I first heard of this book last September when Ted Genoways spoke about it at the Seward Library. (The "T", first letter of his name, is covered on this book.) After having been on the "waiting list" for the past several months, my name came up and I'm on p.44. " Journalist Ted Genoways, himself the Great-Grandson of a Nebraska seed corn producer, (and a Nebraska resident) met Rick Hammond's daughter Meghan and her fiancee Kyle Galloway while covering the fight against the Keystone XL Pipeline in Nebraska. In "This Blessed Earth" following the Hammond's from harvest to harvest and witnessing the many contemporary agricultural forces working against them, Galloways explores the rapidly changing world of small traditional farming operations. Intertwining the Hammond's rich family history with their search for a sustainable farming future, Galloways creates a vivid and nuanced portrait of a radically new landscape and one family's fight to preserve their legacy and the life they love".
I have been very favorably impressed with the detail that Genoways has used in these opening pages I've read. Having been a part of USDA and myself a farmer, it is most impressive.
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