Urban farmers are securing acres for marginalized people in Lansing
Nine photos of gardens
By Matthew Dae Smith
Lansing State Journal
July 2, 2020
Excerpt:
Jasmine Hardy of Lansing works at her urban farm “Beulah’s Basket,” named after her grandmother, Thursday evening, July 2, 2020. The urban farmer is part of Capital United Land Trust, also known as CULT, whose aim is to ensure marginalized groups, including people of color and LGBTQ people have land they can grow food on and control forever.
Ingham County Treasurer Eric Schertzing works at the “Community Rasberry Patch,” Thursday, July 2, 2020. The property is part of the Land Bank, and though Schertzing lives in East Lansing, he maintains a garden plot at this urban garden near Hayford Avenue and Marcus Street on Lansing’s eastside as a way to grow food and be a part of the growing community of urban farmers.
