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Urban Farming 2nd Ed

Sustainable City Living in Your Backyard, in Your Community, and in the World

by Thomas Fox
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Comprehensive Guide to the Urban Farm Movement It doesn't take a farm to have the heart of a farmer. Thanks to the burgeoning sustainable-living movement, you don't have to own acreage to fulfill your dream of raising your own food. Urban Farming 2nd Edition walks every city and suburban dweller down the path of self-sustainability. It offers practical advice and inspiration for gardening and farming from a high-rise apartment, participating in a community garden, vertical farming, and converting terraces and other small city spaces into fruitful, vegetableful real estate. 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 bill. Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award in Home & Garden from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). Inside Urban Farming 2nd Edition Portraits of successful urban farmers DIY projects for container gardening Instructions for creating a garden calendar Recommendations for the most foolproof multi-zone plants Plans for companion gardening Time-saving advice about planting, seed starting, and harvesting City-hall survival tips for navigating your town's ordinances Zone map and extensive resource guide|

Comprehensive, go-to reference for the burgeoning sustainable-living movement. Answers to every urban farmer's questions about how, what, where, and why. Makes the argument that urban farming is not just a hot media topic and trendy lifestyle choice, but is actually critical for human survival. Updated new edition examines how urban farming is being implemented in the United States today. Offers guidance on gardening from a high-rise apartment, participating in a community garden, vertical farming, converting small city spaces, and more. Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association's Ben Franklin Award in Home & Garden.

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