The urban food revolution : changing the way we feed cities / Peter Ladner.
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TextPublication details: Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2011.Description: xi, 291 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780865716834
- 0865716838
- S494.5.U72 L32 2011
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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.