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“Urban farming appeals to people on the right and the left. People have different reasons for getting into it. Some people are like doomsdayers, they think there's going to be some horrible catastrophe and how will we survive? And then there's people that are more like, "We want to be socialists and have communal chicken coops." It really runs the whole gamut.”

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Novella Carpenter
Novella Carpenter

Novella Carpenter is an American author born in 1972. She is known for her work in urban agriculture, particularly through her writings in 'The Ghosts of Tom Joad' and 'Farm City'. Carpenter established Foster Street Farm in San Francisco, a community farm aimed at improving community health and well-being through food production in the city. more

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