Author: Helga Olkowski
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781467919913
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A least toxic approach to raising food in urban gardens based on the authors' experiences in Berkeley, CA. Authors are both entomologists noted for organic least toxic pest control who specialized in gardening in small spaces with deep mulches made by composting and transplanting and methods for extending the season. Written with beginners in mind who have little time for gardening with many personal anecdotes. Illustrated with line drawings by Kathy Green. We cover the basics: soil structure and soil improvement, odorless composting, insect control, selecting vegetable varieties for small areas, pest free food scrap storage for composting, intensive interplanting, beekeeping, rooftop meat and greens, setting up community gardens, raising rabbits and chickens in congested places. Written almost 40 years ago the methods are still current and useful. Its a classic in the gardening literature by people who developed the methods.
City People's Book of Raising Food
Author: Helga Olkowski
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781467919913
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A least toxic approach to raising food in urban gardens based on the authors' experiences in Berkeley, CA. Authors are both entomologists noted for organic least toxic pest control who specialized in gardening in small spaces with deep mulches made by composting and transplanting and methods for extending the season. Written with beginners in mind who have little time for gardening with many personal anecdotes. Illustrated with line drawings by Kathy Green. We cover the basics: soil structure and soil improvement, odorless composting, insect control, selecting vegetable varieties for small areas, pest free food scrap storage for composting, intensive interplanting, beekeeping, rooftop meat and greens, setting up community gardens, raising rabbits and chickens in congested places. Written almost 40 years ago the methods are still current and useful. Its a classic in the gardening literature by people who developed the methods.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781467919913
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A least toxic approach to raising food in urban gardens based on the authors' experiences in Berkeley, CA. Authors are both entomologists noted for organic least toxic pest control who specialized in gardening in small spaces with deep mulches made by composting and transplanting and methods for extending the season. Written with beginners in mind who have little time for gardening with many personal anecdotes. Illustrated with line drawings by Kathy Green. We cover the basics: soil structure and soil improvement, odorless composting, insect control, selecting vegetable varieties for small areas, pest free food scrap storage for composting, intensive interplanting, beekeeping, rooftop meat and greens, setting up community gardens, raising rabbits and chickens in congested places. Written almost 40 years ago the methods are still current and useful. Its a classic in the gardening literature by people who developed the methods.
City Chicks
Author: Patricia Foreman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780962464850
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
City Chicks is a remarkable trend-setting book for poultry lovers and urban agriculturists. It combines hands-on, real-life experience to bring you one of the most complete authorative books on micro-flock management.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780962464850
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
City Chicks is a remarkable trend-setting book for poultry lovers and urban agriculturists. It combines hands-on, real-life experience to bring you one of the most complete authorative books on micro-flock management.
City Bountiful
Author: Laura J. Lawson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520243439
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
"The social history of American cities would not be complete without a full account of the rise of community open spaces. Lawson does exactly this by providing a compelling and poetic account of the history and making of urban gardens. Combining solid scholarship with engaging images of the gardens and stories of their makers, this book sheds new light on the value of urban open space. More important, it explains why community gardens need to stand alongside city parks as permanent open spaces. Essential reading for community developers and landscape architects as well as anyone who ventures outside, enthusiasm and shovel in hand, to improve their local environment.—Mark Francis, author of Urban Open Space and Village Homes "The definitive history of the past hundred years of America's experience with community gardens. A labor of love by a garden activist, the book appears at a most appropriate time—today our city dwellers and suburbanites are retreating onto carpets of passive open space tended by homeowner associations and lawn care outfits. Lawson thoughtfully analyzes the weaknesses of community gardens when used as a response to social crises and, by contrast, investigates community gardens as an alternative to today's managed care of open space. Her history clearly presents a way of community living that we can elect if we choose her wisdom."—Sam Bass Warner, Jr, author of To Dwell Is to Garden "An important book about how the urban gardening movement is transforming our landscape and reconnecting us to the land."—Alice Waters, Owner, Chez Panisse
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520243439
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
"The social history of American cities would not be complete without a full account of the rise of community open spaces. Lawson does exactly this by providing a compelling and poetic account of the history and making of urban gardens. Combining solid scholarship with engaging images of the gardens and stories of their makers, this book sheds new light on the value of urban open space. More important, it explains why community gardens need to stand alongside city parks as permanent open spaces. Essential reading for community developers and landscape architects as well as anyone who ventures outside, enthusiasm and shovel in hand, to improve their local environment.—Mark Francis, author of Urban Open Space and Village Homes "The definitive history of the past hundred years of America's experience with community gardens. A labor of love by a garden activist, the book appears at a most appropriate time—today our city dwellers and suburbanites are retreating onto carpets of passive open space tended by homeowner associations and lawn care outfits. Lawson thoughtfully analyzes the weaknesses of community gardens when used as a response to social crises and, by contrast, investigates community gardens as an alternative to today's managed care of open space. Her history clearly presents a way of community living that we can elect if we choose her wisdom."—Sam Bass Warner, Jr, author of To Dwell Is to Garden "An important book about how the urban gardening movement is transforming our landscape and reconnecting us to the land."—Alice Waters, Owner, Chez Panisse
Appropriate Technology
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Exploratory Research & Systems Analysis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appropriate technology
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appropriate technology
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Energy, Food, and You
Author: Washington State Office of Health Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Appropriate Technology
Author: Integrative Design Associates
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Good Food Revolution
Author: Will Allen
Publisher: Avery
ISBN: 1592407609
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Previously published as a Gotham Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: Avery
ISBN: 1592407609
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Previously published as a Gotham Books hardcover edition.
The Rodale Book of Composting
Author: Deborah L. Martin
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9780878579914
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Explains what composting is and how it works, provides instructions for making and using compost, and offers ecologically sound solutions to waste disposal problems
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9780878579914
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Explains what composting is and how it works, provides instructions for making and using compost, and offers ecologically sound solutions to waste disposal problems
Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally
Author: Robert Kourik
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603581154
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
First published in 1986, this classic is back in print by popular demand. It is the authoritative text on edible landscaping, featuring a step-by-step guide to designing a productive environment using vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs for a combination of ornamental and culinary purposes. It includes descriptions of plants for all temperate habitats, methods for improving soil, tree pruning styles, and gourmet recipes using low-maintenance plants. There are sections on attracting beneficial insects with companion plants and using planting to shelter your home from erosion, heat, wind, and cold.
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603581154
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
First published in 1986, this classic is back in print by popular demand. It is the authoritative text on edible landscaping, featuring a step-by-step guide to designing a productive environment using vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs for a combination of ornamental and culinary purposes. It includes descriptions of plants for all temperate habitats, methods for improving soil, tree pruning styles, and gourmet recipes using low-maintenance plants. There are sections on attracting beneficial insects with companion plants and using planting to shelter your home from erosion, heat, wind, and cold.
The Edible City Resource Manual
Author: Richard Britz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description