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My Ideal Bookshelf - Farming

In my fantasy life I would live on a farm. These are my favorites for living vicariously.

Johnson County Library

11 items

  • Goat Song

    a Seasonal Life, a Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese

    Kessler, Brad
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2009. — 636.39 Kessler 06/2009
  • Farm City

    the Education of An Urban Farmer

    Carpenter, Novella, 1972-
    BookNew York : Penguin Press, 2009. — 630.9 Carpente 06/2009
  • Gaining Ground

    a Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm

    Pritchard, Forrest
    BookGuilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, [2013] — BIO PRITCHAR F. Pritchar 05/2013
  • The Dirty Life

    on Farming, Food, and Love

    Kimball, Kristin
    Farming. Don't know if I could do it. Kimball makes me both want to try, and not try.
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2010. — 631.584 Kimball 10/2010
  • Ninety-five

    Meeting America's Farmed Animals in Stories and Photographs

    BookSanta Cruz, CA : No Voice Unheard, 2010. — 591 Ninety-f 08/2010
  • Barnheart

    the Incurable Longing for a Farm on One's Own

    Woginrich, Jenna
    BookNorth Adams, MA : Storey Pub., 2012. — 630.9743 Woginric 01/2012
  • How to Make Maple Syrup

    From Gathering Sap to Marketing Your Own Syrup

    Anderson, Alison, 1974-
    I have a maple tree!
    BookNorth Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2014] — 641.3364 Anderson 03/2014
  • Quarter-acre Farm

    How I Kept the Patio, Lost the Lawn, and Fed My Family for a Year

    Warren, Spring
    BookBerkeley, Calif. : Seal Press, 2011. — 635.092 Warren 07/2011
  • Welcome to the Farm

    How-to Wisdom From the Elliott Homestead

    Elliott, Shaye,
    BookGuilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2017] — 635 Elliott 04/2017