Urban Agriculture

A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur "Genius Award" winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed - and heal - broken communities. An eco-classic in the making, The Good Food Revolution is the story of Will's personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats.

In Farm the City, Michael Ableman, the “Spartacus of Sustainable Food Activism”, offers a guide to setting up and running a successful urban farm, derived from the success of Sole Food Street Farms, one of the largest urban agriculture enterprises in North America. Sole Food Street Farms spans four acres of land in Vancouver, produces 25 tons of food annually, provides meaningful work for dozens of disadvantaged people, and has improved the surrounding community in countless ways.

Para hacer realidad su sueño de ser un agricultor urbano, tiene que empezar hoy mismo. La buena noticia es que puede empezar a practicar la agricultura urbana en casa sin salir de la ciudad. Sí, puede que no tenga suficiente espacio en su jardín para cultivar maíz y trigo. Sin embargo, aún puede cosechar una cantidad increíble de muchos cultivos utilizando una colección de contenedores y colocándolos en su patio, balcón o comunidad local. Este libro le guiará sobre cómo el cultivo urbano en el hogar es una encrucijada de autosuficiencia y vida moderna.

Permaculture is the gardening and farming roadmap of the future. It teaches you to work with nature so that the Earth will be your ally, not your foe. It’s a must-have for every person concerned about the environment and sustainable living. It contains valuable lessons and strategies critical for the future of life on Earth.

Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the worst urban slums in North America, who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood. It is a story of recovery, of land and food, of people, and of the power of farming and nourishing others as a way to heal our world and ourselves.