URBAN FARM s u s tai n able c i t y li v i ng
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URBAN FARM
spring 2010 Vol. 2 # 1
s u s tai n able c i t y li v i ng AT FARM AND MAIN
[A Return to the Land] Self-sufficiency isn’t just for rural dwellers anymore.
[Where Urban Meets Farm: Pushing City Limits] Ordinances are an unfortunate reality of city and suburban life. these urban farmers have faced ordinance struggles but managed to dig themselves out.
[Permission to Play in the Dirt] Make compost your best gardening friend with hands-on and hands-off techniques.
[Backyard Coop] Suburban backyard, city backyard, and even indoors (really!) -these crazy cluckers raise their chickens in less-than-traditional settings.
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[Cinch by the Square Foot] Developed for small-space gardening, these 10 principles will get you on your way to growing.
[Tenant Farmer] You don’t have to own your pad to produce your own food. Win over your landlord’s urban-farming sensibilities.
[P is for Prosper] You’ve heard of urban-nfarming pioneer Will Allen. Now learn about his farm and community building principles and how you can put them to work in your city.
URBAN FEAST
[Mission: Eat Local]
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Savor local foods year-round with this guide.
[Urban Farm ROAD TRIP: Honolulu] Urban Farm travels to the Aloha State to discover its capitol city’s exotic sustainability.
[All for One and One for All]
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When you can’t grow it yourself, rely on a local farmer to grow it for you with a CSA membership.
[Power to the People] Get off the grid with solar, wind, geothermal, and microhydro energy.
URBAN STOREFRONT
[Greywater Action: Sustaining Water] Like superheroes of the greywater world, Greywater Action leads the way to water conservation and reuse.
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BACKYARD COOP A chicken (or two) in every garden
TEXT BY BARBARA KILARSKI PHOTOGRAPHS BY JONAS STANFORD
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CHICKENS GIVE THE GARDEN AN EXTRA PULSE OF LIFE. LOCK UP YOUR CHICKENS AT NIGHT FOR THEIR SAFETY.
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IT’S BECOMING LESS UNUSUAL TO FIND CHICKENS IN CITY AND SUBURBAN BACKYARDS. LOCAL LAWS MIGHT DICTATE HOW MUCH ROOM YOU PLACE BETWEEN YOUR CHICKENS’ HOUSE AND YOUR NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE.
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BARBARA KILARSKI is the author of Keep Chickens! Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs and Other Small Places (Storey, 2003).
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(even in the big city) TEXT BY BARBARA KILARSKI PHOTOS BY JONAS STANFORD
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BUILDING DESIGNED WITH THE INTENTION OF ABUNDANT FLORAL BOXES. LOCATED BETWEEN AVENUES C AND D IN THE EAST VILLAGE, THIS SPACE HAD A HARD TIME SELLING. BUT WITH THE REDESIGN, THE CONDOS SOLD RATHER QUICKLY.
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