Hip Urban Farmer by Blog Librarian by Day : Burning Desire for Urban Farming?

Ever wonder where your burning desire to be an urban farmer comes from? Well the Roots of My Obsession is an interesting book for people who ponder just this question. Each chapter is written by a different author who reflects on where their desire to grow plants has come from.  These authors have no limit to what they grow. You can expect to read about the desire to grow flowers, vegetables, and just about anything else. The casual gardener may be intimidated by the fact that each author has as their profession some part of horticulture or agriculture. If you want to learn the specific names of plants, however, you will find this a fun read. Each author in reflecting on the roots of their obsession  provide seeds for growing ever more abundant in desire to learn and grow. But more importantly, this book will spur the hippest of urban farmers to reflect on the reasons, they start in January to make a plan laying out the crops in their backyard.