• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Having lived in Chicagoland, what are the corn growing incentives there?! Every empty field in the city is full of corn. Seems smart.

    • MintyFresh@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Drainage and flood risk. Chicago is basically a swamp. Idk about every lot, there’s probably ridiculous tax loopholes and kick backs, etc what with it being Illinois. But there’s a lot of shit land in and around Chicago