The woes of the South Central Urban Farmers

If you haven't heard about this, i do not blame you because there has been grossly little about this in the media:

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/14/1424243
http://www.southcentralfarmers.org/news.html
http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_756

LA police in riot gear were sent into the largest urban community garden in the country to forcibly shut it down so that the 14 acres used by 350 families, mostly of mexican decent can be bulldozed to build a fucking warehouse. this is one of the most telling signs of the horrible sickness that infects our country and our culture. an independent organization was willing to donate 10 million dollars to buy the land to save the farm, but the owner, Ralph Horowitz, declined, saying it was worth at least 16 million. He paid less than 5 million for it in 2003. He was then offered the 16 million, but said he would never sell the land to the farmers because he was pissy for being made to look like a villian in the situation. there are candle light vigils every evening to protest the destruction of the farm. if you are in or near LA, please go light a candle for me.