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Title: Obsessives - Urban Farming
Added: Nov 9, 2009
Author: CHOW
Duration: 12:42
Description:
Novella Carpenter started small, with some plants in an empty lot next to her house in Oakland. A couple of years later, she was tending to a full-blown farm, with goats, turkeys, ducks, pigs, and a robust garden. This video tackles questions of neighborliness (which is more offensive: police sirens or roosters crowing?), environmental poisons (raised beds are key), and the all-important slaughter question. The answer: Yes, she does (and yes, there is some bloody footage).
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Youtube Comments: 298
andrewleedoggmail Says:
Mar 25, 2012 - like this vid but whos "we"
DODGEV8GUY Says:
Mar 26, 2012 - in california it's like 20 bucks bro
serendipity0220 Says:
Mar 26, 2012 - I love what you're doing! So smart.. Keep it up!
HeavyDemir Says:
Mar 28, 2012 - I love this woman she is grand and I love Hugh Ferning Whittingstall, his river cottage programs are such a grate inspiration and a must see for all budding farmers.
BluePlacebo1 Says:
Mar 28, 2012 - She should grow alfalfa
CrazyBear65 Says:
Mar 29, 2012 - Hell Yeah! Self-sufficiency!
greenurbanliving Says:
Apr 1, 2012 - Novella you are an inspiration. Have really enjoyed reading your books. If you are ever in NZ come and visit my garden.
ffrickness Says:
Apr 3, 2012 - This is cool!
forgotmylogininfo Says:
Apr 3, 2012 - We used to have a program called Hunters For the Hungry. then a bunch of people said " how do we know that it's quality food? It's not USDA inspected." So we can no longer do that.
TheNorthwestReport Says:
Apr 9, 2012 - Shes so real which surprisingly isn't common and she doesn't act like a know it all. Her attitude towards her goats made me laugh.
GHumpty1965 Says:
Apr 16, 2012 - I loved this video, I also have many questions about it. You took over a vacant lot and nobody said a word or did you work out a deal with people around you to share what you grew? how has this worked out?I did not know that lead in the ground would be an issue with gardening, I did not know that would be an issue. Any way to expound on this?Again loved the Video hope to see more.
EMILCAT7 Says:
Apr 18, 2012 - This video is soooooooo GREAT!!! Novella, thumbs up for you, girl!!! :)
txdurk Says:
Apr 19, 2012 - Great vid. Best of luck. Beannacht
samurphy Says:
Apr 26, 2012 - Check out guerilla gardening. If the lot is abandoned and unused, there's actually some laws in the USA that say if she upgrades the property and is never told to get off it within a certain amount of time, she actually gains squatters rights on the lot.
samurphy Says:
Apr 26, 2012 - Its a saying derived from an old superstition about warding off evil spirits by knocking.. Evil spirits love to give you bad fortune when they hear you talking about your good fortune.
CAPSLOCKISONDAMNIT Says:
Apr 28, 2012 - I think I'm in love.
237Michael Says:
Apr 29, 2012 - Very nice!
podboq2 Says:
May 1, 2012 - fkin awesome.
Antiks72 Says:
May 2, 2012 - Glad to see she's not a vegan.
EpiDemic117 Says:
May 5, 2012 - YUCK vegans. hahaha.
CARFANATIC552 Says:
May 5, 2012 - I could never raise my kids in that environment.
808Hea Says:
May 6, 2012 - I love her shes so damn practical.
Adam Kane Says:
May 11, 2012 - BADASS
SuperImpala66 Says:
May 23, 2012 - Great Video. We are rural farmers, but the advice she gave works everywhere. I'm glad to see such great common sense farming making a comeback! I hope her vision spreads throughout her neighborhood. Thanks for the video.
gunsfishand4x4 Says:
Mar 25, 2012 - she needs her own youtube channel!