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Download or read book Farm City written by Novella Carpenter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the adventures of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving urban farm, complete with chickens, turkey, bees, and pigs.
Download or read book Farm the City written by Michael Ableman and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A useful manual for anyone interested in turning the concrete jungle green . . . a must-have for any urban dweller serious about farming.” —Publishers Weekly In Farm the City, Michael Ableman, the “Spartacus of Sustainable Food Activism,” offers a guide to setting up and running a successful urban farm, derived from the success of Sole Food Street Farms, one of the largest urban agriculture enterprises in North America. Sole Food Street Farms spans four acres of land in Vancouver, produces twenty-five tons of food annually, provides meaningful work for dozens of disadvantaged people, and has improved the surrounding community in countless ways. Coverage includes: Selecting land and choosing the right crops Growing food in city farms, including plans for planting and harvesting Fundraising and marketing strategies, philosophies, and vital information for selling fresh products Navigating local government and regulations Engaging the community and building meaningful livelihoods Farm the City is an invaluable tool kit for entrepreneurs and activists looking to create economic and social value through urban agriculture. Urban farming has the power to change diets, economies, and lives. Yet starting an urban farm can seem daunting with skills and knowledge that extend beyond growing to include marketing, sales, employees, community relations, and navigating local regulations. With this comprehensive guide, you’ll be running a successful urban farm in no time. “A story of how to bring cities back to life, literally and emotionally . . . Local food not only addresses quality of life, economy, and food security, it changes our hearts . . . [a] wonderfully written testament to life.” —Paul Hawken, New York Times bestselling author of Drawdown
Download or read book Street Farm written by Michael Ableman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia—one of the worst urban slums in North America—who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood. It is a story of recovery, of land and food, of people, and of the power of farming and nourishing others as a way to heal our world and ourselves. During the past seven years, Sole Food Street Farms—now North America’s largest urban farm project—has transformed acres of vacant and contaminated urban land into street farms that grow artisan-quality fruits and vegetables. By providing jobs, agricultural training, and inclusion in a community of farmers and food lovers, the Sole Food project has empowered dozens of individuals with limited resources who are managing addiction and chronic mental health problems. Sole Food’s mission is to encourage small farms in every urban neighborhood so that good food can be accessible to all, and to do so in a manner that allows everyone to participate in the process. In Street Farm, author-photographer-farmer Michael Ableman chronicles the challenges, growth, and success of this groundbreaking project and presents compelling portraits of the neighborhood residents-turned-farmers whose lives have been touched by it. Throughout, he also weaves his philosophy and insights about food and farming, as well as the fundamentals that are the underpinnings of success for both rural farms and urban farms. Street Farm will inspire individuals and communities everywhere by providing a clear vision for combining innovative farming methods with concrete social goals, all of which aim to create healthier and more resilient communities.
Book Synopsis Work This Farm! by : Michael Anthony Steele
Download or read book Work This Farm! written by Michael Anthony Steele and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a busy day on the farm! A big farm needs big machines. Follow the farmers as they feed the animals and harvest the crops.
Download or read book Bet the Farm written by Beth Hoffman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eloquent and detailed...It's hard to have hope, but the organized observations and plans of Hoffman and people like her give me some. Read her book -- and listen." -- Jane Smiley, The Washington Post In her late 40s, Beth Hoffman decided to upend her comfortable life as a professor and journalist to move to her husband's family ranch in Iowa--all for the dream of becoming a farmer. There was just one problem: money. Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019, and many struggle just to stay afloat. Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth's eyes. She must contend with her father-in-law, who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very bad for the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass finished beef is a nightmare. If Beth can't make it, how can farmers who confront racism, lack access to land, or don't have other jobs to fall back on hack it? Bet the Farm is a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personal exploration of more just and sustainable ways of producing food.
Book Synopsis Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by : Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Download or read book Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former basketball star, Farmer Will Allen is an innovator, educator, and community builder. When he looked at an abandoned city lot he saw a huge table, big enough to feed the whole world. This is the inspiring story of his determination to bring good food to every table.
Download or read book Urban Farms written by Sarah.C Rich and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles of sixteen innovative farms in major cities across America, plus basic how-to tips for composting, canning, beekeeping, growing vegetables, and more. Urban Farms takes readers on a journey across the country to sixteen established and emerging urban farm leaders, from Edible Schoolyard NYC in New York to Novella Carpenter’s Ghost Town Farm in California. Sarah C. Rich’s profiles about each farm, as well as her basic how-to tips on such activities as kitchen composting and beekeeping, offer insight and inspiration. Matthew Benson’s photographs, meanwhile, reveal the quirky individuality that is innate in these green spaces tucked among city buildings and empty lots. In addition, five essays by experts in the field examine a variety of roles that urban farms can play in our lives today. Praise for Urban Farms “These snapshots of urban farms reinforce the truth about farming in a city is one of the surest ways to build community, feed our children real food, become fiscally responsible, and support a sustainable future.” —Alice Walters, chef, author, and founder of the Edible Schoolyard “Rich’s handsome, intelligent Urban Farms . . . chronicles a movement to bring kale to the people, an effort that stretches across the country, from Brooklyn to Oakland. . . . Benson’s spirited photographs capture the joy and beauty of urban farming’s bounty.” —New York Times Book Review
Book Synopsis City Family Farm Family by : Roslyn Ross
Download or read book City Family Farm Family written by Roslyn Ross and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family can't decide whether they want to live in a large, vibrant city or enjoy the peace and tranquility of farm life, so they decide to live in two places. They spend part of the year in Los Angeles and part of the year on a farm in a rural area of Nicaragua. The stories in this book are all true. They are part "slice of life" stories for children and part parenting anthropology -- the author makes some pretty non-mainstream parenting choices and make and effort to explain why. In City Family Farm Family the author welcomes the reader to take a look at what regular, day-to-day life is like in her family.
Book Synopsis Farm Girl in the City by : Bonnie McDaniel
Download or read book Farm Girl in the City written by Bonnie McDaniel and published by Mascot Books. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Using flavorful ingredients that you can pluck from your garden or neighborhood farmer's market, Bonnie McDaniel has created a collection of delicious traditional recipes your family and friends will absolutely love. If you are craving the taste of good, farm-fresh, garden to table flavor, this collection of recipes will have you serving up down-home meals in no time at all." -Barbara Jacksier, Contributing Writer, Prairie Style and Modern Country magazines
Download or read book the farm and the city. written by and published by The American Assembly. This book was released on 1980 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Farm and the City by : Walter Besant
Download or read book The Farm and the City written by Walter Besant and published by . This book was released on 1897* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis In the City and on the Farm (Classic Reprint) by : Eunice Katherine Crabtree
Download or read book In the City and on the Farm (Classic Reprint) written by Eunice Katherine Crabtree and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In the City and on the Farm Ted puts mail in the box. Mary puts mail in the box. Jane puts mail in. The box. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Farm the City written by Michael Ableman and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farm the City is an introduction to the principles, methods, and realities of starting an urban farm derived from the success of Sole Food Street Farms, one of the largest urban agricultural enterprises in North America. Covers navigating regulations and finding land, to crop planning, fundraising, marketing, and more.
Book Synopsis The Farm and the city by : Lawrence Witt
Download or read book The Farm and the city written by Lawrence Witt and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Farm and the City by : American Assembly Staff
Download or read book The Farm and the City written by American Assembly Staff and published by . This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book City, Farm and Sea written by Katy Pike and published by Blake Education. This book was released on 2003 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book City, Farm and Sea, the teaching focus is an information report (Animals Around Us). Students learn that different animals live in different environments. Some animals live by the sea. Others live on farms. What animals live near your home?
Book Synopsis The City Man's Guide to the Farm Problem by : Willard W. Cochrane
Download or read book The City Man's Guide to the Farm Problem written by Willard W. Cochrane and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1965-09-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City Man's Guide to the Farm Problem was first published in 1965. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Few domestic questions are so controversial as the farm problem, yet the average city man finds it difficult to understand the basic issues involved. In this book Professor Cochrane describes for the layman the nature and causes of the commercial farm problem and the rural poverty problem and provides the basis for making informed judgments about these problems and their possible solutions. He analyzes the economic and political forces which are at work in the farm economy, explains the organization of modern agriculture, showing the unique structure of farming, and draws a vivid picture of the revolutionary developments which have taken place in agriculture. He discusses behavior patterns of farmers and consumers as they relate to the farm economy, and the role of government in the farm industry and in the lives of farmers. The analysis and discussion make clear the reasons why the government is so deeply involved in farm issues and point up what will be needed in order to make some headway toward solutions of the problems. Professor Cochrane emphasizes that there is no perfect solution to the farm problem but he provides the information and analyses from which the reader can gain a better understanding of the issues. Sixteen photographic illustrations show old and new methods of farming and types of equipment. There are also a number of charts, graphs, and tables. Willard W. Cochrane is dean of international programs and a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Minnesota. He was director of agricultural economics in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and economic adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture from 1961 to 1964, and served as agricultural adviser to John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign. He is the author also of Farm Prices: Myth and Reality.
