Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal

Novella Carpenter, Urban farmer/Journalist, Ghost Town Farm

Novella Carpenter  is an urban farmer and journalist based in Oakland, California. She is also a truck driver, a biodiesel station owner, and a biologist by training. Her work has appeared on Salon.com, in Mother Jones, Food & Wine, and elsewhere.

 

Willow Rosenthal, Founder, City Slicker Farms, Garden Teacher, Berkeley Rose School

Willow Rosenthal is the founder of City Slicker Farm in Oakland, California. She serves on the City Slicker Farms Board, teaches adults and children about urban gardening, and consults with various groups to implement urban farming strategies.