History Of Urban Homesteading

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Urban Homesteading can be defined in three ways, one, “a suburban or city home in which residents practice self-sufficiency through home food production and storage” (The Urban Homestead). The second definition is, “the home and garden of a person or family engaging in sustainable small-scale agriculture and related activities designed to reduce environmental impact and increase self-sufficiency”. The final definition is, “a name describing the home of a person or family living by principals of low-impact, sustainable self-sufficiency through activities such as gardening for food production, cottage industry, extensive recycling, and generally simple living”. Farms and gardens in a urban setting has a long history, before present day technologies …show more content…

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Campbell, S. (1998). Let it rot!: The gardeners guide to composting. Pownal, VT: Storey
Communications. This is Campbell’s third edition of Let it Rot! Everything about composting is provided in this small book. Campbell explains the science behind composting and the how’s of composting.
Coyne, K., & Knutzen, E. (2010). The urban homestead: Self-sufficient living in the city. Los
Angeles, CA: Process. Coyne and Knutzen write about many subjects in homesteading subjects including, gardening, raising animals, and composting. They also talk about foraging for food in the city, ecofriendly cleaning, water collecting, and how to heat and cool your house with the least amount of ecological impact.
EdibleAcres. (n.d.). EdibleAcres. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/user/EdibleAcres This YouTube channel is created by a New York homestead. Their channel covers topic such as raising chicken, building green houses, and tips about using a wood burning stove.
English, A. (2017). The essential book of homesteading: The ultimate guide to sustainable

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