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Edible cities : urban permaculture for gardens, yards, balconies, rooftops and beyond / Judith Anger, Immo Fiebrig and Martin Schnyder ; foreword by permaculture pioneer Sepp Holzer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: East Meon, Hampshire: Permanent Publications, 2013.Edition: First English language edition 2013Description: x, 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781856231374 (pbk.)
  • 1856231372 (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Jedem sein Grün!. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB453 .A54413 2013
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Permaculture: Nature and Life -- The Basics -- The History of Permaculture -- Further, Higher or What? Education, Training and Learning in Permaculture -- 2.Concrete Deserts and Borderlines -- The City Concept: Past, Present and Future -- 3.Voles, Moles and Rebels -- From Splendid Isolation to Islands of Solutions -- From Island to Island: Fernando de Noronha -- Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser -- Chateau Villandry -- Geometry and Vegetables -- Conquering the Vertical -- Patrick Blanc -- Guerrilla Gardening: The Humble Charm of Apolitical Politics -- Vegetable Orchestra -- 4.Opportunities between Rooftop and Pavement -- Why We Should All Be Urban Gardeners -- Urban Self-sufficiency -- More Than Just a Dream? -- Guidelines and Practical Ideas for an Urban Permaculture -- 5.Designer Shoes Off -- Work Boots On! -- Fresh Produce for the Poorest of the Poor -- Permaculture on the Rubbish Dump -- Permaculture Tip: Garbage Tower Planter -- Todmorden: Community Spirit + Local Action = Edible Town -- Permaculture Tip: Potato Patch at Home -- From Zuchotti Park with Love -- Occupy Permaculture -- Permaculture Tip: (No) Shopping Trolley -- Tomatoes and Fresh Herbs Without a Balcony or Patio -- Permaculture Tip: Hanging Salad Planter -- A Swiss Fairy Garden: Permaculture Balcony on 2m2 -- Permaculture Tip: Bypass Method -- Rooftop Honey from the Opera House -- Permaculture Tip: How to Become an Urban Beekeeper -- Urban Oasis on a Balcony: From Concrete Furnace to Edible Habitat -- Permaculture Tip: Rainwater Harvesting -- From Ornamental Garden to Natural Pharmacy in 360m2 -- Permaculture Tip: Raised Beds -- Self-sufficient Suburbia: How Parents Protect their Children from GM Food -- Permaculture Tip: Rosehip and Apple Jam -- Mexico: Chilli Peppers in the Ganglands -- Permaculture Tip: Seed Bombs -- Israel: War and Peace at Home -- Permaculture Tip: Sun Reflector -- Pyramids, Vegetables, Slugs and Ducks: Permaculture with Children -- Permaculture Tip: Salad or Strawberry Tower -- Integrating Migrants in Traun -- Permaculture Tip: Worm Composting -- It's Growing! Genesis of a Community Garden, Munich -- Permaculture Tip: Edible Mushrooms in the City -- Landschaftsgarten, Graz: Palaver under the Apple Tree -- Permaculture Tip: Grapevines as Sun Shelter -- Green Facades and Roof Gardens in Vienna -- Permaculture Tip: Outline Plan for a Roof Garden -- Volkertmarkt, Vienna: The Greening of a Neighbourhood -- Permaculture Tip: Bokashi Method for Natural Fertility -- Detroit: Re-used Tyres in the Motor City -- Permaculture Tip: DIY Solar Dryer -- Permaculture Tip: Baking Bread -- 6.Talking Plants -- Introduction -- Plant Basics -- 7.Here to Help You Out -- Seeds, Plants & Other Resources for the Urban Permaculturist -- Further Reading -- Open Letter by Sepp Holzer -- Words of Thanks -- Photo Credits.
List(s) this item appears in: Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens | Permaculture | Urban Farming

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Permaculture: Nature and Life -- The Basics -- The History of Permaculture -- Further, Higher or What? Education, Training and Learning in Permaculture -- 2.Concrete Deserts and Borderlines -- The City Concept: Past, Present and Future -- 3.Voles, Moles and Rebels -- From Splendid Isolation to Islands of Solutions -- From Island to Island: Fernando de Noronha -- Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser -- Chateau Villandry -- Geometry and Vegetables -- Conquering the Vertical -- Patrick Blanc -- Guerrilla Gardening: The Humble Charm of Apolitical Politics -- Vegetable Orchestra -- 4.Opportunities between Rooftop and Pavement -- Why We Should All Be Urban Gardeners -- Urban Self-sufficiency -- More Than Just a Dream? -- Guidelines and Practical Ideas for an Urban Permaculture -- 5.Designer Shoes Off -- Work Boots On! -- Fresh Produce for the Poorest of the Poor -- Permaculture on the Rubbish Dump -- Permaculture Tip: Garbage Tower Planter -- Todmorden: Community Spirit + Local Action = Edible Town -- Permaculture Tip: Potato Patch at Home -- From Zuchotti Park with Love -- Occupy Permaculture -- Permaculture Tip: (No) Shopping Trolley -- Tomatoes and Fresh Herbs Without a Balcony or Patio -- Permaculture Tip: Hanging Salad Planter -- A Swiss Fairy Garden: Permaculture Balcony on 2m2 -- Permaculture Tip: Bypass Method -- Rooftop Honey from the Opera House -- Permaculture Tip: How to Become an Urban Beekeeper -- Urban Oasis on a Balcony: From Concrete Furnace to Edible Habitat -- Permaculture Tip: Rainwater Harvesting -- From Ornamental Garden to Natural Pharmacy in 360m2 -- Permaculture Tip: Raised Beds -- Self-sufficient Suburbia: How Parents Protect their Children from GM Food -- Permaculture Tip: Rosehip and Apple Jam -- Mexico: Chilli Peppers in the Ganglands -- Permaculture Tip: Seed Bombs -- Israel: War and Peace at Home -- Permaculture Tip: Sun Reflector -- Pyramids, Vegetables, Slugs and Ducks: Permaculture with Children -- Permaculture Tip: Salad or Strawberry Tower -- Integrating Migrants in Traun -- Permaculture Tip: Worm Composting -- It's Growing! Genesis of a Community Garden, Munich -- Permaculture Tip: Edible Mushrooms in the City -- Landschaftsgarten, Graz: Palaver under the Apple Tree -- Permaculture Tip: Grapevines as Sun Shelter -- Green Facades and Roof Gardens in Vienna -- Permaculture Tip: Outline Plan for a Roof Garden -- Volkertmarkt, Vienna: The Greening of a Neighbourhood -- Permaculture Tip: Bokashi Method for Natural Fertility -- Detroit: Re-used Tyres in the Motor City -- Permaculture Tip: DIY Solar Dryer -- Permaculture Tip: Baking Bread -- 6.Talking Plants -- Introduction -- Plant Basics -- 7.Here to Help You Out -- Seeds, Plants & Other Resources for the Urban Permaculturist -- Further Reading -- Open Letter by Sepp Holzer -- Words of Thanks -- Photo Credits.

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