tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post2369088840788332318..comments2024-02-11T09:55:50.468-08:00Comments on The Eastside View: Farm in townCharles Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480432901356490235noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post-80334347430217271762009-08-10T11:24:43.269-07:002009-08-10T11:24:43.269-07:00I loved this book, too! Well written and funny. ...I loved this book, too! Well written and funny. And so quirky. I want to visit Ghosttown farm and see everything she's created.<br /><br />Also, your review is so lovely and spot-on. A joy to read.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824705934753463573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post-56307918038256554822009-08-02T13:32:09.747-07:002009-08-02T13:32:09.747-07:00"Part of the new economy will undoubtedly loo..."Part of the new economy will undoubtedly look like what Carpenter develops on her urban farm."<br /><br />The sobering condition is that the new economy must include a social stability that permits such farms to exist. In the face of economic collapse, such a stability is by no means a certainty. In other words, swords as well as plowshares may be required.John Whitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170335248108710190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post-37066768329383192222009-07-16T22:20:54.607-07:002009-07-16T22:20:54.607-07:00I'll get to it, Curtis, I promise; I've be...<i>I'll get to it, Curtis, I promise; I've been traveling, and won't be home working again until Monday…</i>Charles Sherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480432901356490235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post-56018074709139649202009-07-16T19:07:26.253-07:002009-07-16T19:07:26.253-07:00Perhaps the perfection of the palate, or of the ta...Perhaps the perfection of the palate, or of the table, is among the highest of refinements. <br /><br />Perhaps refinement is a bad word.<br /><br />Sustenance.<br /><br />I'm still waiting for that defense of gastronomy you promised a few weeks back.Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post-61357951660824438102009-07-13T23:16:54.111-07:002009-07-13T23:16:54.111-07:00Hi Charles, I forwarded this to Novella, who deepl...Hi Charles, I forwarded this to Novella, who deeply appreciated it, not as a compliment to her but as an informed, thoughtful review. You know, what always struck me about Panisse is the erudition of the people who peopled it. You embody it here (typos aside). I agree wholly with your opening sentence. Novella has done a good thing, and we all hope she will triumph with her terrific, enchanting, funny book. best, chris leeChristopher Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04791781963139598140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post-18102585841840047762009-07-13T08:13:50.608-07:002009-07-13T08:13:50.608-07:00hi charles,
what a funny world: i'm trying to ...hi charles,<br />what a funny world: i'm trying to track you down to ask a question about hawaii and here you are reviewing novella's book! <br /><br />i'd like to teach some canning and cooking classes in honolulu this fall. i have a gig at the u of h arboretum, but would like to do more...do you have any contacts, or could you pass fritz's info to me so i could ask him for help?<br /><br />thanks!<br />samin<br />saminnosrat@yahoo.comsaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581019764819768286noreply@blogger.com