Writer Christopher Shaw met Jon Cody in 1972 when he moved to Stony Creek, New York, a remote hamlet in the southern Adirondacks. Their close and sometimes rocky friendship lasted until Cody's death in 2015. Now 72, Shaw—the author of two previous books and a former editor of … [Read more...] about LOCAL AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER SHAW PUBLISHES NEW MEMOIR
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CFES President Pens New Book on Rural America’s Pathways to College and Career
More than thirty years ago, college admissions expert Rick Dalton founded the nonprofit CFES Brilliant Pathways to train students to become college- and career-ready. Little did he know at the time that a pandemic would blow open an opportunity gap that disproportionately … [Read more...] about CFES President Pens New Book on Rural America’s Pathways to College and Career
Kristin Kimball’s Good Husbandry: Food at the Center of Life as a Marriage Matures (knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com)
"Good Husbandry: Growing Food, Love, and Family on Essex Farm by Kristin Kimball (Scribner, New York, New York, 2019) is a follow-up to Kimball’s first book, The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love, which came out in 2011. The Dirty Life described how Kimball and her … [Read more...] about Kristin Kimball’s Good Husbandry: Food at the Center of Life as a Marriage Matures (knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com)
Help John Davis Launch Rewilding Earth Unplugged
Recalling the late great Wild Earth journal Rewilding Earth Unplugged showcases the most notable original articles and art published by Rewilding Earth (rewilding.org) in 2018. This provocative anthology is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly manual for how to protect … [Read more...] about Help John Davis Launch Rewilding Earth Unplugged
Essex Homeowner Finds Worn Leather Minute Book from 1779 (THE SUN)
A historic record from the days of the American Revolution has turned up in a pile of time-worn books in Essex. Found was a leather-bound ledger with some 187 hand-scribed pages of general assembly discourse. The document records about six months of new Pennsylvania laws and … [Read more...] about Essex Homeowner Finds Worn Leather Minute Book from 1779 (THE SUN)