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Expanding scholarship on urban farming has not systematically examined what spurs the proliferation of cultivation practices, especially when the city is undergoing economic and social transitions. This study examines the development of the urban cultivation (UC) scene in New Orleans over the decade following Hurricane Katrina with a particular focus on entrepreneurial UC projects. By contextualizing in–depth interviews with the growers in the historical events in the city, the study finds that the dominant motives of cultivation projects shifted from social missions to economic interests over time, as the city transitioned from recovery to redevelopment. The study highlights the heterogeneity of UC practices, and questions the current scholarship's tendency to situate urban gardens in opposing theoretical frameworks: tools for neoliberal urbanism or food justice activism. The findings show that the distinction between socially motivated and economically motivated UC cannot be easily drawn. Most of the socially motivated UC projects began adopting market participation over time, while many of the economically motivated UC projects operated as social entrepreneurialism. While growers tended to view themselves as alternative to the dominant political–economic system, they also undoubtedly benefitted from the market–driven redevelopment of the city that expanded UC opportunities.

This case study of a community‐supported agriculture (CSA) organization in New Orleans focuses on the lack of participation in the CSA market by the local residents despite its intentions, and how various constituencies diagnose the causes of the disengagement. Interview and ethnographic observation data indicate a general consensus on the economic constraints, but some non‐resident supporters of the organization attributed the issue to lack of knowledge about the food system or the benefits of local food consumption. The residents, on the other hand, pointed to spatial and sociocultural barriers that made the market and its location less accessible to them, including the produce selection and purchase options, convenience of access to the market, and the race‐related historical and spatial context of the market's location. These findings suggest that the food access concerns of the food justice movement may be more easily addressed than the food sovereignty concerns. Food as a unique resource poses an additional challenge for the movement to construct an effective food justice frame.

Based on interviews with 44 urban growers in New Orleans, this study examines their experiences of establishing urban agriculture (UA) projects on publicly and privately owned lots, either through purchase or lease. Publicly owned lots are easier to identify, but bureaucratic application processes and unpredictable policy changes made access less predictable and insecure, especially in terms of purchasing. Leasing privately owned lots is often a straightforward procedure, but these lots are difficult to identify without a comprehensive list, and were rarely available for purchase. Ultimately, neither type of vacant space produces significantly more security in land tenure for UA projects. The findings indicate that availability of vacancy does not equal initial or long-term access to the growers, and the current system of making vacant properties available for UA raises concerns about the long-term sustainability of UA projects.

The study examines the emergence of urban gardening activities in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative research conducted throughout the city between 2009 and 2012, it examines the ways in which various gardening projects in New Orleans exhibit different levels and scopes of political engagement, with a particular focus on how they manifest (sometimes in contradictory ways) in the projects' missions and practices. On the basis of these findings, it is argued that current conceptualisations of political gardening are too limiting and do not account for the nuances of how politics shape, challenge and materialise in urban gardening activities. By highlighting the ever-shifting social, economic, and political context of the post-disaster recovery, the study illustrates how urban gardening is inherently political, but cautions that the extent to which gardening can subvert social injustice in the city may be limited.

Cover -- A RECIPE FOR GENTRIFICATION -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: Development, Displacement, and Dining -- PART I: DINING DOWNTOWN: FOOD RETAIL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT -- 1. The Taste of Gentrification: Difference and Exclusion on San Diego's Urban Food Frontier -- 2. Savior Entrepreneurs and Demon Developers: The Role of Gourmet Restaurants and Bars in the Redevelopment of Durham -- 3. Making Sense of "Local Food," Urban Revitalization, and Gentrification in Oklahoma City -- PART II: RIPE FOR GROWTH: ALTERNATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS -- 4. The Urban Agriculture Fix: Navigating Development and Displacement in Denver -- 5. From the Holy Trinity to Microgreens: Gentrification Redefining Local Foodways in Post-Katrina New Orleans -- 6. The Cost of Low-Hanging Fruit? An Orchard, a Nonprofit, and Changing Community in Portland -- 7. Gardens in the Growth Machine: Seattle's P-Patch Program and the Pursuit of Permanent Community Gardens -- PART III: UNEVEN ALLIANCES: CONTESTING GENTRIFICATION FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT -- 8. Diverse Politics, Difficult Contradictions: Gentrification and the San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance -- 9. "Ethical" Gentrification as a Preemptive Strategy: Social Enterprise, Restaurants, and Resistance in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside -- 10. "You Can't Evict Community Power": Food Justice and Eviction Defense in Oakland -- PART IV: GROWING RESISTANCE: COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES -- 11. Community Gardens and Gentrification in New York City: The Uneven Politics of Facilitation, Accommodation, and Resistance -- 12. No Se Vende: Resisting Gentrification on Chicago's Paseo Boricua through Food -- 13. Black Urban Growers and the Land Question in Cleveland: Externalities of Gentrification -- 14. Citified Sovereignty: Cultivating Autonomy in South Los Angeles.