Midwest cities have plenty of vacant lots. So why can't urban farmers buy that land?

Urban farmers are trying to buy vacant lots for their farms to bring fresh, healthy food and green space to their neighborhoods, but they face challenges in acquiring that land.
There’s a high demand for the vegetables Mediatrice Niyonkuru grows in her urban garden.

Cassava leaves, muchicha and white eggplant are staples in the dishes the Burundi native makes, along with other east African immigrants.

“I know what they like and what they're gonna eat,” she said. “So that's why I have different plants than other farmers.”

Yet Niyonkuru and her business partner, Gasaya Musekura, are struggling to get more than the small piece of land that they own, despite the estimated 10,000 vacant lots in Kansas City, Kansas.