Reviews of “City Farmer”
 City Farmer"Lorraine Johnson from Toronto reminisces about her childhood backyard food garden experiences and how they led to her lifelong need to cultivate at least some of her food herself, despite her urban locale. She deftly mingles her own well-thought-out arguments for doing so with those of other passionate and innovative urban gardeners throughout North America." The American Gardener, Oct 1, 2011 Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer"This timely, well-written work offers an insightful and inspiring look at gaining control of one’s food and references other works that provide how-to knowledge and additional discussions of the current food movement. Although not a step-by-step planting guide, it contains sidebars full of helpful tips that may motivate black-thumbed gardeners to at least contemplate taking a trowel to dirt and begin a small garden of their own. Highly recommended." Library Journal, Jan 14, 2011 Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“Lorraine Johnson warmly and enthusiastically weaves her stories of urban gardening ventures in the US and Canada …This book is an ideal gift for urbanites who yearn to garden.” Canadian Organic Grower, Oct 1, 2010 Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“An inspiring, hopeful testament to the value (social, economic, environmental) of growing food in our cities, and the unique ways that people across our country are doing so.” Little City Farm, Sep 10, 2010 Read more >>Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“It’s wonderfully soul-nourishing to read a book that’s all about impossibilities made possible, and how to plant your dreams and watch them grow.” Globe & Mail, Jun 28, 2010 Read more >>Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“In her new book, City Farmer, urban agriculture guru Lorraine Johnson gets her hands dirty exploring all the ways in which rooftops, yards, and balconies are becoming fertile, fruitful grounds for growing.” Torontoist, Jun 24, 2010 Read more >>Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“If you are just breaking into the vegetable growing game, you...want to dig into Lorraine Johnson's friendly, smart handbook for the city farmer. Vancouverites, amidst their poultry regulation revolution, will find useful chapter nine: ‘What the Cluck? Backyard Chickens.’” Tyee.ca, Jun 18, 2010 Read more >>Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“[Lorraine Johnson] is an author who stays grounded about the potential of urban farming while writing a book that is filled with hope and humour...An extremely useful book, by virtue of its Canadian focus, it details the creativity and versatility of urban gardening throughout this country, which is often missed by...American writers...An excellent book for those familiar with growing food in the city or for the complete neophyte; City Farmer reminds the reader that the greatest strength of urban gardens is their creativity, inspiring you to new innovation at home and, perhaps, to guerrilla action in the street.” Toronto Green Community Garden Blog, Jun 11, 2010 Read more >>Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“Through personal anecdotes intermingled with practical how-to information, Johnson covers the broad strokes of the hyper-local food trends sweeping most North American cities...City Farmer plants the seeds of reimagining our cities as deliberate sources of sustenance.” Canadian Geographic, Jun 1, 2010 Read more >>Read more about City Farmer >> |
City Farmer“Johnson’s book brims with optimism, and it’s hard not to be swept up in her enthusiastic and convincing advocacy for bringing food production back to North American cities.” Taste T.O., May 26, 2010 Read more >>Read more about City Farmer >> |