Farm The City (eBook)

A Toolkit for Setting Up a Successful Urban Farm

Michael Ableman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
128 Seiten
New Society Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-77142-328-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Farm the City is an introduction to the principles, methods, and realities of starting an urban farm derived from the success of Sole Food Street Farms, one of the largest urban agricultural enterprises in North America. Covers navigating regulations and finding land, to crop planning, fundraising, marketing, and more.

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';A useful manual for anyone interested in turning the concrete jungle green... a must-have for any urban dweller serious about farming.' Publishers Weekly In Farm the City, Michael Ableman, the ';Spartacus of Sustainable Food Activism,' offers a guide to setting up and running a successful urban farm, derived from the success of Sole Food Street Farms, one of the largest urban agriculture enterprises in North America. Sole Food Street Farms spans four acres of land in Vancouver, produces twenty-five tons of food annually, provides meaningful work for dozens of disadvantaged people, and has improved the surrounding community in countless ways. Coverage includes: Selecting land and choosing the right cropsGrowing food in city farms, including plans for planting and harvestingFundraising and marketing strategies, philosophies, and vital information for selling fresh productsNavigating local government and regulationsEngaging the community and building meaningful livelihoods Farm the City is an invaluable tool kit for entrepreneurs and activists looking to create economic and social value through urban agriculture. Urban farming has the power to change diets, economies, and lives. Yet starting an urban farm can seem daunting with skills and knowledge that extend beyond growing to include marketing, sales, employees, community relations, and navigating local regulations. With this comprehensive guide, you'll be running a successful urban farm in no time.';A story of how to bring cities back to life, literally and emotionally... Local food not only addresses quality of life, economy, and food security, it changes our hearts... [a] wonderfully written testament to life.' Paul Hawken, New York Timesbestselling author of Drawdown

Autor

lt;p> Michael Ableman has been a commercial organic farmer for the past 45 years. He is one of the early visionaries of the urban agricultural movement and founder of the nonprofit Center for Urban Agriculture. He has helped create high-profile urban farms in Watts and Goleta, California, and is co-founder and director of Sole Food Street Farms in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ableman is author of numerous books, including From the Good Earth , On Good Land , Fields of Plenty , and Street Farm . He is the subject of the award-winning PBS film Beyond Organic narrated by Meryl Streep. His work in Vancouver is profiled in the feature-length documentary A New Economy , and he is featured in the film The Evolution of Organic , which chronicles the birth of the organic food movement. He currently lives and farms with his family at the historic 120-acre Foxglove Farm on Salt Spring Island, BC. www.michaelableman.com

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Planning
Mission Experiential Capital Financial Capital
Fundraising Principles
Selecting and Accessing Land
Permits and Policy Challenges

Chapter 2: Growing
Infrastructure Soil/Fertility
What to Grow?
Time and Space, and the Importance of a Farm Plan
Creating the Annual Farm Plan
Using the Plans
Crop Rotation
Soil Preparation
Propagation
Direct Seeding vs. Transplanting
Beginner's Mind: Walking, Seeing, and Responding
Never Weed, Always Cultivate
Water Wisdom
Pests and Diseases
Season Extension
Birth, Delivery, and Postnatal Care (Harvest/Post Harvest)
Alive and Still Moving

Chapter 3: Marketing
Where to Sell Your Product?
Farmers' Markets
Onsite Retail
CSA
Restaurant Sales
Direct to Retail Sales
Wholesale
Value-Added Products
Pricing
The Importance of Your Story

Chapter 4: People and Principles
The Human Element
General Farming Principles
Urban Farming Manifesto
An Urban Orchard

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.4.2020
• Zusatzinfo: color photographs throughout (approx 50)
• Verlagsort: Gabriola Island
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Marketing / Vertrieb
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Agricultural Primer • Agriculture • beginner farmer • business city step by step food farm local Curtis Stone • business city step by step what to grow farm Curtis Stone • business of city farming • city farm • city farmer • City farming • City Food Production • Farming City • farming in the city • farming regulations • food security • getting started farming • horticulture • Indoor Farming • Jean-Martin Fortier • Local farmers • market gardener • Microgreens • Primer • Production • Production Scale • Reference • Regulations • selling produce • selling urban produce • Soil • step by step indoor farming • Street Farm • sustainable development • Toolkit • Urban Agriculture • Urban Farm • Urban Farming • what to grow urban farm
• ISBN-10: 1-77142-328-5 / 1771423285
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77142-328-1 / 9781771423281