Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm
A knitting book focusing on the sheep-to-shawl process by a well-known knitter, shepherd, and artisanal yarn producer. Gain an insider’s view on fiber farming and yarn craft, from sheep to skein, all told through the eyes of shepherd and textile artisan Barbara Parry. Follow her flock over the course of a year and discover all the facets of …
When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, …
Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm
One fateful day in 1996, after discovering that five freight cars’ worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard vows to save his family’s farm. What ensues–through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters–is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard’s biggest ally is his renegade father, who …
In this collection of natural-history essays, biologist Joan Maloof embarks on a series of lively, fact-filled expeditions into forests of the eastern United States. Through Maloof’s engaging, conversational style, each essay offers a lesson in stewardship as it explores the interwoven connections between a tree species and the animals and insects whose lives depend on it―and who, in …
The latest collection to join the bestselling series, FURRY LOGIC WILD WISDOM presents a new medley of adorable animals from the tip of expert watercolorist Jane Seabrook’¬?s tiny paintbrush. Impalas, pandas, penguins, and more share wild wisdom in the form of sharp yet heartening quotations that give a new spin on life’¬?s big and not so big questions. …
An initiative of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians and the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Family Practice Stories is a collection of tales told by, and about, Hoosier family doctors practicing in the middle of the twentieth century. The stories celebrate that time in America considered by many to be the golden age of generalism in …
Home Grown Stories & Home Fried Lies is a delightful look at the colorful life of Mitch Jayne and his time spent in – and out – of the Ozarks. From teaching in one-room schools to the Hollywood big time with the Dillards, from small-town radio DJ to TV star on The …
I’ve never believed that living in one place means being one thing all the time, condemned like Minnie Pearl to wear the same hat for every performance. Life is more complicated than that.” In this remarkable book of days, John Hildebrand charts the overlapping ringshome, town, countrysideof life in the Midwest. Like E. B. White, Hildebrand locates …
Ken Foster knows that a dog can change a person’s life. And that several dogs can change even more. For THE DOGS WHO FOUND ME, the author appeared in major media interviews such as NPR’s “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross, and received hundreds of letters and stories about other karmic canine rescues. Many of these heartwarming stories are …
In the vast, roadless expanse of the Far North, the art of story-telling has thrived for many generations, as it does in PURELY ALASKA, a diversely drawn anthology and winner of a “best regional book” award in 2012 from Foreword magazine. Men and women share harrowing survival tales, hunting and fishing adventures, and stories about love, lifestyles, and …