I fell out of my chair with laughter
when I heard the story of UC Berkeley students trying to convert the
10 acre Gill Tract (it looks like an empty lot on San Pablo and Marin
in Albany, near the police station) into agricultural land. They
showed up with Vera Wang grubbies and gardening tools from Smith &
Hawkin (kidding; I did not go down to check it out).
I am a wee bit familiar with that land.
It is not rich agricultural land, nor is the soil virgin, pristine,
or uncontaminated: this is smack dab in the middle of a dense, urban
area surrounded by gas station convenience stores and car repair
places; what do you think? Plus, the rainy season is so totally over;
with luck, you might get a couple of sprinkles. Any agricultural
success will require regular irrigation into the fall, and I do not
mean a dozen English majors from Cal showing up after finals with
one-gallon watering cans.
Sigh...
Yes, feeding the poor is very
commendable. But, please, can we get serious? Have you Cal students
ever heard of 'Night on the Streets?' No? I did not think so: Google
it.
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