week 9

OK! Final week of readings. This week will be some things on urban ag.

For Tuesday:
McClintock: From industrial garden to food desert
McEntee: Realizing rural food justice

For Thursday:
Slater: Gender and urban ag
McLees: Intersection and flow on open space farms (yes! It's a chapter by me!)

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