Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey in Search of Real Food and the People Who Grow It

Ableman, Michael

ISBN 10: 0811842231 / ISBN 13: 9780811842235

Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2005

About this Item

First printing, full number line. Signed by the author/photographer on the title page: "Michael Ableman." The book is square and unmarked; corners and spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $35.00); minor edgewear; Brodart protected. Seller Inventory # 013705

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey in ...

Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A thoughtful memoir of farmer and educator Michael Ableman as he journeys across the country with his son to seek out passionate farmers and food artisans. His odyssey leads him to vegetable farmers, orchardists, cheese makers, grain growers and people who raise animals who are trying to answer questions of sustenance both philosophically and in practice. From a luscious fruit farm in California to an urban farm in Chicago to the site of his family dairy farm in Delaware, illustrated with full-colour photographs and including recipes, this beautifully layered memoir both reveals the personal stories of farming as well as illuminating the context and meaning of food in our culture today.

About the Author:

Michael Ableman lives and farms on an island in British Columbia with his wife and two sons. He has been featured in National Geographic and received numerous awards. Ableman has also lectured at the International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference.