From Rooftop Gardens to Mushroom Farms
As our world becomes more urbanized, the way we produce and consume food is changing. Many people are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of industrial agriculture on the environment and are seeking more sustainable alternatives. One such alternative is urban agriculture, a global movement that promotes the cultivation, processing, and distribution of food in the city. From rooftop gardens to mushroom farms, urban agriculture takes many forms and offers a range of benefits, from increasing access to fresh produce to reducing carbon emissions.
Urban Farmers: The Now (and How) of Growing Food in the City
by Gestalten - Rizzo, Valery - Goya, Mónica R
We are what we eat, but do you know what you're eating? Urban agriculture is the global movement that encourages the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in the city. As our world becomes increasingly defined by urban structures, exploring urban agriculture to encourage greener living is something essential for the quality of city life.
From beekeeping in rooftops to underground mushroom farms, this book explores the fascinating and diverse world of urban agriculture, giving you the opportunity to learn from the best practices and get your hands dirty, be it in your balcony, a community garden, or even starting a business around it. Equipped with the right know-how and the proper tools for growth, we are well on our way to ensuring our cities grow in a healthy direction. Grow better, eat better, and make the world better!
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Urban Gardening For Beginners: Making Use Of Cramped Spaces And Growing Your Own Food For A Sustainable Living
by Faunillan, Fhilcar
Learn How to Start with Urban Gardening!
Have you been dreaming of a bountiful summer garden? Are you worried about all the chemicals that modern farms use on crops and would like to go organic? Do you live in a city and wondering how you can grow your own herbs and vegetables to cut down on your daily cost?
Urban gardening can be an intimidating prospect at first. But it doesn't have to be! Trust me, if you live in an apartment in the city, starting your dream herb or vegetable garden does not have to be difficult at all. Also, it ensures that you get to enjoy all the healthy organic vegetables that rural people eat while saving a good sum of money that you can spend on other necessities.
How to Grow a Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Thriving Outdoor Space
by Mary, Ellen
Learn to transform your outdoor space into a flourishing, vibrant garden with this fail-safe guide.
Gardening expert Ellen Mary takes you through every step of gardening, from the basics of understanding your space and decoding plant labels, to common pests and how to keep your plants alive once they're in the ground.
Packed full of practical information, this book is relevant for any beginner gardener, no matter what type of outdoor space you have - whether you're looking for ideas for green-filled balconies, or larger low-maintenance plots.
You'll also find tailored advice for different levels of time investment, whether you have just 10 minutes or 4 hours per week to spend in your garden.
Once you've got the basics covered, you'll learn key gardening skills including:
- Planting flower beds
- How and when to prune
- Composting correctly
- How to grow a lawn, trees and roses
So, flex those green fingers, get your hands dirty and enjoy the process of creating a beautiful, blooming garden.
Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space
by Markham, Breth
The biggest mistake gardeners make each season is starting out too big and then quickly realizing their large plot requires too much weeding, watering, and backbreaking labor. Vertical gardening guarantees a better outcome from the day the trowel hits the soil-by shrinking the amount of "floor" space needed and focusing on climbing plants that are less prone to insects, diseases, and animal pests. Notable author and gardener Breth Markham has tried and tested thousands of varieties of vegetables, flowers, and fruits and recommends the best plants for space-saving vertical gardening. His grow-up, grow-down system also shows which ground-level plants make good companions underneath and alongside climbing plants. Best of all, many of greatest climbers and mutually beneficial plants are available in seed packets in every local garden center. With a mix of DIY and commercially available string supports, trellises, pergolas, raised beds, skyscraper gardens, and topsy-turvy planters, the vertical garden system reduces work, increases yields, makes harvesting easier, and can be practiced in spaces as small as a container or a one-by-four-foot strip. Vertical Gardening features WITH color photos of vertical methods and showcases beautiful, trouble free perennials, shrubs, vegetables, annuals, and fruit perfect for this new, rewarding way to garden.