urban agriculture

A guide for getting started keeping chickens in backyards of urban areas.

"Once there was a lot full of trash. Now there is a lush, green farm. This is the story of Harlem Grown, a garden in New York City"--Provided by publisher.

Dickson Despommier shares his concept of the vertical farm as a possible solution to the world's food, water, and energy problems, and discusses the many benefits of having crops grown inside skyscrapers.

"Urban Farming helps readers trace the history of farming in urban areas, understand why we do it, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions"--Publisher.

A guide to growing produce and raising animals for food in an urban or suburban setting by turning your yard into a garden of mini-farm, and includes information on storing and preserving food.

Examines urban agriculture-producing and distributing food in cities--looking at this practice in London, Chicago, Cuba, Toronto, and Milwaukee.

Urban farming: enhancing critical thinking skills. Each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand urban farming.

Discusses ways to obtain community food security in urban areas; local food processing, storage and distribution systems; farmers' markets and community supported agriculture; local fresh food initiatives in schools; and ending city food deserts.

"Change Comes to Dinner takes readers into the farms, markets, organizations, businesses and institutions across America that are pushing for a more sustainable food system in America. Gustafson introduces food visionaries like Mark Lilly, who turned a school bus into a locally-sourced grocery store in Richmond, Virginia; Gayla Brockman, who organized a program to double the value of food stamps used at Kansas City, Missouri, farmers' markets; Myles Lewis and Josh Hottenstein, who started a business growing vegetables in shipping containers using little water and no soil; and Tony Geraci, who claimed unused land to create the Great Kids Farm, where Baltimore City public school students learn how to grow food and help Geraci decide what to order from local farmers for breakfast and lunch at the city schools. Change Comes to Dinner is a smart and engaging look into America's food revolution"--.