Urban Farming

My friend, Libby, who works at ALOUD @ Central Library, a public lecture series produced by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles recently introduced me to Novella Carpenter, an urban farming hero. She runs a farm called Ghost Town Farm out of a vacant lot in Oakland, California.

Her attitude towards food and farming is both refreshing and inspiring, and her anecdotes describing some of her more unconventional methods are just plain funny.

Click here to listen to a podcast of her fantastic lecture at ALOUD.

It's great food for thought!

For your viewing pleasure, here are some of her happy, healthy animals. Check out more pics on Novella Carpenter's Flikr page.