{"product_id":"9781250011589","title":"The Blueberry Years : A Memoir of Farm and Family","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blueberry Years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jim Minick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A truly inspiring story, in gorgeous prose, about one family's journey into blueberry farming. Delicious reading.\" —Naomi Wolf, author of \u003c\/i\u003eThe End of America \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blueberry Years \u003c\/i\u003eis a mouth-watering and delightful memoir based on Jim Minick's trials and tribulations as an organic blueberry farmer. This story of one couple and one farm shows how our country's appetite for cheap food affects how that food is grown, who does or does not grow it, and what happens to the land. But this memoir also calls attention to the fragile nature of our global food system and our nation's ambivalence about what we eat and where it comes from. \u003cbr\u003eReaders of Michael Polland and Barbara Kingsolver will savor the tale of Jim's farm and the exploration of larger issues facing agriculture in the United States—like the rise of organic farming, the plight of small farmers, and the loneliness common in rural America. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eThe Blueberry Years \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a place shaped by a young couple's dream, and how that dream ripened into one of the mid-Atlantic's first certified-organic, pick-your-own blueberry farms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Blueberry Years\u003c\/i\u003e makes a quiet argument for working hard to find fulfillment, and Minick's recipes seem to want us to love blueberries as much as the author does...it's a sweet read.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Minick tells an unforgettable story all steeped in the bittersweet poignancy of chasing dreams and finally leaving some behind. This book is gorgeous and important and totally engaging.” —\u003ci\u003eAnn Pancake, author of Strange as the Weather Has Been\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Valuing health, family and the holiness of the Earth, Minick and his wife started one of the first certified organic blueberry farms in the mid-Atlantic region. Their story takes you through planting, growing, picking, pruning and harvesting as they do their part to improve our country's food system.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jim Minick is one of those farmers we all can look up to. And he can write. As I read, I remembered my own blueberry afternoons picking for market. Savor Jim's prose, then go after the real thing. Take the kids to a blueberry patch and eat local food: it just tastes better.” —\u003ci\u003eNina Planck, author of Real Food: What to Eat and Why\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250011589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40637636870350,"sku":"9781250011589","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c934ff77-59c5-41e1-97e4-b75e1ce34565.jpg?v=1639017137","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250011589","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}