Topic :   Urban Gardening

INTRODUCTION PLAN

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Claim :  Urban gardening in Detroit is a good revitalization plan because it improves the economy, beautifies the city and improves the livelihood of the citizens.

Our potential audience would be directed towards the entire Detroit and Metro Detroit citizens, including economists, farmers and environmentalists.  One way to look into our audience would be to survey or interview people from each category. 

TIPS ON RESEARCHING AND DRAFTING A BACKGROUND SECTION

PLANNING TEAM:

     The author should start by exploring the scope of the plan by looking at other case studies where urban farming has been implemented in large cities.  They should also look into the long term effects urban farming with respect to sustaineability, environmental effects, and economic benefits.  Also the benefits/detriments should be analyzed considering legal actions required to implement the plan as well as if there is an actual economic benefit to urban farming instead of becoming subsistance farming.

RESEARCH TEAM:

toles, julian. "the urban farming imperative." jack detroit. jack detroit, 9/1/11. Web. 10 Nov 2011. <http://www.jackdetroit.com/post/9666849175/the-urban-farming-imperative>.

collins, lisa. "can farming take root in detroit?" model d. model d, 8/2/2005. Web. 10 Nov 2011. <http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/urbanag.aspx>

whitford, david. "can farming save detroit?." fortune. assignment detroit, 12/29/2009. Web. 10 Nov 2011. <http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/29/news/economy/farming_detroit.fortune/>.

kavanaugh, kelli. "John Hantz: The man has a plan, but does Detroit have a farming future?." model d. model d, 8/24/2010. Web. 10 Nov 2011. <http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/hantzfarm082410.aspx?utm_campaign=We've got the dirt on Detroit&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_term=John Hantz: The man has a plan, but does Detroit have a farming future?campaign>.

mogk, john. "Urban agriculture: good food, good money, good idea!."oecd. oecd, 9/13/2010. Web. 10 Nov 2011. <http://oecdinsights.org/2010/09/13/urban-agriculture-good-food-good-money-good-idea/>.

TIPS ON ORGANIZING AND DRAFTING BODY PARAGRAPHS

1. Introduction Paragraph
1. Outline our criteria and introduce the topic of urban farming
2. Paragraph I
1. Description of urban farming
2. Brief history
3. Paragraph II
1. 1 or 2 case studies examining other cities that have implemented urban farming
4. Paragraph III
1. Economic Aspect of urban farming
1. Short/Long-Term Effects
2. Sustaineability
5. Paragraph IV
1. Beautifying the city
1. Potential of downsizing the city
2. Environmental benefits
6. Paragraph V
1. Benefiting the livelihood of the citizens
1. Improved Living Conditions
2. Education on farming
3. Feeding the poor
7. Paragraph VI
1. Opposing Viewpoints
1. Urban farming becoming sunsistance farming
2. Pollution has caused soil to be unfit to grow good produce
8. Closing Paragraph
1. Restate claim
2. Wrap up all topics covered throughout paper