Sowing Seeds in the City

PrefaceChapter 1: Introduction:   Ecosystem Services from Urban Agriculture in the City of the Future; Corinne Cooley and Isaac EmeryPart I:  Soil and Water ResourcesChapter 2: Soil Formation and Nutrient Cycling; Craig Cogger and Sally BrownChapter 3: A Guide to Types of Non Potable Water and the Potential for Reuse in Urban Systems; Sally BrownChapter 4: Graywater Reuse For Irrigation: Benefits and Potential Hazards; Ian PepperChapter 5: Planting Abundance: Alternative Water Sources for Urban Farms; Brad LancasterPart II:  Ecosystem Services – Waste TreatmentChapter 6: The Role of Organic Residuals in Urban Agriculture; Sally Brown and Nora GoldsteinChapter 7: Municipal Food Waste Management Options: Climate and Economic Impacts; David ParryChapter 8: Food Waste Composting in Seattle: The Political Perspective; Alexis SchulmanChapter 9: Cedar Grove Compost: Developing a Combined Food- Yard Waste Centralized Composting Program; Denise BartlettPart III:  Ecosystem Services – Climate RegulationChapter 10: Soils and Climate Change; Sally BrownChapter 11: Soil Carbon Sequestration and Organic Wastes; Andrew TrlicaChapter 12: Lettuce to Reduce Greenhouse Gases: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional and Community Agriculture; Isaac Emery and Sally BrownPart IV:  Ecosystem Services – HabitatChapter 13: Basics of Microbial Ecology and Function in Urban Agriculture; Karl A. WyantChapter 14: Urban Microbiomes and Urban Agriculture: What Are The Connections and Why Should We Care? Gary M. KingChapter 15: Wild Bees in Cultivated City Gardens; Scott MacIvorChapter 16: Urban Agriculture as Habitat for Birds; Amanda D. RodewaldChapter 17: Improving the Suitability of Urban Farms for Wildlife; Zoe A. Marzluff and John M. MarzluffPart V:  Ecosystem Services – Food ProductionChapter 18: How Much Can You Grow? Quantifying Yield in a Community Garden Plot:  One Family’s Experience; Michael McGoodwin, Rebecca McGoodwin, and Wendy McGoodwinChapter 19: Applying Permaculture in Alaska: The Williams Street Farmhouse; Saskia EsslingerChapter 20: Seed Libraries; Melissa DesaChapter 21: Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) and Aquaponics for Urban Food Production, with a Pictorial Guide to Aquaponics; Miles Medina, Krish Jayachandran, Mahadev Bhat and David SpeccaPart VI:  Integration into Municipal Infrastructure – Location OptionsChapter 22: Community Garden Basics; Kristen McIvorChapter 23: Up on the Roof:  Considerations for Food Production on Rooftops; Leigh Whittinghill and Olyssa StarryChapter 24: Brownfields as Sites for Urban Farms; Ann CarrollChapter 25: Curbside Gardens; Craig Cogger and Sally BrownChapter 26: Zoning and Urban Agriculture in Michigan; Megan Masson- MinockChapter 27: Urban Agriculture in Portland, Oregon: 2002-2012; Molly M. Harfield and Steve CohenChapter 28: Legalizing Commercial Agriculture in Boston: A Logical Step Towards Integrating Farming Into Urban Life; Michele Kaufman and John Read