Agricultural Urbanism: Handbook for Building Sustainable Food Systems in 21st Century Cities

Agricultural Urbanism – new book

by Janine de la Salle and Mark Holland (Editors)

This book is a collaborative work with contributions from many local food and agriculture leaders in the Vancouver Area including Peter Ladner, Patrick Condon, Kent Mullinix, Mark Holland, Bob Ransford, Michael Ableman, among others.

April 2010
Green Frigate Books
200 pages, paperback
100 photographs and illustrations
20 tables and diagrams

Awareness of the significant challenges our food supply system faces in the 21st century is growing rapidly. Agricultural Urbanism, rooted in a sustainable food systems approach and written by leaders in the planning and design fields, outlines a powerful strategy for understanding and taking action on the full-scope of sustainable food system opportunities in cities and how we can build them.

The book takes sustainable food systems far beyond the community garden and the buying of local food, into strategies for supporting local food processing, wholesale and marketing, education and training programs, as well as celebrating and creating a culture around food, at the same time as ensuring access to healthy food for all.

The concept of agricultural urbanism has been declared as the next big movement for New Urbanism in the 21st century as we all grapple with how to make our cities not only more sustainable, but also great places in which to live. This book outlines key strategies to create amazingly magnetic agriculture and food precincts that are unique and special community places where food can be celebrated year-round.

Green Frigate Books website here.