Comments on: Rise of the Folkster

By: Novella Carpenter on Urban Farming « Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Novella Carpenter on Urban Farming « Elizabeth Nolan Brown — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:48:20 +0000

[...] Carpenter on Urban Farming In Books, City-Dwelling, Food on July 29, 2009 at 10:47 am Folkster alert? Next American City interviews Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: The Education of an [...]

By: Will

Will — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:41 +0000

I’m afraid the Times may have already beaten you to it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/fashion/16farmer.html?ei=5124&en=277a73fa3c844245&ex=1363320000&adxnnl=1&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&adxnnlx=1245902371-9n8pLjHJM6vqr9×5dWkWXA

By: DVS

DVS — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:50:47 +0000

I have to agree with you EB that there is a new element of style and culture within the ranks of the hip. And it does seem as though the hipsters of 2005 are now shifting towards the prohibition era of their movement. Details magazine actually did a pretty funny story on this last month that I should include…

HOW LOOKING POOR BECAME THE NEW STATUS SYMBOL
They dress like hoboes but spend like millionaires. Meet the poorgeoisie

http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_9418

I should also note that as a Lindy Hopper, I see this everywhere in my dance scene. The best dancers are very selective about their music and are increasingly drawn to the tinky-tank music of New Orleans jazz. A video from a recent performance by The Bitter Dose of DC is a good example… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eMrFv0Zz7w

By: homeimprovementninja

homeimprovementninja — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:19:21 +0000

I don’t like the term folkster, but I have a feeling that it may pan out. I will give you $6 for the rights to claim that I coined that term. If you refuse, I will just tell people that I came up without before you, so take the $6, it’s like free money!