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Rural Renaissanceby John Ivanko; Lisa Kivirist; Bill McKibben
New Society Publishers 2004; US$ 22.95Captures the growing interest in country living in America for contemporary times in an account that traces the authors' journey from urban life to a five-acre farm and bed and breakfast, exploring topics such as organic food, wildlife conservation, and renewable energy. Original. more...
Days on the Family Farmby Carrie A. Meyer
University of Minnesota Press 2007; US$ 54.00From the beginning of the twentieth century to World War II, farm wife May Lyford Davis kept a daily chronicle that today offers a window into a way of life that has all but disappeared. Through May and her husband Elmo's story, Days on the Family Farm, showcases the evolution of agriculture from horses to automobiles and tractors, a surprisingly vibrant family and community life, and the business of commercial farming. more...
High Cottonby Gerard Helferich
Counterpoint 2008; US$ 15.95This dirt-under-the-fingernails portrait of a small-time farmer follows Zack Killebrew over a single year as he struggles to defend his cotton against weeds, insects, and drought, as well as 21st-century threats such as globalization. Over the course of the season, Helferich details how this singular crop has stamped American history and culture like no other. Then, as Killebrew prepares to harvest his cotton, two hurricanes named Katrina and Rita devastate the Gulf Coast and head toward the Mississippi Delta. more...
The Quarter-Acre Farmby Spring Warren; Jesse Pruet
Seal Press 2011; US$ 17.95When Spring Warren told her husband and two teenage boys that she wanted to grow 75 percent of all the food they consumed for one year—and that she wanted to do it in their yard—they told her she was crazy. She did it anyway. The Quarter-Acre Farm is Warren’s account of deciding—despite all resistance—to take control of her family’s food choices, get her hands dirty, and create a garden in her suburban yard. It’s a story of bugs, worms, rot, and failure; of learning, replanting, harvesting, and eating. The road is long and riddled with mistakes, but by the end of her yearlong experiment, Warren’s sons and husband have become her biggest fans—in fact, they’re even eager to help harvest... more...
Around Homeby James Anderson
Shell Education 2012; US$ 8.99This reader describes four basic shapestriangles, rectangles, squares, and circles. Students look at common objects found around home to find and describe shapes. more...
Field Daysby Jonah Raskin; Paige Green
University of California Press 2009; US$ 40.00?Sooner or later, nearly everyone who cares about wine and food comes to Sonoma??so begins this lively excursion to a spectacular region that has become known internationally as a locavore's paradise. Part memoir, part vivid reportage, Field Days chronicles the renaissance in farming organically and eating locally that is unfolding in Northern California. Jonah Raskin tells of the year he spent on Oak Hill Farm?working the fields, selling produce at farmers' markets, and following it to restaurants. He also goes behind the scenes at Whole Foods. In this luminous account of his experiences, Raskin introduces a dynamic cast of characters?farmers, chefs, winemakers, farm workers, and environmentalists. They include such luminaries as Warren... more...
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