Information Resources for
URBAN FARMING
Special thanks to the individuals and organizations who have contributed these materials to the library.
BOOKS
Ableman, Michael. ON GOOD LAND: THE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN URBAN FARM. San
Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998.
S494.5 .U72 A35 1998
Allen, Will. THE GOOD FOOD REVOLUTION:
GROWING HEALTHY FOOD, PEOPLE, AND
COMMUNITIES. New York: Gotham Books, 2012.
S 494.5 .U72 A55 2012
Anger, Judith et al. EDIBLE CITIES: URBAN
PERMACULTURE FOR GARDENS, YEARS,
BALCONIES, ROOFTOPS, AND BEYOND. East Meon,
Hampshire: Permanent Publications, 2013.
S 494.5 .U72 A64 2013
Bartholomew, Mel. ALL NEW SQUARE FOOT
GARDENING. Nashville, TN: Cool Springs Press, 2006.
SB 321 .B37 2006
Bellamy, Andrea. SMALL-SPACE VEGETABLE
GARDENS. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2014.
PNW SB 320.1 .P23 B35 2014
Bloom, Jessi. FREE-RANGE CHICKEN GARDENS.
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2012.
PNW S 494.5 .U72 B56 2012
Bucklin-Sporer, Arden. HOW TO GROW A SCHOOL
GARDEN. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2010.
Parent/Teacher SB 55 .S83 2010
Campbell, Lindsay et al. RESTORATIVE COMMONS:
CREATING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH
URBAN LANDSCAPES. Newtown Square, PA: USDA,
2011.
RM 735.7 .G37 C26 2011
Carpenter, Novella and Willow Rosenthal. THE
ESSENTIAL URBAN FARMER. New York: Penguin
Books, 2011.
S 494.5 .U72 C27 2011
Carpenter, Novella. FARM CITY: THE EDUCATION OF
AN URBAN FARMER. New York: Penguin, 2009.
S 494.5 .U72 C27 2009
Coleman, Eliot. THE WINTER HARVEST HANDBOOK.
White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, 2009.
SB 324.3 .C66 2009
Cottrell, Annette. THE URBAN FARM HANDBOOK.
Seattle: Skipstone, 2011.
PNW S 494.5 .U72 C68 2011
Coyne, Kelly and Erik Knutzen. THE URBAN
HOMESTEAD: YOUR GUIDE TO SELF-SUFFICIENT
LIVING IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. Port Townsend,
WA: Process Media, 2010.
S 494.5 .U72 C69 2010
Despommier, Dickson. THE VERTICAL FARM:
FEEDING THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY. New
York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
S 494.5 .U72 D47 2010
Dowding, Charles. SALAD LEAVES FOR ALL
SEASONS: ORGANIC GROWING FROM POT TO
PLOT. Totnes, Devon: Green Books, 2008.
SB 339 .D69 2008
Dunne, Niall, editor. HEALTHY SOILS FOR
SUSTAINABLE GARDENS. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn
Botanic Garden, 2009.
S 596.75 .D86 2009
Flores, H. C. FOOD NOT LAWNS. White River Junction,
VT: Chelsea Green, 2006.
S 494.5 .P47 F56 2006
Fowler, Alys. GARDEN ANYWHERE. San Francisco:
Chronicle Books, 2009.
SB 453 .G69 2009
Gorgolewski, Mark et al. CARROT CITY: CREATING
PLACES FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE. New York:
Monacelli Press, 2011.
S 494.5 .U72 G67 2011
Grant, Jennie P. CITY GOATS: THE GOAT JUSTICE
LEGUE’S GUIDE TO BACKYARD GOAT KEEPING.
Seattle: Skipstone, 2012.
PNW S 494.5 .U72 G72 2012
Guerra, Michael.THE EDIBLE CONTAINER GARDEN.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.
SB 324.4 .G84 2000
Kaplan, Rachel and K. Ruby Blume. URBAN
HOMESTEADING. New York: Skyhorse, 2011.
S 494.5 .U72 K27 2011
Gussow, Joan Dye. THIS ORGANIC LIFE:
CONFESSIONS OF AN URBAN HOMESTEADER.
White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, 2001.
SB 324.3 .G87 2001
Kingsolver, Barbara. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE,
MIRACLE: A YEAR OF FOOD LIFE. New York:
HarperCollins, 2007.
SB 455 .K56 2007
Gustafson, Katherine. CHANGE COMES TO DINNER.
New York: St. Martin’s, 2012.
S 494.5 .U72 G87 2012
Kirby, Ellen, editor. COMMUNITY GARDENING.
Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2008.
S 494.5 .U72 K57 2008
Hanson, David. BREAKING THROUGH CONCRETE:
BUILDING AN URBAN FARM REVIVAL. Berkeley,
CA: University of California Press, 2012.
S 494.5 .U72 H26 2012
Klindienst, Patricia. THE EARTH KNOWS MY NAME:
FOOD, CULTURE, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE
GARDENS OF ETHNIC AMERICANS. Boston, MA:
Beacon Press, 2006.
SB 455 .K55 2006
Helphand, Kenneth. DEFIANT GARDENS: MAKING
GARDENS IN WARTIME. San Antonio, TX: Trinity
University Press, 2006.
SB 468 .H45 2006
Liebreich, Karen. THE FAMILY KITCHEN GARDEN.
London: Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2009.
Parent/Teacher SB 321 .L54 2009
Hemenway, Toby. GAIA’S GARDEN: A GUIDE TO
HOME-SCALE PERMACULTURE. White River
Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, 2009.
S 494.5 .P47 H46 2009
Lima, Patrick. THE ORGANIC HOME GARDEN: HOW
TO GROW FRUITS & VEGETABLES NATURALLY.
Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2004.
SB 324.3 .L56 2004
Henderson, Elizabeth and Robyn Van En. SHARING THE
HARVEST: A CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO COMMUNITY
SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE. White River Junction,
VT: Chelsea Green, 2007.
S 495.6 .U72 H46 2007
Mandel, Lauren. EAT UP! : THE INSIDE SCOOP ON
ROOFTOP AGRICULTURE. Gabriola Island, B.C. : New
Society Publishers, 2013.
SB419.5 .M26 2013
Herriot, Carolyn. THE ZERO-MILE DIET: A YEARROUND GUIDE TO GROWING ORGANIC FOOD.
Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing, 2010.
PNW SB 320.1 .P23 H47 2010
Horst, Megan. GROWING GREEN: AN INVENTORY
OF PUBLIC LANDS SUITABLE FOR COMMUNITY
GARDENING IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. Seattle:
University of Washington, 2008.
THESIS HORST 2008
http://faculty.washington.edu/bborn/Growing%20Green.pdf
Hou, Jeffrey. GREENING CITIES, GROWING
COMMUNITIES: LEARNING FROM SEATTLE’S
URBAN COMMUNITY GARDENS. Washington. D.C.:
Landscape Architecture Foundation/University of
Washington, 2009.
S 494.5 .U72 H68 2009
Jabbour, Niki. GROUNDBREAKING FOOD GARDENS:
73 PLANTS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU
GROW YOUR GARDEN. North Adams, MA: Storey,
2014.
PNW SB 320.1 .J23 2014
Jeavons, John. HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES.
Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 2006.
SB 324.3 .J43 2006
Markham, Brett L. MINI FARMING: SELFSUFFICIENCY ON ¼ ACRE. New York: Skyhorse
Publishing, 2010.
S 501.2 .M27 2010
McCrate, Colin and Brad Halm. FOOD GROWN RIGHT,
IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. Seattle: Skipstone, 2012.
PNW S 494.3 .U72 M33 2012
Mitchell, Alex. THE EDIBLE BALCONY: GROWING
FRESH PRODUCE IN SMALL SPACES. New York:
Rodale, 2012.
SB 324.4 .M58 2012
Mitchell, Alex. THE RURBANITE: LIVING IN THE
COUNTRY WITHOUT LEAVING THE CITY. London:
Kyle, 2013.
S 494.5 .U72 M58 2013
Nordahl, Darrin. PUBLIC PRODUCE: THE NEW
URBAN AGRICULTURE. Washington, D.C.: Island Press,
2009.
S 494.5 .U72 N67 2009
Patten, Elizabeth. HEALTHY FOODS FROM HEALTHY
SOILS. Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, 2007.
Parent/Teacher S 661.2 .E2 P28 2007
Philips, April. DESIGNING URBAN AGRICULTURE: A
COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE PLANNING, DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND
MANAGEMENT OF EDIBLE LANDSCAPES. Hoboken,
NJ: Wiley, 2013.
S 494.5 .U72 P45 2013
Pleasant, Barbara. THE COMPLETE COMPOST
GARDENING GUIDE. North Adams, MA: Storey
Publishers, 2008.
S 661.P52 2008
Reich, Lee. LANDSCAPING WITH FRUIT: A
HOMEOWNER’S GUIDE. North Adams, MA: Storey
Publishing, 2009.
SB 355 .R45 2009
Rich, Sarah. URBAN FARMS. New York: Abrams, 2012.
S 494.5 .U72 R53 2012
Ruppenthal, R. J. FRESH FOOD FROM SMALL
SPACES. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, 2008.
SB 324.4 .R87 2008
Tracey, David. URBAN AGRICULTURE: IDEAS AND
DESIGNS FOR THE NEW FOOD REVOLUTION.
Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, 2011.
PNW S 494.5 .U72 T72 2011
Waters, Alice. EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD: A UNIVERSAL
IDEA. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008.
Parent/Teacher SB 55 .W28 2008
Wilkinson, Renee. MODERN HOMESTEAD: GROW,
RAISE, CREATE. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2011.
PNW S 494.5 .U72 W55 2011
JOURNALS
Fruit Gardener
Kitchen Garden
Organic Gardening
Permaculture Activist
Sayre, Laura and Sean Clark, editors. FIELDS OF
LEARNING: THE STUDENT FARM MOVEMENT IN
NORTH AMERICA. Lexington, KY: University Press of
Kentucky, 2011.
S 501.2 .S29 2011
P-Patch Post
Seattle P-Patch
Urban Farm
Way to Grow (Seattle Tilth newsletter)
Seymour, John. THE SELF-SUFFICIENT LIFE AND
HOW TO LIVE IT. New York: DK Publishing, 2003.
S 501.2 .S49 2003
WEBSITES
City Fruit
http://www.cityfruit.org/
Shiva, Vandana, editor. MANIFESTOS ON THE FUTURE
OF FOOD AND SEED. Boston, MA: South End Press,
2007.
S 494.5 .S86 S45 2007
City Farmer
http://www.cityfarmer.info/
Smith, Jeremy. GROWING A GARDEN CITY. New York,
NY: Skyhorse, 2010.
S 494.5 .U72 S65 2010
Solomon, Steve. GARDENING WHEN IT COUNTS:
GROWING FOOD IN HARD TIMES. Gabriola Island,
B.C.: New Society Publishers, 2005.
PNW SB 321 .S65 2005
Solomon, Steve. GROWING VEGETABLES WEST OF
THE CASCADES. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 2007.
PNW SB 321.5 .P23 S661 2007
Stone, Curtis. THE URBAN FARMER: GROWING
FOOD FOR PROFIT ON LEASED AND BORROWED
LAND. Gabriola, B.C.: New Society Publishers. 2016.
S 494.5 .U72 S86 2016
Sunset. WESTERN GARDEN BOOK OF EDIBLES.
Menlo Park, CA: Sunset Publishing, 2010.
PNW SB 321.5 .W4 S8 2010
Taylor, Lisa. YOUR FARM IN THE CITY. New York,
NY: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2011.
PNW S 494.5 .U72 T29 2011
City of Seattle – Growing Food in the City
http://www.seattle.gov/util/EnvironmentConservation
/MyLawnGarden/FoodGardening/index.htm
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and
Environment: Food
http://www.seattle.gov/environment/food.htm
Home Orchard Society
http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/
Organic Seed Alliance
http://www.seedalliance.org/
Seattle P-Patch Community Gardens
http://www.seattle.gov/Neighborhoods/ppatch/
Seattle Tree Fruit Society
http://www.seattletreefruitsociety.com/
Seattle Tilth
http://www.seattletilth.org/
Solid Ground – Lettuce Link
http://www.solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/Lettuce/Pages/default.aspx
Sustainable Agriculture Education
http://www.sagecenter.org/
University of Washington Farm
http://food.washington.edu/farm/blog/
Urban Farm Hub
http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/
Washington State University Extension
http://extension.wsu.edu/
January 9, 2016