Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution

by Jennifer Cockrall-King

Book Overview

A global movement to take back our food is growing. The future of farming is in our hands-and in our cities.This book examines alternative food systems in cities around the globe that are shortening their food chains, growing food within their city limits, and taking their "food security" into their own hands. The author, an award-winning food journalist, sought out leaders in the urban-agriculture movement and visited cities successfully dealing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616144580
• ISBN13: 9781616144586
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"