Abstract
As sociologist Robert Wuthnow observes in In the Blood: Understanding America’s Farm Families, “The way to gain an understanding of what farm life means, short of farming oneself, is to listen to farmers tell their stories.” Understanding urban farming, as well, requires that we listen to farmers tell their stories. For while the stories that cities tell about urban farming are often intertwined with urban branding and gentrification, the narratives of urban farmers highlight reclamation, reparations, and resistance.