Books

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You have seen their faces You have seen their faces Erskine Caldwell Erskine Caldwell and Margaret Bourke-White have combined their considerable talents to produce an incisive, sensitive statement about the relation between the poverty of the people and the depletion … OL1164843W
The land remembers The land remembers Ben Logan The Land Remembers is the autobiographical account of Ben Logan, first published in 1975 by Heartland Press. Logan was raised on his family's farm, Seldom Seen, in the southwest Wisconsin hill countr… OL14852546W
Growing a farmer Growing a farmer Kurt Timmermeister A former Seattle urbanite and restaurateur describes the realities of establishing a profitable farm on Vashon Island, his growing awareness of the relationship between food and its sources, and the … OL15975888W
The farm The farm Ian Knauer When Ian Knauer was a cook in the Gourmet test kitchen, he quickly became known for recipes so stupendously good that they turned the heads of the country’s top food editors—effortless combinations t… OL16176079W
Little heathens Little heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish A memoir from a schoolteacher of growing up in the heart of the Midwest during the Great Depression describes her close family life on an Iowa farm during a time of endless work and resourcefulness, … OL17736349W
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Barbara Kingsolver,Camille Kingsolver,Steven L. Hopp Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver returns with her first nonfiction narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat."As the U.S. population made an … OL1846871W
Fifty Acres and a Poodle Fifty Acres and a Poodle Jeanne Marie Laskas Jeanne Marie Laskas had dreams of life on a farm that she couldn't get out of her head. A dream of fleeing her otherwise happy urban life for fresh air and open space. A dream she would discover was … OL1892250W
Animal, vegetable, miracle Animal, vegetable, miracle Barbara Kingsolver "When Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of a… OL19711794W
Cold Antler Farm Cold Antler Farm Jenna Woginrich Author Jenna Woginrich is mistress of her one-woman farm and is well known for her essays on the mud and mess, the beautiful and tragic, the grime and passion that accompany homesteading. In Cold Ant… OL19982449W
Girl unbroken Girl unbroken Regina Calcaterra "They were five kids with five different fathers and an alcoholic mother who left them to fend for themselves for weeks at a time. Yet through it all they had each other. Rosie, the youngest, is fawn… OL20037680W
Letter to a young farmer Letter to a young farmer Gene Logsdon "In his final book of essays--completed just weeks before he died--self-described 'contrary farmer' Gene Logsdon addresses the next generation of small-scale 'garden farmers' seeking a better way of … OL20054790W
Saving Izzy Saving Izzy Jon Katz When Jon Katz hears about Izzy, a three-year-old Border collie kept alone in a field on an abandoned farm, his heart speaks louder than his head and he agrees to take him in. Once again Jon finds him… OL20984356W
Ankle high and knee deep Ankle high and knee deep Gail L. Fiorini-Jenner "Colicky horses, trucks high-centered in pastures, late nights spent in barns birthing calves--the trials and tribulations of farm and ranch life are as central to its experience as amber waves of gr… OL23185365W
A garlic testament A garlic testament Stanley G. Crawford From planting time in autumn through high blue winter days to rich, hectic weeks of summer when garlic, basil, flowers, and vegetables are harvested, Crawford evokes the great adventure of getting ba… OL2407492W
Coop Coop Michael Perry In over his head with two pigs, a dozen chickens, and a baby due any minute, the acclaimed author of Truck: A Love Story gives us a humorous, heartfelt memoir of a new life in the country.Last seen s… OL2617640W
Soul of a dog Soul of a dog Jon Katz Do animals have souls? Some of our greatest thinkers--Aristotle, Plato, Thomas Aquinas--and countless animal lovers have been obsessed with this question for thousands of years. Now New York Times be… OL36156W
Dog Days Dog Days Jon Katz In *Dog Days*, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the shee… OL36163W
Still life with chickens Still life with chickens Catherine Goldhammer In this beautifully written and frequently funny memoir, Catherine Goldhammer, newly separated, along with her twelve-year-old daughter, starts life anew in a cottage by the sea, in a rustic town whe… OL5831301W
Down and Out on the Family Farm Down and Out on the Family Farm Michael Johnston Grant "Focusing on the Great Plains States of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota between 1929 and 1945, Down and Out on the Family Farm examines the small family farmers and the rural rehabil… OL8418697W