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The Oasissofa: Application of conservation agriculture in urban vegetable production

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dc.contributor.authorEdralin, Don Immanuel A.en
dc.contributor.authorHok, Lydaen
dc.contributor.authorLe, K.en
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Mark A.en
dc.contributor.authorReyes, Manuel R.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialNorth Carolinaen
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Statesen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:30:23Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:30:23Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractThe implementation of urban conservation agriculture can serve as an alternative to a lawn that addresses the problem of urban food deserts. This powerpoint summarizes the formation of ‘oasis sofas,’ conservation agriculture vegetable beds 6’ by 3’ in size, at various public schools in North Carolina. Their objective for the study was to show the benefits of Oasis sofas in providing nutritious pesticide free healthy food and for urban conservation agriculture research, instruction and extension.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-12 (Conservation agriculture for food security in Cambodia and the Philippines)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier7050en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at the Third International Conservation Agriculture Conference in Southeast Asia, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 2012en
dc.identifier.other7050_Oasis_Sofa.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70169en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectUrban planningen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectUrban agricultureen
dc.subjectRaised garden bedsen
dc.subjectFood desertsen
dc.titleThe Oasissofa: Application of conservation agriculture in urban vegetable productionen
dc.typePresentationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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