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Author Nordahl, Darrin.

Title Public produce : the new urban agriculture / Darrin Nordahl
Published Washington : Island Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description xiv, 177 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Introduction. Serendipity -- Ch. 1. Food security -- Ch. 2. Public space, public officials, public policy -- Ch. 3. To glean and forage in the city -- Ch. 4. Maintenance and aesthetics -- Ch. 5. Food literacy -- Conclusion. Community health and prosperity
Summary "Public Produce profiles municipal food growing efforts in public spaces, illustrating that there is both a need and a desire to supplement our existing food production methods outside the city with opportunities inside the city. Each of these efforts works in concert to make fresh produce more available to the public while reinforcing a sense of place and building community, nourishing the needy and providing economic assistance to entrepreneurs, promoting food literacy and good health, and allowing for "serendipitous sustenance.""--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Urban agriculture -- United States.
Food supply -- United States.
LC no. 2009010262
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