02646nam 2200481 a 450 991081065810332120240416172017.01-61091-143-1(CKB)2550000000060181(OCoLC)757401391(CaPaEBR)ebrary10511989(MiAaPQ)EBC3317550(Au-PeEL)EBL3317550(CaPaEBR)ebr10511989(OCoLC)923187977(EXLCZ)99255000000006018120090319d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPublic produce the new urban agriculture /Darrin Nordahl1st ed.Washington Island Pressc20091 online resource (190 p.) 1-59726-588-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Serendipity -- Chapter One: Food Security -- Chapter Two: Public Space, Public Officials, Public Policy -- Chapter Three: To Glean and Forage in the City -- Chapter Four: Maintenance and Aesthetics -- Chapter Five: Food Literacy -- Conclusion: Community Health and Prosperity -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Public Produce makes a uniquely contemporary case not for central government intervention, but for local government involvement. In what Darrin Nordahl calls "municipal agriculture," elected officials, municipal planners, local policymakers and public space designers are turning to the abundance of land under public control (parks, plazas, streets, city squares, parking lots, as well as the grounds around libraries, schools, government offices, and even jails) to grow food. Public agencies at one time were at best indifferent, or at worst dismissive, of food production in the city. Today, public officials recognize that food insecurity is affecting everyone, not just the inner-city poor, and that policies seeking to restructure the production and distribution of food to the tens of millions of people living in cities have immediate benefits to community-wide health and prosperity.Urban agricultureUnited StatesFood supplyUnited StatesUrban agricultureFood supply338.1/91732Nordahl Darrin1052774MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810658103321Public produce4061067UNINA