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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Nordahl, Darrin. Public produce. Washington, DC : Island Press, c2009 (OCoLC)748988769 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Darrin Nordahl |
| ISBN: | 9781597265874 159726587X 9781597265881 1597265888 |
| OCLC Number: | 317623050 |
| Description: | xiv, 177 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Serendipity -- Food security -- Public space, public officials, public policy -- To glean and forage in the city -- Maintenance and aesthetics -- Food literacy -- Community health and prosperity. |
| Responsibility: | Darrin Nordahl. |
Abstract:
Makes a contemporary case not for central government intervention, but for local government involvement in shaping food policy. This book profiles urban food growing efforts, illustrating that there is both a need and a desire to supplement our existing food production methods outside the city with opportunities inside the city.
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"A thought-provoking work about the food-producing potential of urban public space, and a worthwhile read for everyone who does food policy work."
--Benjamin Thomases"Food Policy Coordinator, City of New York" (07/30/2009)
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