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The urban food revolution : changing the way we feed cities / Peter Ladner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2011.Description: xi, 291 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780865716834
  • 0865716838
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • S494.5.U72 L32 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
What's the matter with food? -- Past forward to local? Let's be real -- Preserving rural agriculture land for food production -- Converting urban and suburban lands for growing food -- Agriculture as the new golf : farming as a development amenity -- In praise of technology -- Economic sustainability : making the economics of agricultural urbanism pay -- Economic development through urban agriculture : chasing the local job dream -- Rebuilding the lost food-producing infrastructure -- Less "waste," more soil -- Starting young : healthier local food in schools, colleges and universities -- Farmers markets and CSAs : making the most of direct sales -- Growing community with community gardens -- Getting food to hungry people -- Ending food deserts -- Is local food safe? -- What we can do : systemic changes, personal choices.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection S494.5.U72 L23 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800001497
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.

What's the matter with food? -- Past forward to local? Let's be real -- Preserving rural agriculture land for food production -- Converting urban and suburban lands for growing food -- Agriculture as the new golf : farming as a development amenity -- In praise of technology -- Economic sustainability : making the economics of agricultural urbanism pay -- Economic development through urban agriculture : chasing the local job dream -- Rebuilding the lost food-producing infrastructure -- Less "waste," more soil -- Starting young : healthier local food in schools, colleges and universities -- Farmers markets and CSAs : making the most of direct sales -- Growing community with community gardens -- Getting food to hungry people -- Ending food deserts -- Is local food safe? -- What we can do : systemic changes, personal choices.

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