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Urban Agriculture is packed with ideas and designs for anyone interested in joining the new food revolution. First-time farmers and green thumbs alike will find advice on growing healthy, delicious, affordable food in urban settings. From condo balconies to community orchards, cities are coming alive with crops. Get growing!
Price: $21.99
Pages: 256
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Imprint: New Society Publishers
Publication Date:
26 April 2011
ISBN: 9781550924732
Format: eBook
BISACs:
GARDENING / Urban, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, GARDENING / Techniques, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food
David Tracey is a journalist and environmental designer who operates EcoUrbanist in Vancouver. A certified arborist specializing in organic fruit trees and edible landscapes, he is also the Executive Director of Tree City Canada, a non-profit ecological engagement group. David is the author of Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto, and an advocate for all those reclaiming our right to great food through urban agriculture.
1. Windowsill Herbs and Sprouts: the nearest farm you'll ever know
2. Condo Acres: growing food in containers in tight places
3. Home Beds: adding food-growing spaces into the typical backyard setting
4. Backyard Bumper Crops: bringing the farm back home
5. Join the Popular Front: turn your front lawn into a food movement
6. Go Public: leave home to take on city spaces
7. Return of the Commons: community gardening from allotments to collectives
8. Speak for the Trees: the rise of community orchards
8. Real City Growth: taking urban agriculture to the next level with bigger lots and higher yields
9. Future Farms: whiz-bang ideas that may or may not work