“Putting up food is, at its heart, an optimistic thing. It’s a bold way to say: I will be sticking around.” — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
You have to make people understand that things cost something. Otherwise it seems like they have no value. I can't just be giving away… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
Urban farming appeals to people on the right and the left. People have different reasons for getting into it. Some people are like doomsdayers,… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
As cities get more dense, you have people saying, "Why would you have an urban farm when you could have affordable housing on that… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
I don't know Hillary's Clinton stance on urban farming. I don't know Donald Trump's stance or Bernie Sanders's for that matter. But the Obamas… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
Even if you live in New York City, you can have a little basil plant in your window, and that could be considered urban… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
My argument for that is: Why not create urban farms that are like parks, on public land? There actually is a park that I… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
Anyone who has kids knows that children like to be around chickens, goats, whatever. My kid loves to go out and feed the chickens… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
I didn't think that at the beginning. I just wanted to have a garden and a farm and have animals around me. But I… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
“No one seemed to think it was odd that a Dumpster-diving urban pig farmer was in their midst. In fact, I came to learn… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
There is this really intimate connection that people have with the animals they're going to eat. A lot of people who eat meat say… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
I feel that anyone can do farming. But people who are in it for the long haul have to have a little bit of… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
“I know the pleasure of pulling up root vegetables. They are solvable mysteries.” — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
“Putting up food is, at its heart, an optimistic thing. It’s a bold way to say: I will be sticking around.” — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
I think that's part of people wanting a wholesome life, to surround yourself with farm animals and fields. That's sort of an American ideal. — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
I don't think people are like, "I'm going to save the planet by planting my own herbs." But on environmental issues like climate change,… — Novella Carpenter Copy Share Image
