The Urban Garden How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too |
|
Author:
| Smith, Jeremy N. |
By (photographer):
| Harder, Chad Jannotta, Sepp |
Foreword by:
| McKibben, Bill |
ISBN: | 978-1-63220-168-3 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
|
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
|
Book Description:
|
Fifteen people--plus a class of first graders--tell how local food, farms, and gardens changed their lives and their community...and how they can change yours, too. Urban Farming Handbook includes: * Fifteen first-person stories of personal and civic transformation from a range of individuals, including farmers and community garden members, a low-income senior and troubled teen, a foodie, a food bank officer, and many more * Seven in-depth "How...
More Description
Fifteen people--plus a class of first graders--tell how local food, farms, and gardens changed their lives and their community...and how they can change yours, too.
Urban Farming Handbook includes:
* Fifteen first-person stories of personal and civic transformation from a range of individuals, including farmers and community garden members, a low-income senior and troubled teen, a foodie, a food bank officer, and many more
* Seven in-depth "How It Works” sections on student farms, community gardens, community supported agriculture (CSA), community education, farm work therapy, community outreach, and more
* Detailed information on dozens of additional resources from relevant books and websites to government programs and national non-profit organizations
* Over 80 full-color photographs showing a diverse local food community at home, work, and play
Read Urban Farming Handbook to:
* Learn how people like you, with busy lives like yours, can and do enjoy the many benefits of local food without having to become full-time organic farmers
* Gain the information you need to organize or get involved in your own "growing community” anywhere across the country and around the world.