These suggestions were made in a op-ed Altieri penned after activists took over UC's Gill Tract on April 22. The group, calling itself "Occupy the Farm," established a camp and planted two acres of vegetable crops on Albany land owned by UC. Altieri's op-ed was published today in the Albany Patch.
The actions taken by the farm advocates, Altieri wrote, are consistent with the university’s education and public mission as a Land Grant institution with a Cooperative Extension function to promote community involvement and initiatives in agriculture.