In the heart of suburban Santa Barbara, where a field is worth more covered in asphalt than vegetables, thrives Fairview Gardens, an organic farm managed for the past 18 years by Michael Ableman. Chronicling the farm's 100-year history, Ableman blends photographs, philosophy, humor, and practical knowledge. The reader is drawn into the everyday world of the farm, as Ableman fights city hall to save it from development. 50 color photos.