Daryl Hannah Spends 23 Days Up A TreeAfter three-weeks of protesting to save a community garden in Los Angeles, Daryl Hannah was arrested.
The police had to use chain saws to cut away branches and firemen brought in a cherry-picker crane to help remove the protestors. Other activists such as Joan Baez, Willie Nelson,Leonardo DiCaprio, Ed Harris, Danny Glover and Martin Sheen have also helped in the effort to save the garden.
The owner wants to reclaim the land to build a warehouse. Hannah was charged with trespassing after refusing to come down from the walnut tree in the 14-acre urban garden.
The garden is said to be the largest urban farm in the country and there are about many farmers who work the land to feed the 350 families that it feeds. Owner and developer Ralph Horowitz said he would sell the land to the farmers for $16 million, but so far they have not been able to raise the money. The farm has been an oasis in the middle of Los Angeles for over ten years.
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Hopefully, someone will come up with the money to buy the land or will convince the owner of the benefits of land trust.
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