A bushel's worth

"From her century-old farm, Kayann Short shows how small-scale, community supported agriculture borrows lessons from the past to nurture sustainable foodsheds for the future. In this lush memoir, Short offers an ecological alternative to industrialized agriculture and reunites with her grandmothers' farming traditions as she harvests organic vegetable, raises chickens, and preserves both fruit and fertile land. Rooted where the Rocky Mountains meet the prairie, Short's love story celebrates our connection to soil and one community's commitment to keeping a farm a farm"--P. [4] of cover.