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English
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Drawing heartbreaking beauty out of the simplest of details, Ann Voskamp invites you into her grace--bathed life of farming, parenting, and writing--and deeper still into your own life. Here you will discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of living that is fully alive, and a way of becoming present to God that brings you deep and lasting joy
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Talk the talk of the country with Julia Rothman's entertaining and informative visual tour of life on the farm. Her drawings, diagrams, step-by-step sequences, and dissections reveal everything from the parts of a milking machine and the anatomy of a pig to how to plow a field and shear a sheep"--Page 4 of cover.
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English
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The compelling, funny story of a high-powered professional's life-changing journey from Manhattan big cheese to Vermont goat cheesemaker
In the tradition of food memoirs like Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year in Provence, Hay Fever tells the story of New York City literary agent Angela Miller and how looking for tranquility on a Vermont farm turned into an eye-opening, life-changing experience. Seeking solace in the midst of midlife strife brought...
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
184 p. ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Whether they're about raising chickens or herding sheep, the tales of Jenna Woginrich have caught the imagination of thousands of young homesteaders. As she learns traditional farming skills by trial and error, Woginrich records her offbeat observations and poignant moments with honesty, humility, and humor
8) Greenhorns
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A community of more than 5000 young farmers and activists, the Greenhorns are committed to producing and advocating for food grown with vision and respect for the earth. Funny, sad, serious, and light-hearted, these essays touch on everything from financing and machinery to family, community building, and social change. Companion to the feature-length documentary, The greenhorns
9) On the farm
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Gives a view of the world of the family farm
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows the busy lives of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer on their farm throughout the seasons of the year, including turning over the soil in winter, caring for the baby animals born in spring, watering crops in the summer, and apples and wheat in fall.
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Early in The Wisdom of the Radish, Lynda Hopkins admits that she's not a farmer. She's not even a farmer's wife. She's an aspiring farmer's suburban girlfriend. With this tentative start, she and her boyfriend, Emmett, become the country's newest sodbusters. Their goal is to earn a living wage by growing crops, raising chickens, and selling the fruits of their labor at the local farmers' market. The pair pronounces their two acres in Healdsburg, California,...
12) Farming
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English
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An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.
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Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
Description
When Emma the pig arrives at the Apricot Lane Farm, she is about to give birth to piglets. But she is also sick, and after her seventeen babies arrive, Emma is unable to care for them. Taking care of seventeen piglets and a sick mama pig are a challenge for Farmer John and his team. But the cure for Emma reminds them what is most important--for pigs and for humans: love and friendship.
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English
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"Full of warm-hearted reminiscences and hearty satisfying recipes."
-Newsweek
Here is a book as delightful to read as it is to cook from. Dori Sanders' recipes include not only new interpretations of old-time favorites such as Spoon Bread, Chicken and Dumplings, Corn Bread, and Buttermilk Biscuits, but also her "Cooking for Northerners"-original dishes such as Winter Greens Parmesan, Roasted Mild Peppers, Fresh Vegetable Stew-and, of course,...
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English
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"For fans of The Shepherd's Life, a poignant memoir -- and #1 Irish bestseller -- about a wayward son's return home to his family's farm, and how he found a new beginning in an age-old world Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, after more than a decade away, he finds himself back on the farm. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day --...
20) The Beekman 1802 heirloom dessert cookbook: 100 delicious heritage recipes from the farm and garden
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
260 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Brent Ridge and New York Times bestselling author Josh Kilmer-Purcell are not your average couple: The two Manhattanites left their big city lives behind, and found themselves living in bucolic Sharon Springs, New York, where they became "accidental goat farmers." But what began as a way to reconnect with their own style of modern country living soon exploded into a wildly successful brand, Beekman 1802, named after their historic home. Brent...
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