TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dyer,Hadley
AU  - Pruessen,Linda
TI  - Potatoes on rooftops: farming in the city 
SN  - 9781554514250 (bound)
AV  - SB453 .D94 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Toronto
PB  - Annick Press
KW  - Urban gardening
KW  - Juvenile literature
N1  - "Edited by Linda Pruessen"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Hungry cities -- City living -- Food miles -- Pass the potato -- Life on the fringes -- Inner-city deserts -- Food oases in unexpected places -- Security alert -- Part 2. Plant a seed -- Changing the urban landscape -- Ye olde victory garden -- Every available inch -- Digging in -- Small but mighty -- The community garden -- Good eats -- Get growing -- Part 3. Green your city -- Beyond kale in kiddie pools -- Turn down the heat -- Chilly cities -- City chicks -- Does it takes like chicken? -- Swimming uptown -- Not going to waste -- Water harvesting -- Part 4. Your green thumb -- Thinking big -- Be part of a community -- Green transformation -- From Motown to growtown -- Suburban blitz -- The teaching garden -- Garden smarts; Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.
N2  - This illustrated introduction to urban agriculture explains the many  reasons gardeners worldwide are growing their own food in the city, as well as some of the creative techniques they use. (Miller Library Staff); Offers practical tips and techniques for urban gardening and includes an overview of the how and why of the movement
ER  -