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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
“One of New York Times Top 10 Books of 2009” (Dwight Garner)"Captivating... By turns edgy, moving, and hilarious, Farm City marks the debut of a striking new voice in American writing." --Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and Food RulesWhen Novella Carpenter--captivated by the idea of backyard self-sufficiency as the daughter of two back-to-the-earth hippies--moves to a ramshackle house in inner-city Oakland and discovers a weed-choked, garbage-strewn abandoned lot next door, she closes her eyes and pictures heirloom tomatoes, a beehive, and a chicken coop.What starts out as... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0143117289
- ASIN: 0143117289
- ISBN: 0143117289
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser.)
Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture―fresh food, green space, educational opportunities―can mask structural inequities, thereby making political transformation harder to achieve. Realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as structural racism, gender inequity, and economic disparities. Beyond the Kale argues that urban agricultural projects focused explicitly on dismantling oppressive systems... [Read More]
- ASIN: 082034950X
- ASIN: 082034950X
- ISBN: 082034950X
- Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
Start a mini farm on a quarter acre or less, provide 85 percent of the food for a family of four and earn an income. Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family’s food on just a quarter acre—and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Even if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get started: buying and saving seeds, starting seedlings, establishing raised beds, soil fertility practices,... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1602399840
- ASIN: 1602399840
- ISBN: 1602399840
- Brand: Skyhorse
- Manufacturer: Skyhorse
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The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land
Strategies and techniques for making a living with intensive food production in small spaces There are 40 million acres of lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost. However, viewed through a different lens, they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land is a major barrier for many people who want to enter the agricultural sector, and urban and suburban yards have huge potential for would-be farmers wanting to become part of this growing movement. The Urban Farmer ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0865718016
- ASIN: 0865718016
- ISBN: 0865718016
- Brand: NEW SOCIETY
- Manufacturer: New Society Publishers
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A Chicken in Every Yard: The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping
Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs? Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland’s Urban Farm Store, and now they’re ready to help you go local and sustainable with your own backyard birds. In this handy guide to breeds, feed, coops, and care, the Litts take you under their experienced wings and share the secrets to: Picking the breeds that are right for you • Building a sturdy coop in one weekend for $100 • Raising happy and hearty chicks • Feeding your flock for optimal health and ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1580085822
- ASIN: 1580085822
- ISBN: 1580085822
- Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Raindrops on Radishes: A Christian Romance (Urban Farm Fresh Romance Book 6)
She pictures a relaxing oasis. He sees food for the less fortunate. They both claim the same backyard.Family lawyer Sadie Guthrie snaps up a heritage house with a backyard perfect for relaxing with her caramel espresso and cinnamon rolls. Now some guy is digging in her garden and thinks he has a claim to it. For vegetables! Too bad he doesn’t realize he’s taken on a veggie-hating attorney in her den.Urban farmer Peter Santoro had a deal with his elderly neighbor to cultivate her yard for his business, but when she dies and the property is sold, the new owner refuses to honor it. Peter is t... [Read More]
- ASIN: B07LDL3ZM7
- ASIN: B07LDL3ZM7
- Manufacturer: GreenWords Media
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Backyard Chickens for Beginners: Getting the Best Chickens, Choosing Coops, Feeding and Care, and Beating City Chicken Laws
Amazon Exclusive for 2016!Valuable, short guide for beginners on how to start a backyard mini-flock of 2-4 chickens and get fresh eggs every day. Written by the author of the best-selling Fresh Food From Small Spaces book, a former columnist for Urban Farm magazine. Topics include:* Fresh Eggs Every Day * How Much Space Do You Need?* Building or Buying a Coop* Feeders, Waterers, Nesting Boxes, and Roosts* Getting Chicks or Chickens* Feeding Your Chickens* Tips for Cold Climates* Health and Safety* Dealing with Neighbors, City Chicken Laws, and Other Challenges* Resources: Everything You Need!F... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1479197009
- ASIN: 1479197009
- ISBN: 1479197009
- Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Memories of Mist: A Christian Romance (Urban Farm Fresh Romance Book 3)
A conflict-avoiding teacher. A take-no-prisoners PTA mom. All that pulls them together is the gardening class he’s reluctantly teaching.Single mom Adriana Diaz isn’t about to let the new teacher derail the PTA’s hard work in securing a greenhouse and garden area for Bridgeview Elementary School, but taking matters into her own hands turns awkward when she realizes her attraction to the teacher.Pro-level conflict-avoider Myles Sheridan finds himself against an entire community with his reluctance to incorporate gardening into his classes. The only thing that could make his situation worse... [Read More]
- ASIN: B073TP6N79
- ASIN: B073TP6N79
- Manufacturer: GreenWords Media
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The Urban Farming Coloring Book
We began with five quail. It was a little hobby, we called it. Two years later we had 150 of them and sold nearly 300 dozen eggs. We began with a 5’x5’ herb garden. Four years later we couldn’t eat everything we produced. It would be safe to say we have caught the “urban farming” bug. The quantifiable benefits of urban farming are easy to list, but what about the benefits that do not show up in the numbers? Through urban farming we have found peace of mind. We know where our food comes from. We have become part of a “community,” and in this day and age, it feels pretty darned goo... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1543286763
- ASIN: 1543286763
- ISBN: 1543286763
- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Backyard Chickens: A Beginners Guide To Getting The Best Chickens, Feeding and Care, Choosing Coops and The Regulations For Keeping Chickens (backyard ... keeping hens, city farm, urban farming)
Start Your Own Little Chicken Farm!! Learn How To Keep Chickens In Your Backyard!!Today only, get this Kindle book for just $2.99. Regularly priced at $4.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device.You’re about to discover.......how you can keep backyard chickens, even if you don't live on a huge plot of land!! Really, it is actually quite simple to breed and care for your own backyard chickens. This book will walk you through finding the right space and habitat for your chickens and then how to successfully breed them meet your goals. Keeping backyard chickens is not actu... [Read More]
- ASIN: B00KZW2XPI
- ASIN: B00KZW2XPI
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The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!
This comprehensive guide to homesteading provides all the information you need to grow and preserve a sustainable harvest of grains and vegetables; raise animals for meat, eggs, and dairy; and keep honey bees for your sweeter days. With easy-to-follow instructions on canning, drying, and pickling, you’ll enjoy your backyard bounty all winter long.
- ASIN: 1603421386
- UPC: 037038421385
- ASIN: 1603421386
- ISBN: 1603421386
- Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
- Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Urban Forests and Trees: A Reference Book
This multidisciplinary book covers all aspects of planning, designing, establishing and managing forests and trees and forests in and near urban areas, with chapters by experts in forestry, horticulture, landscape ecology, landscape architecture and even plant pathology. Beginning with historical and conceptual basics, the coverage includes policy, design, implementation and management of forestry for urban populations.
- ASIN: 354025126X
- ASIN: 354025126X
- ISBN: 354025126X
- Brand: Brand: Springer
- Manufacturer: Springer
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Global Urban Agriculture: Convergence of Theory and Practice between North and South
There has been growing attention to urban agriculture (UA) worldwide because of its role in making cities more sustainable from an environmental perspective while also contributing to the role farming and gardening in the city contribute to social justice. This edited volume brings together current research and case material about urban agriculture from both the Global North (GN) and the Global South (GS), revealing greater areas of overlap than difference both theoretically and substantively, and that research in one area can help inform the other. It explains how urban agriculture supports l... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1780647328
- ASIN: 1780647328
- ISBN: 1780647328
- Manufacturer: CABI
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The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People
Nonfiction Book Awards 2018 Gold WinnerForeword INDIE Awards 2018 Gold Winner (Hobbies & Home category)Nautilus Book Awards 2018 Silver Winner (Green Living & Sustainability category)Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level!Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a neighborhood? Author Amy Stross talks straight about why the suburbs might be the ideal place for a small farm.In these pages you'll learn:How to make your landscape as productive as it is beautiful Why the suburbs are p... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0997520833
- ASIN: 0997520833
- ISBN: 0997520833
- Manufacturer: Twisted Creek Press
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Public Produce: Cultivating Our Parks, Plazas, and Streets for Healthier Cities
Plum and pear trees shade park benches in Kamloops, British Columbia. Tomatoes and cucumbers burst forth from planters at City Hall in Provo, Utah. Strawberries and carrots flourish along the sunny sidewalks of a Los Angeles neighborhood. The idea that public land could be used creatively to grow fresh food for local citizens was beginning to gain traction when Public Produce was first published in 2009, but there were few concrete examples of action. Today, things are different: fruits and vegetables are thriving in parks, plazas, along our streets, and around our civic buildings. This revi... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1610915496
- ASIN: 1610915496
- ISBN: 1610915496
- Manufacturer: Island Press
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Cities of Tomorrow : An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design Since 1880
"Peter Hall's seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unrivalled account of the history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it.
- UPC: 29270498
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The Poisoned City : Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy
"Recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city,
- UPC: 336022724
- Rating: 4.25
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From Commune to Capitalism : How China's Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty
In the early 1980s, China undertook a massive reform that dismantled its socialist rural collectives and divided the land among millions of small peasant families. Known as the decollectivization campaign, it is one of the
- UPC: 948252677
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Urban Farming 2nd Ed
This comprehensive guide to urban food growing will answer every up-and-coming urban farmer's questions about how, what, where and why--a new green book for the dedicated citizen seeking to reduce his carbon footprint and grocery
- UPC: 755455686
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City Farmer : Adventures in Urban Food Growing
"City Farmer" celebrates the new ways that urban dwellers across North America are reimagining cities as places of food production. From homeowners planting their front yards with vegetables to guerilla gardeners scattering seeds in neglected
- UPC: 14901153
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The Urban Tree Book : An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town
Open The Urban Tree Book and discover the joys of forest trekking--right in your city or town. This first-of-a-kind field guide introduces readers to the trees on their block, in neighborhood parks, and throughout the
- UPC: 25946989
- Rating: 5.0
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
A globe-trotting, eye-opening exploration of how cities can--and do--make us happier peopleCharles Montgomery's Happy City is revolutionizing the way we think about urban life. After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving
- UPC: 38188544
- Rating: 4.333
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Global Cities : Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China
How Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China deal with such urban environmental issues as ports, goods movement, air pollution, water quality, transportation, and public
- UPC: 55259879
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Mushroom Farming Business: Self Guide to Growing Mushrooms for Profit, as Small Scale, Homestead and Urban Farming. (Paperback)
If you only have a small spare room within your house or are willing to rent or buy a large commercial space, mushroom farming business can offer you a great lifestyle, great profits and a
- UPC: 734564748
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Urban Apologetics : Why the Gospel Is Good News for the City
A unique and timely guide for relating the gospel to the complex and distinct issues of inner city AmericaMuch of the New Testament was written in urban settings, in which the Christian communities had to
- UPC: 30528757
- Color: Black
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