"When Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consume. 'Our highest shopping goal was to get our food from so close to home, we'd know the person who grew it. Often that turned out to be ourselves as we learned to produce what we needed, starting with dirt, seeds, and enough knowledge to muddle...

"From memorable Christmas dinners to finger-licking barbecues, get-togethers are simply more special when they feature a touch of the country. Now it's easier than ever to share your love of farmhouse foods, decor and overall charm with this all-new cookbook"--Page 4 of cover. Shared by real farm-kitchen cooks on the pages of Taste of Home, these dishes turn any gathering into a good ol' time! From salads and stick-to-your-ribs entrees, to blue-ribbon...

"Part cookbook, part memoir, Fresh from the Farm chronicles a year of Susie Middleton's life on her farm as she nurtures both her seedlings and her soul, weathers life as a farmer, and creates 125 simple recipes that celebrate cooking with the seasons. The fresh, accessible recipes developed by Susie, former editor in chief of Fine Cooking magazine and author of the best-selling Fast, Fresh & Green, pay homage to the vegetables and fruit she harvests...

""Knocked Down" is a hilarious memoir about a free-spirited, commitment-phobic Brooklyn girl who, after a whirlwind romance, finds herself living in a rickety farmhouse, knocked up, and faced with bed rest due to an incompetent cervix"--

Provides instructions for thirteen projects with accompanying essays detailing life on the farm, including spinning and dying wool, sheep sheering, and knitting.

Collects recipes inspired by the yield from all four seasons of a working farm that raises sustainably nurtured heirloom varieties of produce and livestock, including such dishes as country carbonara, fried chicken, and honeydew granita.

Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations, further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite...