San Francisco resident Catherine Butler has recently started a consulting firm specifically for the purpose of helping you become an urban farmer.

Urban Edibles is an edible landscaping and permaculture design company whose purpose is to maximize productivity of urban spaces, localize food production, and promote community self-reliance, surplus sharing, food security, and ecological knowledge.

Catherine offers a free one-hour consultation. Urban Edibles can be your full-service farmer in your own backyard or if you are the dot-it-yourself type you can retain her simply for her consulting services, including:

–Backyard Farming with maintenance and harvesting help
–Complete Organic Gardening Services
–Edible Landscape Design
–Permaculture Design
–Medicinal Herb Gardens
–Habitat Gardens
–Greywater Consultation
–Rainwater Catchment
–Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
–Local Food Security
–Surplus Sharing Networks
–Consultation and Support for Chickens and Ducks
–Beekeeping Services

Visit the Urban Edibles website.