Great Books
- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
- Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat by Temra Costa
- Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichel
- A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
Great Cookbooks
- Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson
- The Art of Simple Food by Alice Water
- Flatbreads & Flavors: A Baker’s Atlas by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
- The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest by Carol W. Costenbader
- putting up: A Year-Round Guide to Canning in the Southern Tradition by Stephen Palmer Dowdney
Great Quotes
“Live in each season as it passes, breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” -Henry David Thoreau’s Wild Fruits