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Stories, Recipes & a Life Rooted in Vermont
"Margaret beautifully captures Vermont's spirit in this delightful book. From the barn to the back porch to the pantry, her stories celebrate the people, places, and traditions that define the Green Mountains and honor those who live off the land." — Anson Tebbetts, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and MarketsPreorder Your Copy
From a cabin overlooking a sheep pasture, sixth-generation Vermonter Margaret Freeman Osha, the daughter of farmers, mines Vermont's agricultural past for practical wisdom to share with the readers of her hometown newspaper. Her deep love of Vermont and its people shapes every page of A Farmhouse Notebook, a collection of stories, historical essays, and recipes first published in the White River Valley Herald.
The book centers on producing, preserving, and preparing food—knowledge she began sharing with friends and neighbors through cooking classes held in her farmhouse kitchen. Her wisdom applies wherever people seek a deeper connection to the food they eat and the land it springs from.
"Instructions for Living Life: Pay attention, be astonished, tell about it."— Mary Oliver
A lifelong Vermonter who grew up on a Northfield dairy farm, Margaret Freeman Osha draws on the wisdom of generations in A FARMHOUSE NOTEBOOK, a collection of stories, drawings, and recipes first published in the White River Valley Herald. With a foreword by Herald editor Tim Calabro, the book offers a close-up glimpse of farmstead life, past and present, as observed by a natural historian with a passionate connection to the land. To celebrate its publication by Korongo Books, Margaret will visit libraries and community centers around the state, talking with Vermonters about how knowledge gleaned from our agrarian past can help us shape a better future.
A lifelong Vermonter who grew up on a Northfield dairy farm, Margaret Freeman Osha draws on the wisdom of generations in A FARMHOUSE NOTEBOOK, a collection of stories, drawings, and recipes first published in the White River Valley Herald. With a foreword by Herald editor Tim Calabro, the book offers a close-up glimpse of farmstead life, past and present, as observed by a natural historian with a passionate connection to the land. To celebrate its publication by Korongo Books, Margaret will visit libraries and community centers around the state, talking with Vermonters about how knowledge gleaned from our agrarian past can help us shape a better future.
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