Poki Piottin, who founded and runs the gardens with Dominique Pozo, said the next three months of produce will be given away to people in need.
The decision followed a third meeting with city officials Monday asking him to close the property’s farm stand. “I have decided to stop farming in the city — in protest,” Piottin wrote in an email.
But the farm also has faced other problems.
Piottin said it has been seeking water rights to irrigate the crops, but the regulatory process wouldn’t be completed until next summer.
Also, the bank has filed a foreclosure action against the owner of the land, which Gaia Gardens has been renting, making it unclear how long they would be able to remain on the land.
Piottin said he had raised money through crowd-funding and foundations to make an offer to buy the land, but the owner declined to consider a purchase while he was still able to collect rents.
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