The Fruitful City: The Enduring Power of the Urban Food Forest, Paperback/Helena Moncrieff

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- Average retail sales at Canadian garden centres were last measured at between $1 million and $2 million. Canadian Gardening magazine reports a mass reach of 2. 1 million readers. These readers make up a small portion of the demographic for The Fruitful City. - In 2015, thousands of volunteers working with more than a dozen organizations across Canada picked 90, 000 pounds of free city fruit, sharing it with shelters and community kitchens. This was barely scratching the surface. - The book covers how urban harvesting builds new communities, horticultural therapy, hunger, and food waste. - There is a crossover foodie element, with 9 recipes throughout the book. - For readers of Michael Pollan, Michael Moss, and Mark Bittman.