Chapter 1. An Introduction of Research Approaches in Urban Agricultural and Community Contexts (Levon T. Esters) -- Chapter 2. What Role Does Motivation and Engagement in Garden-Based Education Play for Science Learning in At-Risk Middle School Students? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective (Ellen Skinner and Una Chi) -- Chapter 3. Developing a Researchable Question: Open Inquiry in a School Garden (Eric Berson and Isha DeCoito) -- Chapter 4. Science in the Learning Gardens: Designing Middle School Curriculum Integrated with Next Generation Science Standards (Dilafruz Williams, Sybil Kelley, and Cary Sneider) -- Chapter 5. Science in Action: Biological and Ecological Principals of Urban Agriculture (Bruna Irene Grimberg and Fabian D. Menalled) -- Chapter 6. Urban Agricultural Experiences: Focusing on 21st Century Learning Skills and Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education (Isha DeCoito) -- Chapter 7. Developing Environmental Action Competence in an Urban High School Agriculture and Environmental Program (Anne Stephens and Heidi Ballard) -- Chapter 8. Growing a Culture of Sustainability: Urban Agriculture Experiences and Undergraduate Student Attachments and Behaviors (Kerri LaCharite) -- Chapter 9. An Overview of Urban Agriculture Youth Programs in Major Cities of the U.S. and the Integration of STEM Curriculum and Activities (Alex Moscovitz and Tara Pisani Gareau).