Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781616144586ISBN-10:1616144580UPC:9781616144586Book Category:Social Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Agriculture & Food, AgricultureBook Topic:Sustainable AgricultureSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC8B7X4J65
Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution
This comprehensive exploration of urban agriculture examines how cities worldwide are transforming their food systems. Award-winning food journalist Jennifer Cockrall-King documents a global movement where communities are shortening food chains, growing food within city limits, and taking control of their food security.
A Global Movement in Action
The book takes readers from London and Paris to Vancouver and New York, showcasing successful alternatives to the industrial supermarket model. Cockrall-King profiles leaders in the urban agriculture movement and visits cities effectively addressing food deserts. The movement spans economic classes, cultures, and both private and public sectors.
Innovative Urban Growing Spaces
Discover how forward-thinking innovators have created diverse growing spaces throughout cities: rooftop gardens, backyard farms, reclaimed vacant lots, roadway plantings, and vertical farms. These spaces range from community public orchards serving local residents to urban farms producing premium vegetables for restaurant chefs.
Reclaiming Local Food Systems
This chronicle documents a rebellion against industrial food systems and the reclaiming of communities to grow, distribute, and consume food locally. The urban food revolution represents more than activist concerns—it's a practical, working solution to modern food challenges.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781616144586ISBN-10:1616144580UPC:9781616144586Book Category:Social Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Agriculture & Food, AgricultureBook Topic:Sustainable AgricultureSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC8B7X4J65
Jennifer Cockrall-King is an award-winning food journalist whose work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, the National Post, Canadian Geographic, Maclean's, and other major publications. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, where she founded and runs the Okanagan Food and Wine Writers Workshop. Visit Jennifer online at www.foodgirl.ca and www.facebook.com/FoodandtheCity, and on Twitter @jennifer_ck.
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Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution
This comprehensive exploration of urban agriculture examines how cities worldwide are transforming their food systems. Award-winning food journalist Jennifer Cockrall-King documents a global movement where communities are shortening food chains, growing food within city limits, and taking control of their food security.
A Global Movement in Action
The book takes readers from London and Paris to Vancouver and New York, showcasing successful alternatives to the industrial supermarket model. Cockrall-King profiles leaders in the urban agriculture movement and visits cities effectively addressing food deserts. The movement spans economic classes, cultures, and both private and public sectors.
Innovative Urban Growing Spaces
Discover how forward-thinking innovators have created diverse growing spaces throughout cities: rooftop gardens, backyard farms, reclaimed vacant lots, roadway plantings, and vertical farms. These spaces range from community public orchards serving local residents to urban farms producing premium vegetables for restaurant chefs.
Reclaiming Local Food Systems
This chronicle documents a rebellion against industrial food systems and the reclaiming of communities to grow, distribute, and consume food locally. The urban food revolution represents more than activist concerns—it's a practical, working solution to modern food challenges.
Jennifer Cockrall-King is an award-winning food journalist whose work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, the National Post, Canadian Geographic, Maclean's, and other major publications. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, where she founded and runs the Okanagan Food and Wine Writers Workshop. Visit Jennifer online at www.foodgirl.ca and www.facebook.com/FoodandtheCity, and on Twitter @jennifer_ck.
