Sowing Seeds in the City

<div>Preface</div><div>Chapter 1: Introduction:   Ecosystem Services from Urban Agriculture in the City of the Future; Corinne Cooley and Isaac Emery</div><div>Part I:  Soil and Water Resources</div><div>Chapter 2: Soil Formation and Nutrient Cycling; Craig Cogger and Sally Brown</div><div>Chapter 3: A Guide to Types of Non Potable Water and the Potential for Reuse in Urban Systems; Sally Brown</div><div>Chapter 4: Graywater Reuse For Irrigation: Benefits and Potential Hazards; Ian Pepper</div><div>Chapter 5: Planting Abundance: Alternative Water Sources for Urban Farms; Brad Lancaster</div><div>Part II:  Ecosystem Services – Waste Treatment</div><div>Chapter 6: The Role of Organic Residuals in Urban Agriculture; Sally Brown and Nora Goldstein</div><div>Chapter 7: Municipal Food Waste Management Options: Climate and Economic Impacts; David Parry</div><div>Chapter 8: Food Waste Composting in Seattle: The Political Perspective; Alexis Schulman</div><div>Chapter 9: Cedar Grove Compost: Developing a Combined Food- Yard Waste Centralized Composting Program; Denise Bartlett</div><div>Part III:  Ecosystem Services – Climate Regulation</div><div>Chapter 10: Soils and Climate Change; Sally Brown</div><div>Chapter 11: Soil Carbon Sequestration and Organic Wastes; Andrew Trlica</div><div>Chapter 12: Lettuce to Reduce Greenhouse Gases: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional and Community Agriculture; Isaac Emery and Sally Brown</div><div>Part IV: &nbs</div>p;Ecosystem Services – Habitat<div>C</div>hapter 13: Basics of Microbial Ecology and Function in Urban Agriculture; Karl A. Wyant<div>Chapter 14: Urban Microbiomes and Urban Agriculture: What Are The Connections and Why Should We Care? Gary M. King</div><div>Chapter 15: Wild Bees in Cultivated City Gardens; Scott MacIvor</div><div>Chapter 16: Urban Agriculture as Habitat for Birds; Amanda D. Rodewald</div><div>Chapter 17: Improving the Suitability of Urban Farms for Wildlife; Zoe A. Marzluff and John M. Marzluff<div>Part V:  Ecosystem Services – Food Production</div><div>Chapter 18: How Much Can You Grow? Quantifying Yield in a Community Garden Plot:  One Family’s Experience; Michael McGoodwin, Rebecca McGoodwin, and Wendy McGoodwin</div><div>Chapter 19: Applying Permaculture in Alaska: The Williams Street Farmhouse; Saskia Esslinger</div><div>Chapter </div>20: Seed Libraries; Melissa Desa<div>Chapter 21: Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) and Aquaponics for Urban Food Production, with a Pictorial Guide to Aquaponics; Miles Medina, Krish Jayachandran, Mahadev Bhat and David Specca</div><div>Part VI:  Integration into Municipal Infrastructure – Location Options</div><div>Chapter 22: Community Garden Basics; Kristen McIvor</div><div>Chapter 23: Up on the Roof:  Considerations for Food Production on Rooftops; Leigh Whittinghill and Olyssa Starry</div><div>Chapter 24: Brownfields as Sites for Urban Farms; Ann Carroll</div><div>Chapter 25: Curb</div>side Gardens; Craig Cogger and Sally Brown<Part VII:  Integration into Municipal Infrastructure – Zoning and Legal Considerations</div><div>Chapter 26: Zoning and Urban Agriculture in Michigan; Megan Masson- Minock</div><div>Chapter 27: Urban Agriculture in Portland, Oregon: 2002-2012; Molly M. Harfield and Steve Cohen</div><div>Chapter 28: Legalizing Commercial Agriculture in Boston: A Logical Step Towards Integrating Farming Into Urban Life; Michele Kaufman and John Read</div><div><br></div>