Continuing with our theme of urban sustainability, here is an interesting article from The Providence Journal about a woman who farms 1/4 acre right in the middle of Providence Rhode Island. From the article:

For eight years, Hastings has farmed this fertile patch between her house and the house next door. It was an empty lot when she moved in, weed-choked and partly asphalt-covered. Junk cars rusted into the ground. A dump- truck-full of rocks had to be sifted out and carted away, a job that occupied many hands and consumed an entire summer.

But tests showed the soil was uncontaminated, and with enhancements and undying attention, Hastings has made it bountiful.

Read the rest in here and make sure to check out the accompanying online video.