{"product_id":"wedded-to-the-land-joan-donaldson-9781449785512","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, \u003cem\u003eWedded to the Land\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Donaldson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1449785514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449785512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Joan Donaldson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48850346901759,"sku":"9781449785512","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wedded-to-the-land-joan-donaldson-9781449785512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}