{"product_id":"9781449785499","title":"Wedded to the Land: Stories From a Simple Life on an Organic Fruit Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Whether she’s writing about the staccato of a hairy woodpecker echoing through the woods, tapping sweet sap from a cluster of maples during a spring sugaring ritual or mourning the loss of her ox, Tolstoy, Joan Donaldson’s sensuous prose shimmers and surprises. Her collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eWedded to the Land\u003c\/i\u003e, peels back the skin of her blueberry farm with the precision and eloquence of a Wendell Berry, Edward Abbey, and other agrarian essayists who make us pine for the lost heart of the country.” \u003cbr\u003e—George Getschow, writer-in-residence, The Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, former editor for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn thought he was building a garage when he erected a timber-frame building only a stone’s throw from the house we built on the back of our farm. While washing the dishes, I mulled over how pleasant it would be to look out our kitchen window and watch goats lounge in a paddock. If goats lived in the new shed, the walk wouldn’t be far when milking in the winter or during kidding season. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce outside, I scanned the sixteen-by-twenty-foot framework. “You know, a couple of goats would fit nicely in here. There’s room for two stalls.” John’s hammer paused. I continued. “The aspens and honeysuckle on the north would shelter an outdoor pen.” I tied on a nail apron and picked up a hammer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WestBow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140497883376,"sku":"9781449785499","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449785499_p0.jpg?v=1763835949","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449785499","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}