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I'm become involved with the <a href="https://www.gilltractfarm.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gill Tract Community Farm</a> in Berkeley, California, a fourteen acre plot of land owned by the University of California that has been used for agricultural research but which is now under tremendous pressure to be converted into student housing. The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=occupy+the+farm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">community pushed back</a> however to convince the University that the land must remain dedicated for agricultural purposes, namely as an urban farm and education center. The University of California is a land grant university and as such is <a href="https://www.nap.edu/read/4980/chapter/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>required to provide instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts, conduct agricultural research, and deliver knowledge and practical information to farmers and consumers.</em></a>

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