{"product_id":"9781550925302","title":"Eat Up: The Inside Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoaring prices and concerns about chemical-laden fruits and vegetables increasingly drive us to grow our own healthy food close to home.  In cities, however, vanishing ground space and contaminated soils spur farmers, activists, and restaurateurs to look to the skyline for a solution. The hunger for local food has reached new heights, and rooftops can provide the space that cities need to bring fresh, organic produce to tables across North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first full-length book to focus entirely on rooftop agriculture, Eat Up views this growing movement through a practitioner's lens, explaining:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructural, access, and infrastructural considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZoning and building codes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProven growing techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness and marketing strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis graphically rich guide provides inspiration and advice to aspiring growers through photographs of successful rooftop farms and gardens and interviews with industry professionals. Easy-to-use checklists and a decision tree are included to help gauge the viability of each unique rooftop opportunity. Essential reading for home gardeners, entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, policy makers, academics, and designers, \u003ci\u003eEat U\u003c\/i\u003ep takes urban agriculture to a whole new level, proving that rooftop farming is not just pie in the sky—it is the future of urban food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Society is pleased to release the electronic version of \u003ci\u003eEat Up\u003c\/i\u003e as a full-color ebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Mandel\u003c\/b\u003e holds a master's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of arts degree in environmental science. She is a project manager and rooftop agriculture specialist at Roofmeadow, where she designs green roofs and oversees green roof and rooftop agriculture projects around the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171774906608,"sku":"9781550925302","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550925302_p0.jpg?v=1769898989","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550925302","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}