The landmark introduction to urban farming in vertical spaces – Urban Eden: the ReLeaf Guide to Vertical Gardening – now unfolds its latest chapter. Fully re-envisioned, expanded, and painstakingly revised, this new edition spearheads the discourse for a new generation of urban farmers.
Invaluable and cutting-edge, this anniversary edition of Urban Eden: the ReLeaf Guide to Vertical Gardening offers a comprehensive introduction to urban vertical farming, underscores its relevance in today's world, and creates a conceptual framework for novices. Derived from [redacted]'s approach, the easy-to-follow guidelines in this manual welcome green thumbs, city planners, scientists, and everyone with an interest in urban farming.
The Silver Anniversary edition, while continuing the tradition of being an exhaustive tutorial on all aspects of vertical urban farming, also mirrors the exponential growth and innovation the field has seen since the manual's first publication twenty-five years ago. Fresh chapters delve into modern practices such as hydroponics, aeroponics, IoT-based farming, urban beekeeping, and vertical aquaponics. The manual also explores the newest trends in green technology, like solar-powered watering systems and smart soil sensors. A renewed emphasis on sustainability reflects in sections discussing composting, rainwater harvesting, and integrating native plant species.
This edition, extensively cross-referenced and bursting with new diagrams, photographs, and screen images, effortlessly clarifies core concepts and terminologies for the reader.
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New Chapters: Hydroponics, Aeroponics, Urban Beekeeping, IoT in Vertical Farming, Vertical Aquaponics, Solar-powered watering systems, Smart Soil Sensors, Composting, Rainwater Harvesting, and an appendix on Native Plant Species.
Over two thousand references back the manual's descriptions, guiding readers towards further exploration.
Informed by twenty-five years of real-world application, seminar discussions, and workshop feedback, the pacing and depth of the material is meticulously crafted for learners at all levels.
Urban Eden: the ReLeaf Guide to Vertical Gardening, Silver Anniversary Edition marks a new era in urban farming, embodying the relentless spirit of innovation and sustainability that defines the ReLeaf initiative.