Food and the City Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution

Name: Food and the City Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution
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ISBN: 9781616144586

ISBN-10: 1616144580

ISBN-13: 9781616144586

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jennifer Cockrall-King

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This is an inspiring chronicle of a radical movement against the industrial food behemoth, and a reclaiming of communities to grow, distribute, and eat locally.

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 2/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 372
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction



The Facade of the Modern Grocery Store



Industrial Food



Industrial Eaters



A World in Food Crisis



The New Food Movement and the Rise of Urban Agriculture



Paris: The Roots of Modern Urban Agriculture



London: Capital Growth



Southern California and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two Farms



Vancouver: Canada's Left Coast



Toronto: Cabbagetown 2.0



Milwaukee: Growing a Social Revolution



Detroit: Praying for an Economic Revolution



Chicago: The Vertical Farm



Cuba: Urban Agriculture on a National Scale



Conclusion: Greening and Eating Our Cities


Acknowledgments


Glossary


Resources for Urban Agriculturalists


Notes


Bibliography


Index