Post by lored on Jun 11, 2012 16:09:17 GMT -5
I loved this book: Breaking Through Concrete: Building an Urban Farm Revival by Michael and David Hanson, and Edwin Marty.
The photography was beautiful and it showed urban farms on top of buildings in Brooklyn, in a low income development, farm therapy programs for the mentally ill and homeless, and an urban farm in Chicago that helps released felons to get on their feet.
Here is the review:
"People have always grown food in urban spaces--on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks--but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Michael Hanson and urban farmer Edwin Marty document twelve successful urban farm programs, from an alternative school for girls in Detroit, to a backyard food swap in New Orleans, to a restaurant supply garden on a rooftop in Brooklyn. Each beautifully illustrated essay offers practical advice for budding farmers, such as composting and keeping livestock in the city, decontaminating toxic soil, even changing zoning laws."
This book just makes you feel good!
LoreD
The photography was beautiful and it showed urban farms on top of buildings in Brooklyn, in a low income development, farm therapy programs for the mentally ill and homeless, and an urban farm in Chicago that helps released felons to get on their feet.
Here is the review:
"People have always grown food in urban spaces--on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks--but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Michael Hanson and urban farmer Edwin Marty document twelve successful urban farm programs, from an alternative school for girls in Detroit, to a backyard food swap in New Orleans, to a restaurant supply garden on a rooftop in Brooklyn. Each beautifully illustrated essay offers practical advice for budding farmers, such as composting and keeping livestock in the city, decontaminating toxic soil, even changing zoning laws."
This book just makes you feel good!
LoreD
