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Summary: Farming has many ups and downs, and the middle years were hard for the Kimballs. Mark got injured, the weather turned against them, and the farm faced financial pressures. Meanwhile, they had two small children to care for. How does one traverse the terrain of a maturing marriage and the transition from being a couple to being a family? How will the farm survive? What does a family need in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KIMBALL, KRISTIN KIMDonnelly, Jennifer.
Summary: In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DONKatz, Jon.
Summary: The squire of Bedlam Farm shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. From little Jesus, the newborn donkey who becomes the farm mascot, to the sociable steer Elvis and his enormous sweetheart Luna, the creatures at Bedlam Farm find new ways to challenge Katz. Riding herd on the place is Rose, the workaholic border collie. Not even Rupert the ram can intimidate her. The sheep, the chickens...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.0092 KATKatz, Jon.
Summary: The author recounts his experiences over the course of a winter spent with his three border collies in an aging farmhouse with four decrepit barns, as he made new discoveries about the relationship between dogs and humans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 KATFoster, Marilee
Summary: A fifth-generation farmer from the Hamptons observes the transformation of plant and animal life on her land through the changing seasons and in the face of residential development.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridge Works Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630.9747 FOSKimball, Kristin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KIMBALL, KRISTIN KIMRidge, Brent.
Summary: Collects recipes that showcase heirloom fruits and vegetables, including a section in each chapter to personalize the book with family recipes--and create a unique keepsake to hand down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Epicure 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59747 RIDRidge, Brent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.65 RIDRidge, Brent.
Summary: "Dr. Brent Ridge and New York Times bestselling author Josh Kilmer-Purcell are not your average couple: The two Manhattanites left their big city lives behind, and found themselves living in bucolic Sharon Springs, New York, where they became "accidental goat farmers." But what began as a way to reconnect with their own style of modern country living soon exploded into a wildly successful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: Relates the author's relationship with a quiet, sensitive artist named Maria Wulf and his campaign to win over Maria's fiercely protective dog, Frieda, a Rottweiler-shepherd mix who resisted all efforts to tame her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 636.7 KATWilder, Laura Ingalls
Summary: The year Almanzo Wilder turned nine (1866) was an important one for the young farm boy in northern New York state.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WILErnst, Kathleen
Summary: During the War of 1812, Caroline finds evidence that someone is smuggling precious supplies to the British and fears that the traitor may be her own uncle. Includes an "Inside Caroline's World" essay about smuggling during the War of 1812.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ERNKimball, Kristin
Summary: From the celebrated author of the beloved bestseller The Dirty Life, a "beguiling memoir about the simple life" (Elle), Kristin Kimball describes the delicious highs and sometimes excruciating lows of life on Essex Farm--a 500-acre farm that produces a full diet for a community of 250 people. The Dirty Life chronicled Kimball's move from New York City to 500 acres near Lake Champlain where she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster Audio 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 KIMBALL, KRISTIN KIMWilder, Laura Ingalls
Summary: "While Laura Ingalls grows up on the western prairie, a boy named Almanzo Wilder is living on a farm in New York State, Almanzo and his brothers and sisters work at their chores from dawn until supper most days--no matter what the weather. There is still time for fun, though, especially with the horses, which Almanzo loves more than anything"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Children's Audio 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC WILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: J CD WILDonnelly, Jennifer.
Summary: In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC DONKatz, Jon.
Summary: Relates the author's relationship with a quiet, sensitive artist named Maria Wulf and his campaign to win over Maria's fiercely protective dog, Frieda, a Rottweiler-shepherd mix who resisted all efforts to tame her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 KATCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 KATSummary: "In a little town in upstate New York, a close-knit family struggles over many decades to hold onto a small dairy farm. With extraordinary candor and heartbreaking intimacy, this poignant documentary brings to light the true story of an American family: their hopes and dreams, their triumphs over tragedy, the modern conflicts that divide them and the love that binds them together. At the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morninglight Films 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMEDonnelly, Jennifer.
Summary: In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DONWoginrich, Jenna.
Summary: Jenna Woginrich's inspiring journey from city cubicle to rural homestead has captivated readers of her blog and previous books. Now, in One-Woman Farm, Woginrich shares the joys, sorrows, trials, epiphanies, and blessings she discovers during a year spent farming on her own land, finding deep fulfillment in the practical tasks and timeless rituals of the agricultural life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630.9747 WOGKatz, Jon.
Summary: In Dog Days, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum (and occasional roar) of Bedlam. On timeless summer days and in punishing winter storms,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Trade Paperbacks 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.0092 KATWilder, Laura Ingalls
Summary: As he grows up on his family's farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder dreams of having a colt of his own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1998
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE WILKatz, Jon.
Summary: Contains photographs and the stories of Rose, Izzy, Frieda, and Lenore, four dogs that perform various jobs on Bedlam Farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.7 KATCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Katz 2011Coffman, Steven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons & Burford 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.782 COFAirgood, Ellen.
Summary: "Ten-year-old Prairie is happy being home-schooled and raising her flock of chickens, so transferring to regular school is a big change, but fortunately she meets a wonderful friend"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2012