A guide to greening cities -- with or without permission 
 The term "guerrilla" may bring to mind a small band of armed soldiers, moving in the dead of night on a stealth mission. In the case of guerilla gardening, the soldiers are planters, the weapons are shovels, and the mission is to transform an abandoned lot into a thing of beauty. Once an environmentalist's nonviolent direct action for inner-city renewal, this approach to urban beautification is spreading to all types of people in cities around the world. 
 These modern-day Johnny Appleseeds perform random acts of gardening, often without the property owner's prior knowledge or permission. Typical targets are vacant lots, railway land, underused public squares, and back alleys. The concept is simple, whimsical and has the cheeky appeal of being a not-quite-legal call to action. Dig in some soil, plant a few seeds, or mend a sagging fence ― one good deed inspiring another, with win-win results all around. 
 Guerrilla Gardening outlines the power-to-the-people campaign for greening our cities. Tips for effective involvement include: 
<ul>
<li> finding plants and seeds cheap (or free) </li>
<li> handling city officials </li>
<li> getting the dirt on soil </li>
<li> planting to bring back the birds </li>
<li> knowing when to ask permission and when to seek forgiveness </li>
</ul>
 Social activists, city dwellers and long-time gardeners will delight in this fast-paced and funny call to arms. 
 David Tracey is a journalist and environmental designer who operates EcoUrbanist in Vancouver. He is Executive Director of Tree City Canada, a non-profit ecological engagement group.

Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Tracey, David

Gardening & Landscape Design

New Society Publishers

You don't have to journey to a rural paradise to find the farm of the future. It's your neighbor’s suburban lawn, the roof of your uptown condominium, or the co-op market garden in the vacant lot down the street. Urban Agriculture is a detailed look at how food is taking root in our cities. It offers inspirational advice and working examples to help you dig in and become more self-sufficient with your own food choices.
Taking the local food movement to its next logical step, this fully illustrated, design-rich guide presents a cornucopia of proven ideas for:
<ul>
<li>Windowsill and container growing</li>
<li>Edible landscaping</li>
<li>Farming the commons</li>
<li>Community gardening from allotments to collectives and community orchards</li>
<li>Taking urban agriculture to the next level with creative spaces, bigger lots, and higher yields</li>
</ul>
Urban Agriculture is about shaping a new food system that values people and the planet above profits. First-time farmers and green thumbs alike will be inspired to get growing by working examples and expert interviews. Proving that the city of the future will be green and tasty, this book is packed with edible solutions for anyone keen to join the new food revolution.
David Tracey is a journalist, environmental designer, and the author of Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto. The director of EcoUrbanist in Vancouver, he is an advocate for all those reclaiming our right to great food through urban agriculture.

Urban Agriculture: Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution

A rookie reporter sent to cover a tree that might make wishes come true has no idea his first big assignment will spark a media frenzy, one that will challenge everything he believes about life, love, race and the mysteries of the unexplained. The Miracle Tree is a laugh-out-loud look into a young man's search for authenticity, starting with himself. Sometimes, even the Truth needs a little fertilizer.

The Miracle Tree

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

Pure Wave Media

The Mustard Seed is a hard-boiled Buddhist thriller about love, loss and revolution.   Set in Sri Lanka in the late 1980s, it follows a visiting sportswriter who stumbles into a popular uprising and sees it as a chance to reclaim his fading life.

The Mustard Seed

Contemporary

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Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto

Urban Agriculture: Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution

The Miracle Tree

The Mustard Seed