Urban Farmers: The Now (and How) of Growing Food in the City

by Gestalten (Editor), Mónica R. Goya (Contributor), Valery Rizzo (Editor)

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!

256 pages, Hardcover

Published July 13, 2021

Reviews

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such an inspiring read. It was incredible to read about the resiliency of humans and Mother Nature, and our ability to work together to create better, greener spaces for everyone

[Ștefania Ioana Chiorean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pleasantly surprised that it was more than nice stories and photos. I learn about so many different types of farming and very interesting initiatives worldwide. When we see such examples, of farming striving in awkward places we think they are the exception. This book showed me that we have many such initiatives, running, that show we can do so much more in the urban areas. Now we need more openings, more opportunities to start such ones.

- Green Guerilla & schrebergaten
- So many urban farming done in Brooklyn and NYC, Paris,
- besides growing food, most of them are educational centers that allow visiting and volunteering
- Cuba - La via campesina - missing seeds - food deserts
- Natural dyings
- Saffron grown on Paris' rooftops
- Urban beekeeping
- Berlin's Infarm - Living produce
- mushrooms and endives grown in a subterrane parking
- edible flowers, dry flowers
- start composting & more permaculture
- rooftop micro vineyard
- farm-to-fork
- aeroponics, aquaponics, community gardening, floriculture, homesteading, hydroponics, soil-based farming
- indoor, rooftop, underground farming

[Jayne Sheehan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but not quite what I thought it would be. Was hoping for some basic 'how to' tips for starting up urban gardens. Lots of inspirational.stories, of people, businesses all over the world.