The official launch will be at NYU’s Library, most likely at 4:00 p.m. Co-author Lisa Sutherland will be present. Details and registration to follow.

The Wall Street Journal says you can. If a Murdoch paper says so, it must be true. I’ve got ripe tomatoes on my terrace. But here’s serious urban farming in the Bronx. Is local food a fad? I don’t think so.