Double Lamb Chops with Sumac, Broad Beans, Melted Cherry Tomatoes and Coriander Flowers

IN THE US something very interesting is happening, it’s virtually a grassroots revolution.

And it’s spreading to cities all over the world — people seem to feel a deep need to produce food locally once again. Rooftop farming, including backyard chickens and rooftop apiaries, is now a major international urban trend.

I first noticed the guerrilla garden movement on a visit to San Francisco about five years ago.