"The Good Life" author discussion series continues with urban farmer Novella Carpenter, June 25
Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:30 p.m. Palace Ballroom 2030 5th Avenue Seattle, WA $25 per person
Bastyr University is pleased to co-sponsor "The Good Life: Books for Better Living," a year-long series of moderated discussions with notable authors about what it means to live well. "The Good Life" is a production of Kim Ricketts Book Events and The Warren Report and is co-sponsored by Bastyr University, Tom Douglas’ Seattle Kitchen, Theo Chocolates and Conscious Choice Seattle. Each event in the series is hosted at the stylish Palace Ballroom in downtown Seattle. Warren Etheredge of The Warren Report will lead the onstage conversations, with audience questions and participation encouraged. The "good life" begins with appetizers and mingling when the doors open at 6:30 p.m. The events conclude with book signings by the authors and confectionary samplings by Seattle's own Theo Chocolates. Beverages are available from a cash bar.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.kimricketts.com, www.thewarrenreport.com, or by calling the Book Events office at (206) 632-2419. A copy of each author’s new book is included in the ticket price.
THE DISCUSSION SERIES CONTINUES JUNE 25 with author and urban farmer NovellaCarpenter. After graduating from the University of Washington and studying journalism at Cal Berkeley under Michael Pollan, Carpenter moved into a ramshackle house in inner-city Oakland. Next door was a weed-choked, garbage-strewn abandoned lot, but Carpenter closed her eyes and pictured heirloom tomatoes, a beehive and a chicken coop. What started out as a few egg-laying chickens led to turkeys, geese, rabbits, a few Nigerian dwarf goats and two three-hundred-pound pigs. Raised vegetable beds and fruit trees share the corner with homeless people, prostitutes and some truly unforgettable characters (both animal and human) as urban meets rural in the most surprising ways in her book Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer. For all of us who have ever considered leaving it all behind and becoming a farmer, consider her story both a humorous cautionary tale and a poignant call to action.
ABOUT BASTYR UNIVERSITY
Bastyr University, located north of Seattle, Washington, is an accredited institution, internationally recognized as a pioneer in natural medicine. Bastyr is the largest university for natural health arts and sciences in the U.S., combining a multidisciplinary curriculum with leading-edge research and clinical training to educate future leaders in fields such as naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, and whole food nutrition. Founded in 1978 as the John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University now offers more than 15 accredited degree and certificate programs. Bastyr was the nation's first natural health arts and sciences university to receive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Bastyr University Research Institute plays a key role in the growth of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research. The University's teaching clinic, Bastyr Center for Natural Health, offers quality natural health care to the greater Seattle community while providing essential clinical training for students. For additional information about Bastyr University and its teaching clinic, Bastyr Center for Natural Health, visit
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