- Published: New York : Scribner, 2010.
- Year Published: 2010
- Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Description: x, 277 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
ISBN/Standard Number
- 9781416585169
- 1416585168
Subjects
- Farm life -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Urban agriculture -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Country life -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Backyard gardens -- New York (State) -- New York.
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My empire of dirt : how one man turned his big city backyard into a farm : a cautionary tale
by Howard, Manny.
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Call number: 630.974 Ho
Available Copies: Downtown 2nd Fl., Pittsfield Adult, West Adult
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What are people for -- Next actions -- The stranger -- Founding fish -- When the going was good -- The one that got away -- The control of nature -- The good worker -- Meat rabbit -- The ramp -- The man who would be king -- The city is a crust -- Tackling daylight -- Q = (n1 + n2)!/(n1! n2!) -- Taking from trespasser -- Chicken run -- A chicken named Crazy -- Get out -- Collapse -- The price of chicken -- Rabbit season -- The voice from the whirlwind -- Yard bird -- The first supper -- The restraint of beasts -- The winter palace.
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