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The urban food revolution : changing the way we feed cities  Cover Image Book Book

The urban food revolution : changing the way we feed cities

Ladner, Peter. (Author).

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.

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

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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.
Subject: Urban agriculture
Sustainable agriculture
Local foods
Food supply
Urban health

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Castlegar Campus Library S 494.5 U72 L32 2011 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
B001333699 General Volume hold Available -

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