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Author Van Langenberg, Arthur, author

Title Growing your own food in Hong Kong / by Arthur Van Langenbert ; photographs by the author
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Chinese University Press, [date of publication not identified]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF (xiii, 172 pages)) : color illustrations
Contents Preface -- Foreword / by Jane Ram -- The scope of this book -- Get growing! -- The plant kingdom -- Plants in daily life -- The gardener's guide to food plants -- Interesting plants, unusual eats -- You grew it, now let's eat! -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index of plant names -- Planting & harvest timeline
Summary With an increasing awareness of what they eat and the provenance of their food, people nowadays often raise such questions as where does the food come from? How is it produced? This concern over food ingredients and origins has resulted in a burgeoning interest in growing one's own food, both for the satisfaction in having done it oneself and for the assurance of food quality and safety. But how to grow one's own food in the midst of an urban metropolis? How to do it without a real garden?This book points the way, especially for beginners and those who may only have a balcony or a rooftop and are limited to growing in containers. It is not just about gardening in a narrow sense. It delves into the growing of plants as a multidisciplinary activity involving not only botany, but also zoology, geology, meteorology, philosophy, ornithology, and more. The book sends a strong environmental message for a reevaluation of modern lifestyle
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 165) and index
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Subject Gardening -- China -- Hong Kong
Vegetable gardening -- China -- Hong Kong
GARDENING -- General.
Gardening
Vegetable gardening
China -- Hong Kong
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789629969134
9629969130