{"product_id":"farm-city-isbn-9780143117285","title":"Farm City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eTop 10 Books of 2009” (Dwight Garner)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Easily the funniest, weirdest, most perversely provocative gardening book I've ever read. I couldn't put it down . . . The writing soars.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Captivating . . . By turns edgy, moving, and hilarious, \u003ci\u003eFarm City\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a striking new voice in American writing.” —Michael Pollan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFood Rules\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Novella Carpenter\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ecaptivated by the idea of backyard self-sufficiency as the daughter of two back-to-the-earth hippies\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003emoves 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unforgettably charming memoir, full of hilarious moments, fascinating farmer’s tips, and a great deal of heart, \u003ci\u003eFarm City \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a beautiful mediation on what we give up to live the way we do today.“Easily the funniest, weirdest, most perversely provocative gardening book I've ever read. I couldn't put it down . . . The writing soars.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Captivating . . . By turns edgy, moving, and hilarious, \u003ci\u003eFarm City\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a striking new voice in American writing.” \u003cb\u003e—Michael Pollan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFood Rules\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fresh, fearless, and jagged around the edges, Ms. Carpenter's book . . . puts me in mind of Julie Powell's \u003ci\u003eJulie \u0026amp; Julia\u003c\/i\u003e and Elizabeth Gilbert's \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Carpenter, with [her] humor and step-by-step clarity, make[s] it seem utterly possible to grow the kind of food you want to eat, wherever you live.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNOVELLA CARPENTER grew up in rural Idaho and Washington State. She studied biology and English at the University of Washington, where she had many odd jobs, including assassin bug handler and 16-millimeter film projectionist. After moving to California, she attended UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism where she studied with Michael Pollan. Her writing has appeared on Salon.com and sfgate.com and in \u003ci\u003eMother Jones \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFood and Wine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her adventures in urban agriculture began with honeybees and a few chickens, then some turkeys, until she created an urban homestead called GhostTown Farm near downtown Oakland, where she and her boyfriend, Bill, live today. Her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Urban Farmer \u003c\/i\u003e(co-authored with Willow Rosenthal), was published by Penguin Books in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.novellacarpenter.com.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301264445669,"sku":"NP9780143117285","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143117285.jpg?v=1742923628","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/farm-city-isbn-9780143117285","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}