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Farm The City

A Toolkit for Setting Up a Successful Urban Farm

By (author) Michael Ableman
Categories: Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business and Management, Economics, Finance, Business and Management, Sustainable agriculture, Agriculture and farming, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Paperback : 9780865719392, 128 pages, April 2020
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Table of contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: PLANNING
   Mission
   Experiential Capital
   Financial Capital
   Fundraising Principles
   Selecting and Accessing Land
   Permits and Policy Challenges

CHAPTER 2: GROWING
   Infrastructure
   Soil/Fertility
   What to Grow
   Time, Space, and the Importance of a Farm Plan
   Creating an Annual Farm Plan
   Implementing the Plans
   Crop Rotation
   Soil Preparation
   Propagation
   Direct Seeding vs. Transplanting
   Beginner's Mind: Walking, Seeing, and Responding
   Never Weed, Always Cultivate
   Water Wisdom
   Pests and Diseases
   Season Extension
   Birth, Delivery, and Postnatal Care (Harvest/Post Harvest)
   Alive and Still Moving

CHAPTER 3: MARKETING
   Where and To Whom
   Farmers' Markets
   Onsite Retail
   CSA
   Restaurant Sales
   Direct to Retail Sales
   Wholesale
   Value-Added
   Pricing
   Your Story

CHAPTER 4: PEOPLE AND PRINCIPLES
   The Human Element
   Urban Farming Manifesto
   An Urban Orchard

INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS

An essential primer from one of North America's largest urban farms.

Description

Farm the City is an introduction to the principles, methods, and realities of starting an urban farm derived from the success of Sole Food Street Farms, one of the largest urban agricultural enterprises in North America. Covers navigating regulations and finding land, crop planning, fundraising, marketing, and more.