The Downtown Farm

Just the idea of the forthcoming Hampstead Institute “Downtown Farm” in Montgomery makes me happy. Slowly, slowly, slowly, I have been watching Montgomery peek out from the shadows of backwardness, taking little baby steps. And this development is a step in the right direction. For so long, the main progressive moves that I saw the city making were in the areas of race and tourism. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Civil Rights Memorial Center and Troy University-Montgomery’s Rosa Parks Museum and Library both opening to the public in the heart of downtown… Read more The Downtown Farm →