Harvest of the Suburbs
Subtitle: An Environmental History of Growing Food in Australian Cities
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Published: May 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781920694487
Subjects: Agriculture & Farming; Animal husbandry; Fruit & vegetables; Urban communities; History; Gardening / Horticulture; History: World; Australia; General; Australia & New Zealand - General; Social History; Food animals; Kitchen gardens; Social aspects
Description: "Drawing on sources ranging from gardening books and magazines to statistics and oral history, Harvest of the suburbs challenges some widespread myths about food production in Australian cities, and traces the reasons for its enduring popularity. It describes changing attitudes and techniques, and explores the relationship between food production and a range of contemporary ideas relating to work, social organisation, gender roles, health and the body, and nature. In doing so, it provides new insights into the tension between the quest for independence and the desire for interdependence in suburban Australia." --book cover.