Urban Roots

Directed by: Leila Conners, Mathew Schmid Produced by: Leila Conners, Mathew Schmid, Mark MacInnis Release Date: 2018 (Educational) Year of Production: 2011 Running Time: 93 min Language: English Digital Site License includes English Closed Captions Subjects: Agriculture, African-American Studies, Environmental Studies, Urban Studies, Urban Farming, Sustainability, Social Justice, Food Studies   When everything collapses, plant your field of dreams.     Synopsis: URBAN ROOTS is a documentary that tells the story of the spontaneous emergence of urban farming in the city of Detroit.  Detroit, once an industrial powerhouse, is a city devastated by the loss of half its population due to the collapse of manufacturing.  By the looks of it, the city has died. But now, against all odds, in the empty lots, in the old factory yards, and the sad, sagging blocks of company housing, seeds of change are taking root. With the most vacant lots in the country, citizens are reclaim