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Farm City

The Education of an Urban Farmer
Pages
276
Published
2009
Language
English

Synopsis

Novella Carpenter shares her journey of transforming a neglected Oakland lot into a thriving urban farm. This memoir blends humor and grit as she navigates the challenges of city life while cultivating her own food. It's an inspiring look at self-sufficiency and the unexpected places where nature can flourish.

About the author

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Novella Carpenter

Novella Carpenter is an urban farmer and writer based in Oakland, CA. She studied at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, where she worked closely with Michael Pollan and Cynthia Gorney. Her farm, GhostTown, started in 2003, and these days hosts a flock of chickens, honey bees, vegetable beds, and 30 fruit trees. Carpenter teaches writing and urban agriculture at the University of San Francisco. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.novellacarpenter.net/

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