Database research record2012·Global
Growing Community Resilience: Empowering Neighborhoods with Tools of Design for the Northern Climate
Anna Biebrauer
University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota)
Urban Farm DB summary
This handbook provides a basic design primer for urban farmers, gardeners, and community groups interested in creating pocket farms, community gardens, or CSAs. It compiles urban agriculture components, precedents, and design considerations for arrangement, construction, perception, and use by farmers and their communities. The suggested ideas and plants are tailored for the Northern climate (hardy to USDA Zone 4).