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When Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman sees an empty city lot, he sees a potential garden, a community ready to happen – and the promise of a food revolution. Over the past 16 years, Cimperman has brought international recognition to Cleveland as a pioneer in passing urban farm zoning legislation at a time when no other city in the U.S. has done so. The champion of gardeners and advocate of “food justice” sees himself as deeply in service to the citizens of Cleveland who “educated” him about how to help them protect urban gardens on vacant lots – and protect communities in doing so.
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