Sowing Seeds in the City: Human Dimensions (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Preface.- Chapter 1, Introduction: Faces of Agriculture.- Part I: Perspectives on Food Security and the Impacts of Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 2. Food Security and Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Urban Agriculture as a Resiliency Strategy.-Chapter 4. The Long Tradition of Urban Agriculture in the U.S. - and its Future.- Part II: Individual and Community Health Benefits of Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 5. Harvesting Health in the Garden.- Chapter 6. Social Health and Social Capital.- Chapter 7. Urban Gardening Practices and Culture.- Chapter 8. Nature Contact, Health, and the Built Environment.- Chapter 9. A Case Study: The Discourse of Obesity and Public Health in Planning and Participation in New York City Gardens.- Part III: Managing the Risks of Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 10. Assessing and Communicating the Risks (and Benefits) of Community Participation in Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 11. Modeling to Predict High Pb Areas.- Chapter 12. Screening for Soil Lead Using a Common Soil Test Method.- Chapter 13. Mechanisms to Reduce Risk Potential.- Chapter 14. A Case Study: Potential Health Risks Posed by Eating Eggs from Free Range Chickens in New York City.- Part IV: Democracy, Ethics, and Sovereignty in Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 15. Common Roots: Urban Agriculture's Potential for Cultivating Deep Democracy.- Chapter 16. Ethics of Urban Agriculture.- Chapter 17. A Case Study of Spatial and Economic Sovereignty: Reclaiming Space and Building Community in Philadelphia One Vacant Lot at a Time.- Part V: Research on Urban Agriculture and Food Security.- Chapter 18. Case Studies of Urban Food Security Research: A Focus on Methodology.- Chapter 19. A Case Study: Native Perspectives of Gardening.- Chapter 20. A Case Study on Learning Gardens in an Urban Indigenous Community: Expanding the Scope of Learning.- Chapter 21. A Case Study: Growing Community Through Gardens on Chicago's Southwest Side.- Part VI: Urban Agriculture Programming and Education - Non-Profit Organizations.- Chapter 22. Intense Urban Agriculture as a Tool to Educate and Build Communities: A Glance at What Farmer Frog is Doing in the Pacific Northwest.- Chapter 23. Ranier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands: Urban Farm Enterprise Creates Community Connections.- Chapter 24. Everyone at the Table: A Case Study of Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB).- Chapter 25. Seattle Youth Garden Works Empowers Urban Youth.- Chapter 26. Community Managed Open Space: A Case Study of Community Greening Resource Network, Baltimore, MD.- Part VII: Urban Agriculture Programming and Education: Cities, Universities, Entrepreneurs, and Religious Groups.- Chapter 27. Adult Education: A For-Profit Model at the Williams Street Farmhouse.- Chapter 28. Washington State University Pierce County Extension Master Gardener program: Volunteer Educators in Home Gardening and Environmental Stewardship.- Chapter 29. Seeds of Hope: An Integrated Vision of the Role of Agriculture for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.- Chapter 30. Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Horticulture Programs.- Chapter 31. A Case Study: Integrating Urban Agriculture into the Municipal Infrastructure in Tacoma, WA. Preface Chapter 1, Introduction: Faces of Agriculture; Bill Yosses Part I: Perspectives on Food Security and the Impacts of Urban Agriculture Chapter 2. Food Security and Urban Agriculture; Angie Tagtow Chapter 3. Urban Agriculture as a Resiliency Strategy; Steve Hallett Chapter 4. The Long Tradition of Urban Agriculture in the U.S. - and its Future; Ken Meter Part II: Individual and Community Health Benefits of Urban Agriculture Chapter 5. Harvesting Health in the Garden; Katherine Alaimo, Caroline Crawford, and Liz Snyder Chapter 6. Social Health and Social Capital; Caroline Crawford and Katherine Alaimo Chapter 7. Urban Gardening Practices and Culture; Nancy Nix Chapter 8. Nature Contact, Health, and the Built Environment; Jerry Smith Chapter 9. A Case Study: The Discourse of Obesity and Public Health in Pla