For our first selection of 2023, we bring you a title that's been on our to-be-read list since it was released in 2021: The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life - and Saved an American Farm*+. The youngest of a large family, Sarah Frey grew up on a struggling farm in southern Illinois, often… Continue reading January 2023 — The Growing Season
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December 2022 — Rural Voices
And in our final selection of 2022, we'll explore rural America through Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America*+. Think you know what rural America is like? Discover a plurality of perspectives in this enlightening anthology of stories that turns preconceptions on their head.Gracie sees a chance of fitting in at her South Carolina… Continue reading December 2022 — Rural Voices
November 2022 — Braiding Sweetgrass
We’re switching things up as we head into the holiday season with Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants*+ by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This book explores historical teachings and knowledge of plants, remembering a time before we found modern replacements and substitutions for ways we used to use plants in our everyday lives. As… Continue reading November 2022 — Braiding Sweetgrass
October 2022 — Gulp
Our October selection is very highly rated on Amazon, earned the Amazon Editors’ Pick, and comes from “America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post). We hope that Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal*+ by Mary Roach brings us the hilarious reprieve we need while we’re in the throes of the harvest season this fall. The irresistible, ever-curious, and… Continue reading October 2022 — Gulp
AgBookClub 2022 Selections
New year, new reads! Here's a preview of what's to come with AgBookClub in 2022. We invite any and all to join! The #AgBookClub Twitter chat takes place every Wednesday at 8pm Central time. (First time joining a Twitter chat? Here's a quick guide to everything you need to know.) January The first selection of… Continue reading AgBookClub 2022 Selections
AgBookClub 2021 Selections
2020 may not have been what anyone expected, but it will soon be time to turn a new page into 2021. We know that the year will be off to a slow start in many places (thanks, COVID), but that doesn't mean AgBookClub has gone by the wayside - in fact, we're stronger than ever… Continue reading AgBookClub 2021 Selections
September 2022 — Unprocessed
What piqued our interest in the September selection, Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food*+ by Megan Kimble, was the challenge posed by the author of determining “what ‘unprocessed’ really means”. We know there continues to be a segment of the population who seeks to improve their diets by eliminating processed foods, and we found it… Continue reading September 2022 — Unprocessed
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