Book of the Month, Jan. 2023 - The Growing Season

January 2023 — The Growing Season

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

Book of the Month, Dec. 2022 - Rural Voices

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

Book of the Month, Nov. 2022 - Braiding Sweetgrass

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

Book of the Month, July 2021 - The Good Food Revolution

July 2021 — The Good Food Revolution

The Good Food Revolution: Growing Health Food, People, and Communities*+ by Will Allen has been on both of your hosts’ To-Read lists, but hasn’t made it onto the official AgBookClub list today. We expect that this book touches on an important topic: what constitutes healthy food and how do we make sure everyone has enough of… Continue reading July 2021 — The Good Food Revolution

Book of the Month, May 2021 - This Blessed Earth

May 2021 – This Blessed Earth

We know that more than 90 percent of U.S. farms are family owned and operated, although there is a lot of misinformation regarding farm ownership and operation among the public non-farming community. May’s selection, This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm*+ by Ted Genoways, should be an interesting take on the… Continue reading May 2021 – This Blessed Earth