Comprehensive Guide to the Urban Farm Movement

It doesn''t take a farm to have the heart of a farmer. Thanks to the burgeoning sustainable-living movement, you don''t have to own acreage to fulfill your dream of raising your own food. Urban Farming 2nd Edition walks every city and suburban dweller down the path of self-sustainability. It offers practical advice and inspiration for gardening and farming from a high-rise apartment, participating in a community garden, vertical farming, and converting terraces and other small city spaces into fruitful, vegetableful real estate. This comprehensive guide to urban food growing will answer every up-and-coming urban farmer's questions about how, what, where and why—a new green book for the dedicated citizen seeking to reduce his carbon footprint and grocery bill.

Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award in Home & Garden from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).

Inside Urban Farming 2nd Edition

Portraits of successful urban farmers

DIY projects for container gardening

Instructions for creating a garden calendar

Recommendations for the most foolproof multi-zone plants

Plans for companion gardening

Time-saving advice about planting, seed starting, and harvesting

City-hall survival tips for navigating your town's ordinances

Zone map and extensive resource guide