The Urban Garden: How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too

About this book

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 playRead 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.