Acclaimed MIT historian Kate Brown speaks about her new book, Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City. The book follows the roots of urban gardening from feudal England to a late 19th century utopia outside of Berlin to 1960s Washington, D.C., to contemporary Amsterdam, Chicago, and beyond. Throughout this history, Brown weaves in her own gardening experience, exploring the political and the practical while painting a picture of the necessity of self-provisioning in an increasingly chaotic world. It’s a book about ecological possibility, political hope, and the recovery and growth of fertile environmental grounds all around us. 4:30-6 p.m. Wed., March 25 • Skillman Library, Gendebien Room • MORE
Submitted by: Harrison Zoller