The Urban Garden: How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too – FULL INSTANT DOWNLOAD | PDF DOCX EPUB

Ebook Name: The Urban Garden: How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too
ISBN-13: 9781629143996
ISBN-10: 1629143995
Addition ISBN: 1632201682, 9781632201683
Author(s): Jeremy N. Smith, Publisher: Skyhorse

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.