Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer is a 2009 memoir by Novella Carpenter. The book describes her extensive garden in Ghost Town, a run down neighborhood a mile from downtown Oakland, California.[1] Farm City was listed by some reviewers as one of the top books of 2009. [2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Garner, Dwight (2009-06-12). "Living Off the Land, Surrounded by Asphalt". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/books/12book.html. 
  2. ^ "Best Books of 2009: The Complete List". NPR. 2009-11-22. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121058884. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  3. ^ "Dwight Garner's Top 10 Books of 2009 - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. 2010-09-05. http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/giftguide-garner/list.html. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  4. ^ "Rakestraw Recommends – Our Books of the Year 2009". Rakestrawbooks.com. http://www.rakestrawbooks.com/best_books_2009.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  5. ^ "January Magazine: Best of 2009: Non-Fiction". Januarymagazine.blogspot.com. 2009-12-31. http://januarymagazine.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-2009-non-fiction.html. Retrieved 2010-09-11.