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The urban food revolution : changing the way we feed cities / Peter Ladner.

Summary:

"Provides a recipe for community food security based on leading innovations across North America. From commercial microgardening and community composting to rebuilding local food processing, storage and distribution systems, the author connects the dots between wishful thinking and practical solutions to making local, fresh, sustainable food affordable and widely available" --p. [4] of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780865716834 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0865716838 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xi, 290 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What's the matter with food? -- Past forward to local? : let's be real -- Preserving rural agriculture land for food production -- Converting urban and suburban lands for growing food -- Agriculture as the new golf : farming as a development amenity -- In praise of technology -- Economic sustainability : making the economics of agricultural urbanism pay -- Economic development through urban agriculture : chasing the local job dream -- Rebuilding the lost food-producing infrastructure -- Less "waste", more soil -- Starting young : healthier local food in schools, colleges and universities -- Farmers markets and CSAs : making the most of direct sales -- Growing community with community gardens -- Getting food to hungry people -- Ending food deserts -- Is local food safe? -- What we can do : systemic changes, personal choices.