Download ~ Extreme Local Food: Two Case Studies in Assisted Urban Small Plot Intensive Agriculture (Case Study) ~ by Environments ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Extreme Local Food: Two Case Studies in Assisted Urban Small Plot Intensive Agriculture (Case Study)
- Author : Environments
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Art & Architecture,Books,Arts & Entertainment,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 186 KB
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Abstract As worries over the environmental impact of the industrial food system grow the idea of locally produced food is becoming increasingly popular. This includes a growing interest in the "ultimate zero carbon food" produced through urban growing. However, there are several barriers to an expansion of urban agriculture in North America; these include poor urban soils, a lack of knowledge, zoning restrictions, and personal time constraints that prohibit the investment needed to tend a small-plot intensive garden. This paper discusses two case studies (one in Portland, Oregon and the other in Vancouver, British Columbia) of assisted urban small-plot intensive farming. These initiatives involve entrepreneurs installing and tending small plots on participants' land. The crops produced are either sold at local farmers' markets or shared directly with the land owners. These efforts provide benefit in their own right but could also help speed the diffusion of urban agriculture; as examples of early "niche adaptation" both projects have strong educational components and are engaging a diverse demographic. In addition this approach with one urban farmer tending multiple plots could help address concerns over small plot carbon footprints that have been raised in the literature.
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