Next weekend, we’re headed to Detroit for a joint book launch event for “Grow Great Grub” and graphic novel, “Sword of My Mouth.” Why is a food gardening book teaming up with a graphic novel about the apocalypse (and vice-versa) you ask? Well, as it happens, the story is set in Detroit and features urban agriculture pretty heavily. If you think it’s hard keeping the raccoons and squirrels away now, imagine trying to grow a tomato crop through a post-apocalyptic famine! Apologies in advance, but I don’t believe I can offer adequate advice or a homemade garlic spray that will effectively eradicate a plague of locusts. I can, however, take down a plague of aphids or currant worms.
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Where: Leopold’s Books
15 East Kirby Street #114, Detroit, MI
When: Saturday May 15, 2010.
7pm
Details: Free. Discussion, book signing, refreshments. And illustrator Shannon Gerard (who crochets these excellent plants you can’t kill) has offered to illustrate attendees faces.
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Meanwhile, I have finally updated the homepages events sidebar as well as the events page on the Grow Great Grub website with confirmed up and coming events. More will be added as they are confirmed.
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In the area of past events, I wanted to mention that You Grow Girl won the reader’s poll award for Best Farming or Gardening website in TreeHugger’s Best of Green Awards. Thank you so much for voting!
The site has also been nominated for two categories in the Mouse and Trowel Gardenblogging Awards: Best Photography and Best Writing.
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Update: I forgot to mention that I will be doing a live chat on The Motherhood at 1pm EST today (Monday, May 10, 2010.) Bring your questions!
Congratulations on all these recent past and future events, Gayla. I’m enjoying your book, and I know other urban farmers will, too.
Do you read Sweet Juniper? He’s doing some AWESOME work with seedballs in Detroit. Incredible.
Detroit?
If I drove I’d go to Detroit just to get my copy of your book signed.
MrBrownThumb: You don’tdrive either? Amazes me how many gardeners I have met that don’t drive.
I second the Sweet Juniper blog! This recent post made my day ( and made me seriously consider relocating)
http://www.sweetjuniperinspiration.com/2010/04/city-pheasants.html
Suggestion: Set the next story in Bakersfield, California.
Detroit???!!!
Maybelline: I have nothing to do with the comic.
I also love Sweet Juniper and our family of four has been carless since 2002!
I don’t really have anything else to add and suddenly feel like a dork…
Awesome! Definitely attending this. Welcome to the Dirty Mitten Gayla! Make sure you check out the Belle Isle Botanical Garden if you have a chance, the succulent room is mind blowing.