Thursday, April 29, 7 PM

Arlington Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St.

 

Novella Carpenter has restaged the American agrarian dream in an abandoned Oakland, California lot, raising fruits, vegetables, bees and even pigs and goats in a neighborhood known as "GhostTown". Her critically acclaimed "Farm City" featured on "best book lists" from Oprah to the New York Times-spreads the gospel of home-grown food and the empowerment it brings.

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Tuesday, May 4, 7 PM

Arlington Central Library Audtiorium, 1015 N. Quincy St.

 

In a rare public appearance, literary legend, essayist, poet and Kentucky farmer Wendell Berry visits Arlington Public Library to discuss his life's work and vision of people honoring and reconnecting with the soil. It was Berry who declared "eating is an agricultural act," inspiring today's movement toward safer, healthier, locally produced meals and sustainable living. Berry's classic novel " The Memory of Old Jack" is this years Arlington Reads featured title.

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