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<h1>In Cleveland, Hoop Houses Turn Empty Lots into Year Round Farms</h1>
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<p>In this video produced by the nonprofit organization Fair Food Network, we meet&nbsp; residents of a historically marginalized neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, as they work together to transform vacant lots into small farms.</p>&#13;
<p>The effort is part of the city's Urban     Agriculture Project, in which city government, nonprofit groups, and local residents work together to boost urban agriculture produce by building hoop houses on Cleveland farms.</p>&#13;
<p>Hoop houses are an affordable and relatively easy to build type of greenhouse, and allow farmers to dramatically extend the growing season.</p>&#13;
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<p>This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a> at <a href="https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/environment/2014/04/26/in-cleveland-hoop-houses-turn-empty-lots-into-year-round-farms">https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/environment/2014/04/26/in-cleveland-hoop-houses-turn-empty-lots-into-year-round-farms</a>.</p><link href="https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/environment/2014/04/26/in-cleveland-hoop-houses-turn-empty-lots-into-year-round-farms" rel="canonical"/><p>Yes! Magazine is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of ... . Learn more at <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a></p><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=11930&ga4=G-74QJNNY44Z" style="width:1px;height:1px;">