South Central Farmers - Encampment set up to resist eviction and save the South Central Farm!!

For the last three years, 350 families have been fighting to preserve the South Central Farm, the largest contiguous piece of open green space in South Central Los Angeles.  On April 22, 2006, the Trust for Public Land negotiated a 30-day option to purchase contract that depends on efforts by the City to find matching money for the $5 million put up by a private foundation.  With only 6 million raised, the 30 day contract was not enough time for politicians and the community to raise the 16.35 million needed to purchase the land.  With no time left, the South Central Farmers and their supporters are now vowing to do what is necessary to permanently protect the largest urban community farm in the United States.