Author: Rosamund Young
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2020-07-07
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0525557334
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Within a day of receiving this book, I had consumed it... Absorbing, moving, and compulsively readable."—Lydia Davis In this affectionate, heart-warming chronicle, Rosamund Young distills a lifetime of organic farming wisdom, describing the surprising personalities of her cows and other animals At her famous Kite's Nest Farm in Worcestershire, England, the cows (as well as sheep, hens, and pigs) all roam free. They make their own choices about rearing, grazing, and housing. Left to be themselves, the cows exhibit temperaments and interests as diverse as our own. "Fat Hat" prefers men to women; "Chippy Minton" refuses to sleep with muddy legs and always reports to the barn for grooming before bed; "Jake" has a thing for sniffing the carbon monoxide fumes of the Land Rover exhaust pipe; and "Gemima" greets all humans with an angry shake of the head and is fiercely independent. An organic farmer for decades, Young has an unaffected and homely voice. Her prose brims with genuine devotion to the wellbeing of animals. Most of us never apprehend the various inner lives animals possess, least of all those that we might eat. But Young has spent countless hours observing how these creatures love, play games, and form life-long friendships. She imparts hard-won wisdom about the both moral and real-world benefits of organic farming. (If preserving the dignity of animals isn't a good enough reason for you, consider how badly factory farming stunts the growth of animals, producing unhealthy and tasteless food.) This gorgeously-illustrated book, which includes an original introduction by the legendary British playwright Alan Bennett, is the summation of a life's work, and a delightful and moving tribute to the deep richness of animal sentience.
Author: Jane Pilgrim
Publisher:
Published: 1952
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Earnest Owl's school, complete with spelling, arithmetic, art, singing, and games, proves to be a big success.
Author: Jane Pilgrim
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781841860046
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Something interesting is always happening at Blackberry Farm. Come join the fun and meet George the Kitten, Walter Duck, Henry the Pig, Lucy Mouse, Mrs Nibble, Mother Hen, Mrs Squirrel, and all the other's who share each other's adventures, secrets and happy surprises.
Author: Jane Pilgrim
Publisher:
Published: 2000-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781841860459
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Something interesting is always happening at Blackberry Farm. Come join the fun and meet George the Kitten, Walter Duck, Henry the Pig, Lucy Mouse, Mrs Nibble, Mother Hen, Mrs Squirrel, and all the others who share each other's adventures, secrets and happy surprises.
Author: Jane Pilgrim
Publisher: Mercury Books
Published: 2006-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845600044
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A volume of timeless stories which have enthralled generations of children and will continue to weave their magic for generations to come.
Author: Jennifer Evans Kramer
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Published: 2009-03-10
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781607180364
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rhyming text and illustrations present a variety of animals that are camouflaged in the ocean.
Author: Terry Pierce
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 193435970X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →All the forest animals enjoy eating the fruit from a wild blackberry bush, until a bear arrives to join them.
Author: Gail L. Black
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2012-08
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1475940467
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gail Black is living proof that success and failure in life are interwoven like the tangled brambles in a thicket of wild berries. Asses and Angels shares the moving story of her personal path through life as it wove through tangled fields of good and evil. She learned to hope and survive on her journey from abuse to achievement. Born just as World War II intensified, Gail grew into a spirited little girl and then into a woman who never forgot that each day was a new opportunity with the possibility of success and happiness. Family health challenges compelled her to mature early. Religious control, physical abuse, and financial manipulation caused her to experience divorce, widowhood, and annulment. Learn how she prevailed in male-dominated business ventures and environmental battles as she farmed her land. Her grit, sense of humor, work ethic, and love for her farm helped insure her entrepreneurial success in the business of making fruit syrups with her grandmother's recipe.