Urban Farm - Premiere 2009 Volume 1 - Number 1

Features
8 The Sustainable Life
What it means to live "sustainably" and how to do it. by Lynda King

16 Back to Basics
Learn to Grow Biointensive-a holistic approach to growing in any area, city to farm. by John Jeavons

28 Class Is In Session
If you're new to urban farming, enroll in a class-from composting to chicken keeping-in your city.
by Deborah Brandt Buehler


32 Chicks (& Goats) in the City
Raise some of your own food by keeping chickens and goats in your suburban backyard.
by Cherie Langlois

40 Beekeeping in the 'Burbs
From backyards to rooftops, bees can thrive and provide you with homegrown honey. by Susan M. Brackney

52 Where Urban Meets Farm
Meet three groups of nontraditional farmers, growing vegetables and raising animals on rooftops, along sidewalks and in a suburban backyard.
by Erik Knutzen

58 Lawn Be Gone
If a lawn requires too much input from you, learn how to replace it with native perennials or vegetables.
by Susan M. Brackney

64 Rules of Containment
Follow this gardening expert's advice for growing fruits and vegetables in patio containers. by P. Allen Smith

72 Eat Local: Hire a Personal Vegetable Gardener
When you want to eat homegrown foods but don't have time to garden, hire someone to do it for you.
by Rose Strong

76 Urban Renewal
Straight recycling is so last decade. Learn some fresh ideas for the "reduce, reuse, recycle" mantra.
by Jessica Walliser

84 Hoarding the Harvest
Preserving doesn't have to be daunting. We offer simple ways to put up your homegrown harvest.
by Cheryl Morrison

96 Growing Communities
From San Francisco to Atlanta, community pride has sprouted wherever there is a communal garden.
by Cherie Langlois

102 Mini Gardens Under Glass
Build a simple and beautiful terrarium in seven easy steps.
by P. Allen Smith

Columns
24 Green Thumb
R.J. Ruppenthal

48 Backyard Coop
Barbara Kilarski

92 Urban Feast
Kris Sherer

Departments
3 Crossroads
4 UF Newsfeed
106 Urban Storefront
108 UF Connects
110 Marketplace
111 Classified Advertising
112 Why I'm an Urban Farmer

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