http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 21 May 2012 04:07:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/comment-page-1#comment-13543 Jeff Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:13:42 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/#comment-13543 I don't know about that because I never saw the end of 'end of suburbia,' but more info. on 'the garden' can be found here: http://www.blackvalleyfilms.com/. I don’t know about that because I never saw the end of ‘end of suburbia,’ but more info. on ‘the garden’ can be found here: http://www.blackvalleyfilms.com/.

]]> http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/comment-page-1#comment-13542 abg Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:17:09 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/#comment-13542 wasn't this garden also featured in 'end of suburbia'? how do you find out more about the film? wasn’t this garden also featured in ‘end of suburbia’? how do you find out more about the film?

]]> http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/comment-page-1#comment-13538 Jeff Yoskowitz Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:03:34 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/#comment-13538 That part was tragic. I asked the filmmaker about the developer's sudden decision and he couldn't wrap his head around it. I asked about the anti-Semitic references that Horowitz alluded to in his final statement, and the filmmaker noted that there were anti-semitic incidents from outsiders; however, he said that none of the farmers were responsible for the rhetoric, and he doubts that was the issue. That part was tragic. I asked the filmmaker about the developer’s sudden decision and he couldn’t wrap his head around it. I asked about the anti-Semitic references that Horowitz alluded to in his final statement, and the filmmaker noted that there were anti-semitic incidents from outsiders; however, he said that none of the farmers were responsible for the rhetoric, and he doubts that was the issue.

]]> http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/comment-page-1#comment-13533 Adam Edell Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:31:51 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/#comment-13533 Actually, the saddest part of this come to think about it as told through the documentary is that these urban farmers actually raised the 16 million that the owner, Ralph Horowitz, was asking for...and then he reneged on the offer! If I remember right, they play a sound bite of Horowitz as they are showing the helicopter shots of the bulldozers tearing the farm up, saying something to the effect of, these people should thank us for letting them come to this country and squat on this land for as long as they did and be grateful! Actually, the saddest part of this come to think about it as told through the documentary is that these urban farmers actually raised the 16 million that the owner, Ralph Horowitz, was asking for…and then he reneged on the offer! If I remember right, they play a sound bite of Horowitz as they are showing the helicopter shots of the bulldozers tearing the farm up, saying something to the effect of, these people should thank us for letting them come to this country and squat on this land for as long as they did and be grateful!

]]> http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/comment-page-1#comment-13532 Adam Edell Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:25:38 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/documenting-the-demise-of-americas-largest-community-garden/#comment-13532 I just saw this and was floored. Glad you posted, Jeff. I just saw this and was floored. Glad you posted, Jeff.

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