Resources

BLOGS
Boston Localvores - Local food website for Boston area

City Farmer News - Urban agriculture news from around the world 

Edible Geography - All things edible

FallenFruit - Adventures in Urban Foraging

The Greenest - Superlative ideas for a sustainable future

Inhabitat - Green design will save the world

Politics of the Plate - Food and agriculture issues by journalist Barry Estabrook

TreeHugger - Driving sustainability mainstream

MAGAZINES

Urban Farm - New publication, soon to take subscriptions

RADIO

Heritage Radio Network - Programs shows about urban foragers and first-time farmers

MAINSTREAM AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

Food, Inc. - Director Robert Kenner

Future of Food - Director Deborah Koons Garcia

Our Daily Bread - Director Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System - Raj Patel

HEALTH & DIET

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal - Eric Schlosser

In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan

PSYCHOLOGY OF NATURE & HEALING GARDENS

Guide to Healing Garden Design - University of Minnesota

URBAN FARMING HISTORY

Hungry City - Carolyn Steel

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & ECONOMICS

Deep Economy - Bill McKibbens

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION

Earth in Mind - David Orr

SUSTAINABLE FARMING

Fresh - Director Sofia Joanes

The New Alchemy Institute - designs from 1970’s

DIY Chicken coops - The Garden Coup

PERMACULTURE & POLYCROPPING

Companion Planting Chart - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible - John Jeavons

COMPOSTING

CompostGuide - Basic DIY information

HYDROPONICS

Windowfarms - Simple DIY system 

AQUAPONICS

Backyard Aquaponics - Bringing food production home

AGRICULTURE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Food for the Cities Initiative - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Institute for Simplified Hydroponics - Simplified hydroponics to reduce world hunger