This Blessed Earth
Book description
The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a small ranch, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife's fifth-generation homestead in York County, Nebraska, in hopes of passing it on…
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I love my nonfiction to be captivating. This Blessed Earth was written by a Nebraska native and chronicles a year in the life of an American family farm.
The complexity of farming is shocking. Farmers must make decisions on outcomes they do not control. Despite careful planning, the worst can happen at any time, without warning.
The strength of a family is tested daily. Producing food is the most vital job and also the least understood by most consumers.
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