Urban Farming 2nd Ed
- ISBN-10
- 1620083019
- ISBN-13
- 9781620083017
- Category
- Gardening
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-07-10
- Publisher
- CompanionHouse Books
- Author
- Thomas Fox
Description
This comprehensive guide to urban food growing will answer every up-and-coming urban farmer's questions about how, what, where and why--a new green book for the dedicated citizen seeking to reduce his carbon footprint and grocery bill.
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