Urban Farm - Summer 2010

Features
12 Deep Impact
Urban farms and public green spaces are a breath of fresh air for cities of all sizes.
by Cherie Langlois

20 Don't Worry, Grow Happy
Ecopsychotherapy: It's the new happy pill of choice for city dwellers.
by Joy Perrino Choquette

28 When Life Gives You Lemons, Give Back
Get inspired by Anna Chan's urban fruit-foraging and produce-collecting mission.
by Lisa Kivirist

38 Barnyard in Your Backyard
When keeping livestock, even the smallest parcel of land needs careful management.
by Sharon Biggs Waller

48 Where Urban Meets Farm: This Land Is Our Land
Get into yard sharing, a growing movement to turn backyards into communal gardens.
by Erik Knutzen

54 Wick It, Wick It Good
Build your own self-watering containers, and keep your thirsty plants happy.
by Laura Hill

60 Grow, Grow Container Greens
From arugula to watercress, learn to grow these leafy veggies in no space at all.
by Jessica Walliser

66 Water Wise
Follow these 24 tips for dry-climate gardening success.
by Debbie Moors

80 Put a Cork in It
Wine doesn't have to come from the store. Make your own from local ingredients.
by Eve Adamson

86 Urban Kitchen Confidential: Small-space Storage Solutions
Hoard your harvest creatively with ideas from these urban farmers.
by Cheryl Morrison

92 Urban Farm Road Trip: Washington, D.C.
Catch a glimpse of what's shaking in sustainability in the capital city.
by Greg Plotkin

98 Power-up with Photovoltaics
Urban farmers everywhere are being turned on to solar power for their homes.
by John Ivanko

Columns
34 Backyard Coop
Barbara Kilarski

44 Green Thumb
R.J. Ruppenthal

72 Curbside Tools
Small-space watering equipment
Debbie Moors

76 Urban Feast
Deborah Madison

Departments
2 UrbanFarmOnline.com
4 At Farm and Main
5 Mail Slot
6 UF Newsfeed
104 Urban Storefront
106 UF Connects
108 Marketplace
111 Classified Advertising
112 Why I'm an Urban Farmer

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