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Your Farm in the City: An Urban Dweller's Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals Kindle Edition

by The Gardeners of Seattle Tilth (Author), Lisa Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
The most complete book on urban farming, covering everything from growing organic produce and raising chickens, to running a small farm on a city lot or in a suburban backyard.

Eating locally and growing one's own food is a rapidly evolving movement in urban settings - Hantz Farms in Detroit has transformed 70 acres of abandoned properties into energy-efficient gardens, and Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, a 6,000-foot vegetable farm in Brooklyn, New York, yields 30 different kinds of produce, while private square-foot farms are cropping up in cities all over the country.

Created by Lisa Taylor and the gardeners of Seattle Tilth, Your Farm in the City covers all of the essential information specific to gardening and farming in a city or town. Clear, easy-to-follow instructions guide and inspire even the most inexperienced urbanite in how to grow and harvest all types of produce, flowers, herbs, and trees, as well as how to raise livestock like chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, and honeybees. Important information particular to gardening in a city or town is included, such as planning and maximizing limited space, building healthy soil, managing irrigation, understanding zoning laws, outwitting urban pests, and being a considerate farming neighbor.

With 100 two-color instructional illustrations throughout and dozens of vital resources, Your Farm in the City is the most practical, comprehensive, and easy-to-follow guide to the burgeoning trend of urban farming.
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  1. Print length
    658 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Black Dog & Leventhal
  4. Publication date
    February 23, 2011
  5. File size
    18.4 MB
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This upbeat manual for aspiring urban gardeners features a gritty but whimsical, graphic-heavy, reader-friendly layout and a 21st-century attitude that will appeal to a younger generation of gardeners intrigued by the idea of growing their own food while living in the city. Chapters on planning a city "farm" (which Taylor likens to the more modestly titled kitchen and victory gardens), intensive growing with vertical plantings, and seed starting lay out the basics in a welcoming, unintimidating manner. Discussions of preserving food and urban farm husbandry, from chickens to bees, as well as detailed information on growing a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, edible flowers, and herbs, are thorough enough to be useful and realistic. Numerous sidebars and boxes feature supplementary information as diverse as designing with children's propensity for jumping over plant beds in mind (make them narrow so the kids won't land in the middle of the bed) and recipes for exotic treats like green tomato muffins and calendula salve. Abundant, clear drawings, from oversized illustrations of insects to plans for hoop houses and beehives, make up for the lack of photographs. (Mar.)
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About the Author

Seattle Tilth is a nationally recognized non-profit organization that cultivates a healthy urban environment and community by teaching people to grow organic food and conserve natural resources. Programs include classes for adults, children and families, community learning gardens, a Master Composter volunteer education and outreach program, a free Garden Hotline, an urban livestock program, community events, and an active volunteer corps.

Lisa Taylor is the Education Program Manager for Seattle Tilth. She is a co-author of the Maritime Northwest Garden Guide and a frequent speaker on soils, compost, edible landscaping and children's gardening. She facilitates training for teachers and others interested in schoolyard gardening and is passionate about teaching children and their parents where their food comes from and how to care for living things.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00M13WZI4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Dog & Leventhal (February 23, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 18.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 658 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers find the book full of useful knowledge, with one review specifically mentioning helpful gardening tips for the Pacific Northwest. They appreciate its readability, with one customer noting it's simple to read.

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Customers find the book full of useful knowledge, with one customer noting it includes lots of information and recipes, while another mentions it provides tips specifically for gardening in the Pacific Northwest.

"...This book has wonderful simple and useful advice. Buy it!" Read more

"...it before wrapping it up, and it seemed like a great book, with tons of information for someone really interested in persuing an at-home farm." Read more

"I love this book! It is simple to read and has a fun layout. It gives all the basics, and even as a somewhat experienced farmer I still reflect back..." Read more

"...Full of useful knowledge and tips for gardening in the pacific northwest." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and well-written, with one customer noting it provides clear instructions on brewing wine.

"...I had read it and thought it was super cute, well written and thought out. Some books on this subject matter go way overboard...." Read more

"I love this book! It is simple to read and has a fun layout...." Read more

"I absolutely love Seattle Tilth, and this handy guide did not disappoint. Full of useful knowledge and tips for gardening in the pacific northwest." Read more

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  • Palmolive
    5.0 out of 5 stars wedding gift
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014
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    this was a wedding gift for a dear friend. I had read it and thought it was super cute, well written and thought out. Some books on this subject matter go way overboard. I mean, most of us just want to hobby garden and have a few chickens, we don't need an entire chapter on how to turn rendered bacon fat from our hog into soap or how to build a chicken castle out of recycled kefir containers. This book has wonderful simple and useful advice. Buy it!
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  • Thomas Wood
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very concise and helpful.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022
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    I’ve been a container vegetable gardener for years, and I’m getting a lot helpful info from this book.
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  • SC
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2011
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    I had ordered this book for one of my good friends along with a mini herb garden and she seemed to love the combination. I had skimmed through it before wrapping it up, and it seemed like a great book, with tons of information for someone really interested in persuing an at-home farm.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2016
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    I love this book! It is simple to read and has a fun layout. It gives all the basics, and even as a somewhat experienced farmer I still reflect back on it. I've even encouraged friends to purchase it, which didn't take much encouraging.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely love Seattle Tilth
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2018
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    I absolutely love Seattle Tilth, and this handy guide did not disappoint. Full of useful knowledge and tips for gardening in the pacific northwest.
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  • DEO
    5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favorite books
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015
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    this is a great little book. all kinds of helpful gardening help to help with the chickens. even if you do not have a garden or chickens its has lots of information and recipes......
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  • Groovy Great One
    4.0 out of 5 stars Book full of information.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014
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    I like this book, though it is much like all of the other books. No new information, but if this is the first book on this topic for you, then you will be pleased and you will learn a lot from it.
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  • Eddie Winslow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2014
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    This is an informative book, giving great ideas on starting or improving your home garden. Also good instructions on brewing wine, processing livestock, and other helpful information
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  • Marikka
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good all around urban farming book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2013
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    This book gives you a great feel for Urban gardening, but also a reel insight to Urban farming!! I really like this book!
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