Leningrad during the Seige. Vegetable gardens near the gates of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, c. 1943. Photo by Boris Kudoyarov.

The contribution of urban agriculture to human sustainable development is potentially important.

By Louiza Mansourovna Boukharaeva
Professor of Philosophy at Kazan Technical University (Russia)
and
Marcel Marloie
Researcher in rural economy and sociology in the National Institute of Agronomic Researches (France)
Unknown date

Excerpt:

In the Russian case where the State has always been controlling food distribution channels, Family Urban Agriculture (FUA), as with peasant plots in rural areas, served a food contribution function, including a way to help the survival of families in case of serious crises. The Soviet period caused a specific evolution to the long history of FUA. The social destruction and very rapid urbanization of the 1920’s and 30’s happened with the destruction of the older forms of urban agriculture.

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An Inspired Collection of Garden Designs and 100 Seasonal Recipes

By Ellen Ecker
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Mar 1, 2011

By Ellen Ecker Ogden is co-founder of The Cook’s Garden seed company, now owned by the Burpee seed catalog. She is the author of From the Cook’s Garden and The Vermont Cheese Book.

The Complete Kitchen Garden is an inspiring collection of vegetable garden designs and recipes for the the home gardener and cook. A true kitchen garden feeds your soul and in my new book you will discover new ways to plan and plant a beautiful and productive ornamental edible garden.

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