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Huge amounts of land. if were able to produce even a small percentage of the food which is consumed in detroit and circulate the revenues from that food within our community, then were able to create a more vibrant, healthy, economically strong community. so we think it has tremendous potential. ♪ >> who will live in the detroit of the future? theres no question, is there, that detroit will come back? in one form or another, a city this magnificent, this storied, this american -- cannot, will ...

Chain. >> no. no, in 2007, farmer jack closed its last stores in detroit. and that was kind of the end of the big chains in detroit. >> this is subsistence farming, not cash crop. youre not going to be selling -- anticipating selling outside of detroit? >> theres greater demand in detroit than all of the farmers locally can supply. first were going to supply that local demand in the city of detroit. >> to what degree do you think that this model can be replicated in and around the city? >> clear...

Huge amounts of land. if were able to produce even a small percentage of the food which is consumed in detroit and circulate the revenues from that food within our community, then were able to create a more vibrant, healthy, economically strong community. so we think it has tremendous potential. ♪ >> who will live in the detroit of the future? theres no question, is there, that detroit will come back? in one form or another, a city this magnificent, this storied, this american -- cannot, will ...

Agriculture has great potential. and one of the things that we have in detroit is access to huge amounts of land. if were able to produce even a small percentage of the food which is consumed in detroit and circulate the revenues from that food within our community, then were able to create a more vibrant, healthy, economically strong community. so we think it has tremendous potential. ♪ >> who will live in the detroit of the future? theres no question, is there, that detroit will come back? i...

Agriculture has great potential. and one of the things that we have in detroit is access to huge amounts of land. if were able to produce even a small percentage of the food which is consumed in detroit and circulate the revenues from that food within our community them were able to create a more vibrant, healthy, economically strong community. so we think it has tremendous potential. >> who will live in the detroit of the future? theres no question, is there, that detroit will come back? in one...

Have in detroit is access to huge amounts of land. if were able to produce even a small percentage of the food which is consumed in detroit and circulate the revenues from that food within our community them were able to create a more vibrant, healthy, economically strong community. so we think it has tremendous potential. >> who will live in the detroit of the future? theres no question, is there, that detroit will come back? in one form or another, a city this magnificent, this storied, this a...

Detroit is access to huge amounts of land. if were able to produce even a small percentage of the food which is consumed in detroit and circulate the revenues from that food within our community, then were able to create a more vibrant, healthy, economically strong community. so we think it has tremendous potential. >> who will live in the detroit of the future? theres no question, is there, that detroit will come back? in one form or another, a city this magnificent, this storied, this american...

Huge amounts of land. if were able to produce even a small percentage of the food which is consumed in detroit and circulate the revenues from that food within our community, then were able to create a more vibrant, healthy, economically strong community. so we think it has tremendous potential. ♪ >> who will live in the detroit of the future? theres no question, is there, that detroit will come back? in one form or another, a city this magnificent, this storied, this american -- cannot, will ...

Detroit into the future. >> reporter: christi, victor, it is a crucial time for one of americas most storied but troubled cities, from crime to abandoned neighborhoods and even the largest municipal bankruptcy in the nations history. but when you take a closer look at whats happening in detroit, you do find some signs of hope. when you think detroit, what do people think about first? >> of course, they think motown. music. you you think the automobile industry, you think athletic tea teams. but ...

The biggest cities in america and deliver it to this big hole. but nobody wants this coming through their town. its all storied in their backyard. >> thats right. >> how do we get rid of all of it? whats your plan? how can we solve the problem we already have? >> first of all, even if we find a depository underground thats good for a quarter of a million years youre going to have trucks and railroad cars loaded with this radioactive waste coursing through towns, villages, farm countries, cities,...