| Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer Contributor(s): Carpenter, Novella (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143117289 ISBN-13: 9780143117285 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.60 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Northern California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Oakland, California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of New York Times "Top 10 Books of 2009" (Dwight Garner) "Easily the funniest, weirdest, most perversely provocative gardening book I've ever read. I couldn't put it down . . . The writing soars." --The New York Times Book Review "Captivating . . . By turns edgy, moving, and hilarious, Farm City marks the debut of a striking new voice in American writing." --Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and Food RulesWhen Novella Carpenter--captivated by the idea of backyard self-sufficiency as the daughter of two back-to-the-earth hippies--moves to a ramshackle house in inner-city Oakland and discovers a weed-choked, garbage-strewn abandoned lot next door, she closes her eyes and pictures heirloom tomatoes, a beehive, and a chicken coop. What starts out as a few egg-laying chickens leads to turkeys, geese, and ducks. And not long after, along came two 300-pound pigs. And no, these charming and eccentric animals aren't pets. Novella is raising these animals for dinner. An unforgettably charming memoir, full of hilarious moments, fascinating farmer's tips, and a great deal of heart, Farm City offers a beautiful mediation on what we give up to live the way we do today. |