In this recent release, journalist Tamar Haspel reports from her Cape Cod residence on her own experiences learning to raise and gather food grown from her own land, or “first hand food” in To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard*+. Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food meets Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle in this part… Continue reading July 2022 — To Boldly Grow
Author: Gracie Weinzierl Pierson
The farm kid behind A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture. Coffee drinker. Cat enthusiast. Borderline plant hoarder. Lover of all things agriculture. Co-host of AgBookClub. Find my posts on FarmKidBlog.com and AgBookClub.com. Follow me on Twitter at @FarmKidBlog.
May 2022 — Drive-Thru Dreams
In this Amazon Editors’ Pick, we’re going to pivot this month to dive into a little history and evolution of an American icon: the fast food joint. Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast Food Kingdom*+ by Adam Chandler comes with several rave reviews on Amazon and a promising write-up: Most any honest person… Continue reading May 2022 — Drive-Thru Dreams
April 2022 — A Taste of Generation Yum
It’s not often that Millennials are referred to their original generational name, Generation Y (Gen X and Gen Z make total sense now, right?). Eve Turow-Paul, author of A Taste of Generation YUM: How the Millennial Generation’s Love for Organic Fare, Celebrity Chefs and microbrews Will Make or Break the Future of Food* utilizes that perfectly with… Continue reading April 2022 — A Taste of Generation Yum
March 2022 — The Wizard and the Prophet
We live in a very diverse environment when it comes to opinions about various topics – food, favorite sports team, politics – you name it. The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s World*+ by Charles C. Mann, an Amazon Editors’ Pick, brings us two differing approaches on how to… Continue reading March 2022 — The Wizard and the Prophet
February 2022 — An Industry Worth Fighting For
Our February pick is a new release from a dairy farmer in the Pacific Northwest. An Industry Worth Fighting For* by Derrick Josi with Steve Olivas. Derrick has been highly engaged in promoting agriculture through social media as TDF Honest Farming. A storm cuts through the placid Oregon skies. Not a meteorological event—rather, an onslaught aimed at… Continue reading February 2022 — An Industry Worth Fighting For
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