The Urban Farm Handbook
Author Sample Talking Points

• Only affluent people can afford to eat local, organic produce. How can I afford to eat that way when I’m on food stamps and not working?
• What are produce buying clubs, and how can people join one? Are they even legal
• My family wants processed foods. How do I deal with that?
• I live by myself in an apartment. I can’t garden or buy a whole animal. What can I do?
• I don’t want to can all summer long – how can I still provide for my family for the winter?
• My youngest will only eat goldfish crackers and pirate booty – won’t he starve?
• I get so disheartened and overwhelmed by “green” messaging. Can one family really make a difference?
• I don’t have time for livestock and a garden. What can I do?
• How can I make this all work when I’m juggling young children and a job?
• How can a person ditch the grocery store altogether?
• What’s the simplest cheese to make at home?
• How much food can you really grow in an urban yard?
• What is biochar and can how can people use it in their gardens? Is biochar different than charcoal or wood ash?