by Daisy | Apr 1, 2013 | Fencepost, Reviews
I love this book. This book has the potential to change a child’s and a family’s life, for the better, forever. Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer have assembled, in checklist form, a sort of bucket list of outdoor activities. It’s an inspired idea, and...
by Daisy | Jan 23, 2013 | Fencepost, Reviews
This is the book you need if you are thinking about farming: small-scale, large-scale, any scale. It’s inspirational, but it doesn’t glorify anything. It has the nuts and bolts information you need to know before diving into farm life, like figuring out...
by Daisy | Dec 27, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
It’s the holy grail of edible gardening, isn’t it? Fresh vegetables in the middle of winter? What riches! To me that’s swankier than a luxury sedan in a four-car garage. Eliot Coleman has the formula, and it isn’t a secret. It’s all in...
by Daisy | Nov 15, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
This is the complete cheesemaking book. Gianaclis Caldwell has managed to include everything, but in a way that doesn’t seem overwhelming. From the science to the art, from the basic to the never-even-heard-of-it, this book lays it all out from soup to nuts. ...
by Daisy | Oct 15, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
When I was a kid my grandmother’s next door neighbor was a lovely and thoughtful flight attendant who made regular flights to San Francisco, California. She often brought back with her a special treat for my grandmother: the famous San Francisco sourdough...
by Daisy | Oct 10, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
My sweet friend Courtney Miller Santo has written a novel, The Roots of the Olive Tree, and I pestered her to let me interview her on the blog. The novel’s setting is one I believe many people with at least one foot in the rural life would appreciate: a working...
