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A review by mary00
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
3.0
(If there were half stars, this would be 3 1/2.)
This is a book that I never would have picked up and chosen to read on my own. But because a book club that I joined is reading it this month, I did read it. And I found myself thoroughly interested and intrigued in spite of myself. I am not an "animal person" and gardening isn't my thing either, but the writer had a captivating writing style that made her interests my interests while I was reading. I finished the book feeling guilty that I have such a big yard and am not cultivating it with a garden.
So although I do not relate with the author personally in any way, shape or form, her engaging voice made this an enjoyable read and she had some influence in changing the way I think about the earth and our right/responsibility to reap from it.
(If you pick this up do be warned that there is some profanity scattered throughout the book - just in case that is an issue for you.)
This is a book that I never would have picked up and chosen to read on my own. But because a book club that I joined is reading it this month, I did read it. And I found myself thoroughly interested and intrigued in spite of myself. I am not an "animal person" and gardening isn't my thing either, but the writer had a captivating writing style that made her interests my interests while I was reading. I finished the book feeling guilty that I have such a big yard and am not cultivating it with a garden.
So although I do not relate with the author personally in any way, shape or form, her engaging voice made this an enjoyable read and she had some influence in changing the way I think about the earth and our right/responsibility to reap from it.
(If you pick this up do be warned that there is some profanity scattered throughout the book - just in case that is an issue for you.)