Breaking Through Concrete

Building an Urban Farm Revival

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Home & Garden, Gardening, Food & Drink, International
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Author: David Hanson, Edwin Marty ISBN: 9780520949713
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: January 30, 2012
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: David Hanson, Edwin Marty
ISBN: 9780520949713
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: January 30, 2012
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

People have always grown food in urban spaces—on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks—but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Michael Hanson and urban farmer Edwin Marty document twelve successful urban farm programs, from an alternative school for girls in Detroit, to a backyard food swap in New Orleans, to a restaurant supply garden on a rooftop in Brooklyn. Each beautifully illustrated essay offers practical advice for budding farmers, such as composting and keeping livestock in the city, decontaminating toxic soil, even changing zoning laws.

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People have always grown food in urban spaces—on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks—but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Michael Hanson and urban farmer Edwin Marty document twelve successful urban farm programs, from an alternative school for girls in Detroit, to a backyard food swap in New Orleans, to a restaurant supply garden on a rooftop in Brooklyn. Each beautifully illustrated essay offers practical advice for budding farmers, such as composting and keeping livestock in the city, decontaminating toxic soil, even changing zoning laws.

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