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Title: GROWING A GARDEN CITY
HOW FARMERS, FIRST GRADERS, COUNSELORS, TROUBLED TEENS, FOODIES, A HOMELESS SHELTER CHEF, SINGLE MOTHERS, AND MORE ARE TRANSFORMING THEMSELVES AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY
By: Jeremy N. Smith, Chad Harder, Sepp Jannotta
Format: Hardback

List price: £18.99


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ISBN 10: 1616081082
ISBN 13: 9781616081089
Publisher: SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 6 October, 2010
Pages: 240
Description: "'How It Works' sections are based on and incorporate material originally prepared by Garden City Harvest."--T.p. verso.
Synopsis: 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
Publication: US
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Returns: Returnable
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