Growing a Garden City: How Farmers, First Graders, Counselors, Troubled Teens, Foodies, a Homeless Shelter Chef, Single Mothers, and More Are

Fifteen people--plus a class of first graders--tell how local food, farms, and gardens changed their lives and their community...and how they can change yours, too.

Growing a Garden City includes:

• Fifteen first-person stories of personal and civic transformation from a range of individuals, including farmers and community garden members, a low-income senior and troubled teen, a foodie, a food bank officer, and many more
• Seven in-depth "How It Works" sections on student farms, community gardens, community supported agriculture (CSA), community education, farm work therapy, community outreach, and more
• Detailed information on dozens of additional resources from relevant books and websites to government programs and national non-profit organizations
• Over 80 full-color photographs showing a diverse local food community at home, work, and play

Read Growing a Garden City to:

• Learn how people like you, with busy lives like yours, can and do enjoy the many benefits of local food without having to become full-time organic farmers
• Gain the information you need to organize or get involved in your own "growing community" anywhere across the country and around the world

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 10/06/2010
ISBN: 9781616081089
Pages: 240
Weight: 2.14lbs
Size: 10.08h x 8.32w x 0.83d

Review Citations: Booklist 09/15/2010 pg. 12
Reference and Research Bk News 06/01/2011 pg. 281