"""Where writers of this genre can sometimes take themselves a little too seriously,
Johnson uses humour and a touch of self-mockery to demonstrate that no matter how important food security may be, the love of food should still give us pleasure.""" (
Winnipeg Free Press 2010-04-24)
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Lorraine Johnson's thought-provoking, hopeful book explores our relationship with food and how even the smallest acts of gardening...can bring us closer to bridging the gap between the food we eat and how and where it's grown. Never preachy or guilt-inducing,
Johnson offers a well-researched look at the whys and wherefores of how we have become disconnected from our food.""" (
Garden Making 2010-05-01)
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City Farmer plants the seeds of reimagining our cities as deliberate sources of sustenance.""" (
Canadian Geographic 2010-06-01)
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Johnson explores how rooftops, front yards and even walls can support crops and feed a population that is hungry for fresh food.""" (
The Winston Salem Journal 2011-12-20)
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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.""" (Thompson Helen
The American Gardener 2011-10-01)
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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 2010-10-01)
"""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 2010-09-10)
"""Enlightening for the avid gardener, food activist of those yet to be converted,
City Farmer is a refreshing response to the growing literature cataloguing the failures of our current food system.""" (
Alternatives Magazine 2011-05-01)
"""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 2010-06-24)
"""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 2010-06-28)
"""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, [
City Farmer] 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 2011-01-14)
