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008 120309s2012 onca j b 001 0 eng
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020 _a9781554514250 (bound)
020 _a1554514258 (bound)
020 _a9781554514243 (pbk.)
020 _a155451424X (pbk.)
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050 1 4 _aSB453
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100 1 _aDyer, Hadley.
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245 1 0 _aPotatoes on rooftops :
_bfarming in the city /
_cHadley Dyer.
260 _aToronto :
_bAnnick Press,
_cc2012.
300 _a83 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c25 cm.
500 _a"Edited by Linda Pruessen"--T.p. verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPart 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.
520 _aThis 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)
520 _aOffers practical tips and techniques for urban gardening and includes an overview of the how and why of the movement.
650 0 _aUrban gardening
_vJuvenile literature.
_964374
650 1 _aUrban gardening.
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700 1 _aPruessen, Linda.
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942 _2lcc
948 _hHELD BY WUY - 234 OTHER HOLDINGS
999 _c14134
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521 _aRecommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.