Victory gardens or edible estates have received quite a bit of attention in the last couple of years, with the culminating awareness in food and environmental issues. But back in the 1980’s it wasn’t the hot topic it is today. Artist Agnes Denes challenged urban growth with her defining piece titled Wheatfield A Confrontation. With the help from the Public Art Fund, Denes planted 1.8 acres of wheat in a landfill in downtown Manhattan. The project spanned four months and yielded 1000 pounds of hay, some of which were then fed to the horses that serviced the NYPD. Read more about the project on Green Museum’s website.