Cities of farmers : urban agricultural practices and processes / edited by Julie C. Dawson and Alfonso Morales.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cities of farmers: problems, possibilities and processes of producing food in cities / Julie Dawson and Alfonso Morales -- Food from scratch for the zenith of the unsalted seas: creating a local food system in early 20th century Duluth, Minnesota / Randel D. Hanson -- Municipal housekeepers and the high cost of living: the work of Grand Rapids women's clubs to establish gardening programs and farmers markets as public services in early twentieth century Grand Rapids / Jayson Otto -- Urban ag' in the 'burbs / Megan Horst, Catherine Brinkley, Kara Martin -- Cultivating in Cascadia: urban agriculture policy and practice in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver / Nathan McClintock and Michael Simpson -- Urban agriculture: composting / Lauren Suerth -- Agroecology of urban farming / Erin Silva and Anne Pfeiffer -- Lessons from 'the bucket brigade': the role of urban gardening in Native American cultural continuance / Michèle Companion -- Foregrounding community-building in community food security: a case study of the New Brunswick community farmers market and Esperanza Garden / Laura Lawson, Luke Drake, and Nurgul Fitzgerald -- Fumbling for community in a Brooklyn community garden / Dory Thrasher -- Food hubs: expanding local food to urban consumers / Becca B.R. Jablonski and Todd M. Schmit -- Chicago marketplaces / Anne Roubal and Alfonso Morales -- The co-evolution of urban agriculture practice, planning, and policy / Nevin Cohen and Katinka Wijsman -- Urban agriculture and health: what is known, what is possible? / Benjamin W. Chrisinger and Sheila Golden -- More than the sum of their parts: an exploration of the connective and facilitative functions of food policy councils / Lindsey Day-Farnsworth -- Embedding food systems into the built environment / Janine de la Salle.

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"Full-scale food production in cities: is it an impossibility? Or is it a panacea for all that ails urban communities? Today, it's a reality, but many people still don't know how much of an impact this emerging food system is having on cities and their residents. This book showcases the work of the farmers, activists, urban planners, and city officials in the United States and Canada who are advancing food production. They have realized that, when it's done right, farming in cities can enhance the local ecology, foster cohesive communities, and improve the quality of life for urban residents. Implementing urban agriculture often requires change in the physical, political, and social-organizational landscape. Beginning with a look at how and why city people grew their own food in the early twentieth century, the contributors to Cities of Farmers examine the role of local and regional regulations and politics, especially the creation of food policy councils, in making cities into fertile ground for farming. The authors describe how food is produced and distributed in cities via institutions as diverse as commercial farms, community gardens, farmers' markets, and regional food hubs. Growing food in vacant lots and on rooftops affects labor, capital investment, and human capital formation, and as a result urban agriculture intersects with land values and efforts to build affordable housing. It also can contribute to cultural renewal and improved health. This book enables readers to understand and contribute to their local food system, whether they are raising vegetables in a community garden, setting up a farmers' market, or formulating regulations for farming and composting within city limits."--Publisher's description

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