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BlackHorseFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
91 Posts
Elizabeth
Chicago
IL
USA
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 Posted - Feb 25 2010 : 10:00:24 AM
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| Excellent book by Novella Carpenter. The author recounts about her life as she raises chicken, hogs, bees, rabbits, and grows a garden on an empty lot in the city of Oakland. She even spend a month eating only what she grows or collects. |
Edited by - BlackHorseFarm on Feb 25 2010 10:19:27 AM |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2010 : 6:13:48 PM
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This one has been on my list - thanks for the recommendation.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2010 : 9:58:54 PM
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I'm listening to that right now on my iPod. I love it. May I also recommend The Help. It's the best book I've read in a very long time.
"Let us never forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other art follows. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization."
Daniel Webster
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Ms. Hannigan
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Shari
Middle
TN
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 9:48:43 PM
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LOVED this book. Also French Dirt, Hit by a Farm, Made from Scratch, & The $64 Tomato. I've started Gene Logsdon, per MaryJane's recommendation, and I'm loving his writing style. I've started with The Contrary Farmer, and it's very good so far.
...some women are drippin' with diamonds... some women are drippin' with pearls... look at me, lucky me, the only thing I'm drippin' with is... little girls...
Farmgirl #1158
blog: http://www.lifegetsmessy.com
website: http://www.eatlocaltn.com |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2010 : 7:00:28 PM
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I loved this book too...borrowed it but think I may end up buying it used. Very good. Gene Logsdon is awesome Shari..I agree...love his books too!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2010 : 6:01:43 PM
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Shari - what is French Dirt about?
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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pumpkinvine
True Blue Farmgirl
179 Posts
Amy
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2010 : 5:36:49 PM
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You might also like On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm by Michael Ableman. We used to live near Michael's farm in the middle of Goleta, right next to Santa Barbara. He talks about the threat of development to small farms and how he tried to work with his suburban neighbors who were less than enthusiastic about his roosters and compost.
Amy from Lompoc
Farmgirl Sister #119
http://www.pumpkincupcake.blogspot.com |
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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Addybelle
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
Adrienne
Louisville
KY
USA
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 6:09:54 PM
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I LOVED this book. I thought Novella was quirky and interesting. I like that she found a crappy old neighborhood with potential and made it work. I don't think that dumpster diving is being full of herself. I live in the city and in a not so great area myself and it takes a LOT of courage to get out like she did and do things. I might boast a bit if I were still alive after all of that. I'm sure my neighbors think its bad enough that some silly chick tore up her yard for some peppers and tomatoes...just wait until my chickens are ready to go outside...or the bees next year...
Very good read. I've also read "Hit By a Farm" by Catherine Friend, "Made from Scratch" by Jenna Woginrich (and the only blog I follow religiously), "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by B. Kingsolver, "The Locavore Way" by Amy Cotler, and "The Urban Homestead" by K. Coyne & E. Knutzen (which was a bit much, if I do say so). They were all great and informative. There are a few more I want to get my hands on.
~Adrienne
http://addybellesgarden.blogspot.com
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