Bibliograph

Potatoes on rooftops, farming in the city, Hadley Dyer

Type

Label

Potatoes on rooftops, farming in the city, Hadley Dyer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Potatoes on rooftops

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

780360587

Responsibility statement

Hadley Dyer

Sub title

farming in the city

Summary

Offers practical tips and techniques for urban gardening and includes an overview of the how and why of the movement

Table Of Contents

Part 1. Hungry cities -- City living -- Food miles -- Pass the potato -- Life on the fringes -- Inner-city deserts -- Food oases in unexpected places -- Security alert -- Part 2. Plant a seed -- Changing the urban landscape -- Ye olde victory garden -- Every available inch -- Digging in -- Small but mighty -- The community garden -- Good eats -- Get growing -- Part 3. Green your city -- Beyond kale in kiddie pools -- Turn down the heat -- Chilly cities -- City chicks -- Does it takes like chicken? -- Swimming uptown -- Not going to waste -- Water harvesting -- Part 4. Your green thumb -- Thinking big -- Be part of a community -- Green transformation -- From Motown to growtown -- Suburban blitz -- The teaching garden -- Garden smarts

Target audience

juvenile

Classification