{"product_id":"9780143117285","title":"Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Books of 2009” (Dwight Garner)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating... By turns edgy, moving, and hilarious,\u003ci\u003e Farm City\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a striking new voice in American writing.\" —Michael Pollan, author of\u003ci\u003e The Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFood Rules\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Novella Carpenter—captivated by the idea of backyard self-sufficiency as the daughter of two back-to-the-earth hippies—moves 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011765354736,"sku":"9780143117285","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143117285_p0.jpg?v=1763657233","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143117285","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}