good read and an essential reference. Kristen Barnes, University of Akron School of Law 593 (2017), The Collateral Order Doctrine in Disorder: Redefining Finality Andrea J. Boyack, Washburn University School of Law 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. 549 (2017), Freeing the City to Compete James J. Kelly, Jr., Notre Dame Law School 435 (2017), Linchpin Approaches to Salvaging Neighborhoods in the Legacy Cities of the Midwest NAVIGATING LAND ACCESS FOR GARDENS & FARMERS Keep Growing Detroit believes that all residents deserve a simple, fair, and transparent process to purchase land. Urban Agriculture T oday’s urban agriculture is rooted in southeast Michigan’s rich history.The Kickapoo, Sauk and Fox people of southeastern Michigan, historically the first well-known cultures to live here, were mainly farmers who grew corn, beans, squash and … The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum, This panel explores the legal frontier created when established guerilla practices gain legitimacy – when new laws and policies need to be adapted and fit over existing economies. According to Urban Farming’s Detroit manager, Michael Travis, that won’t change. Ashley Atkinson works for a gardening advocacy group called the Greening of Detroit and is a member of the city planning commission's Urban Agriculture Workgroup. 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. Accessibility Statement. Organizing in Detroit Soup Kitchens for Power and Justice Organizing in Detroit Soup Kitchens for Power and Justice The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum. Amanda Gregory, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Jacqueline Hand & Amanda Gregory, Urban Agriculture: A Mechanism for Sustainability in Detroit and Other Struggling Cities, Sustainable Conference of American Legal Educators, Arizona State University (May 7-8, 2015.) SYMPOSIUM EDITOR recognition of how histories of colonialism, slavery, and racist Christensen, D.M., 2011. Created and Co-taught UDM Law's lauded Summer Immersion course, Urban Agricultural Law in Detroit. University of Akron School of Law, Symposium Preface 92 Urban agriculture is responsible for a significant portion of the much-needed urban redevelopment of Detroit, and is drawing in new, green innovative residents. Meanwhile, the suburban frontier swelled; the population of Detroit's suburbs grew by 25 percent over the same period. All material is the property of the City of Detroit and may only be used with permission. In addition to the urban farm, Earthworks also operates an apiary (bee-hive) which produces honey. of agriculture. Detroit, once one of the most prosperous cities in the United States, has seen its population dwindle in recent decades as crime rates skyrocket and many of its neighborhoods fall into urban decay. In 2013, the City of Detroit filed for bankruptcy, becoming the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history. 92 (2017-2018) Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum: the Detroit Frontier . In the process, Detroit’s urban agriculture movement has become an internationally recognized model for urban revitalization, social justice and food sovereignty. Blake Hudson, Louisiana State University College of the Coast and Environment The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum Jacqueline Hand, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Amanda Gregory, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 92 Cʜɪ.-Kᴇɴᴛ L. Rᴇᴠ. Home 2 (2017), The Detroit Frontier: Urban Agriculture in a Legal Vacuum, Jacqueline Hand, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2017). Law 16, 241–260. ... vacuum as jobs vanished. View Larger Map. Property Law and Real Estate Commons, Chi.-Kent L. Rev. Securing the momentum: Could a Homestead Act help housing practices are written on the land in ways that shape how sustain Detroit urban agriculture? And a portion of that land is vacant. 3., (2015) 'The Gift Of Detroit': Tilling Urban Terrain Amid crumbling buildings and empty lots, small farms have sprung up in the city. Hand, J. P. and Gregory, Amanda, " T HE DETROIT FRONTIER: Urban Agriculture Policy in a Legal Vacuum," 92 Chi-Kent L. Rev (forthcoming 2017). While urban agriculture maintains an uncertain legal footing in Detroit, Cleveland is embracing it. Drake J. Agric. Jacqueline Hand, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law "This is all very experimental," he said, "We figured it was a decent spot and it was a safe place to practice, he said. > Iss. Detroit, Michigan. In Detroit, vacant lots occupy a vast territory almost equivalent to the area of the city of Paris (40 sq. A movement for food sovereignty. In terms of land, Detroit is huge: San Francisco, Boston, and Manhattan could fit within the city’s borders. "It's a policy vacuum. Kristen Barnes, University of Akron School of Law The long process of Detroit's hollowing out -- and the expansion of its suburban ring -- had begun. 391 (2017), The Public Pension Crisis Through the Lens of State Constitutions and Statutory Law Earthworks itself was founded in 1998. - Created the proposed Urban Agriculture and Cross-Border Food Justice legal clinic. Andrew Silvia, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law City Soc. 286.473(1) “Thirty seven million acres is all the Michigan we will ever have” William G. Milliken . Yet as the population, industry, and built environment of the city of Detroit have collapsed, Detroit's urban footprint has continued to expand. “Right now, everyone is enthused about urban farming,” LaCroix says. residents.
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