The Albany Gill Tract belongs to the University of California, and is a small part of what was once a large agricultural research plot. The university is planning to sell the remaining land for development by a supermarket chain. Sustainable agriculture activists have occupied the tract in an attempt to draw attention in the community to the connection between hunger and access to underutilized land.
The San Pablo Avenue side of the tract:
The Jackson Street side:
Read more:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/07/08/18739523.php
http://occupythefarm.org/
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