Farm city the education of an urban farmer there are people in fact the vast majority of homo sapiens who see and define their existence through the lens of what they do teachers bus drivers nurses architects accountants and any number of professionals whose modus operandi is collectively understood and agreed upon then there are those who teeter along the edges of known and accepted ways of existence their divine operating systems not quite programmed for vocational . Her adventures in urban agriculture began with honeybees and a few chickens then some turkeys until she created an urban homestead called ghosttown farm near downtown oakland where she and her boyfriend bill live today her most recent book the essential urban farmer co authored with willow rosenthal was published by penguin books in 2011. Farm city the education of an urban farmer novella carpenter penguin jun 11 2009 biography autobiography 288 pages 24 reviews urban and rural collide in this wry inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown oakland into a thriving farm. Farm city the education of an urban farmer 288 by novella carpenter editorial reviews paperback 1800 paperback 1800 nook book 1499 view all available formats editions ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online pick up in store check availability at nearby stores. Her adventures in urban agriculture began with honeybees and a few chickens then some turkeys until she created an urban homestead called ghosttown farm near downtown oakland where she and her boyfriend bill live today her most recent book the essential urban farmer co authored with willow rosenthal was published by penguin books in 2011