The Wisdom of the Radish: And Other Lessons Learned on a Small Farm
"I highly recommend people read The Wisdom of the Radish for a glimpse into the life of a young farmer." --Dissertation to Dirt blog"...likable memoir explains why greenhorn agriculture is not for wimps." --Stanford Magazine"Hopkins combines sunny optimism, earthy language and a winningly confessional style in her discussions of planting techniques, crop failures, animal husbandry, and farmer's market economics." --Barbara Lloyd McMichael, The Bookmonger"...a sweet, sometimes humorous and sometimes bittersweet tale of a young woman learning the joys and heartaches of growing food for others. A great book."--Jim Ewing, Clarion Ledger"...a good choice for devotees of farming books as well as for lovers of good narrative nonfiction or memoir."--LibraryJournal.com"The new food economy we so desperately need is being built on the strong backs of young people like Lynda Hopkins. This book is funny, real, and deeply deeply hopeful!" &#8212;Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth "We owe two debts of gratitude to Lynda Hopkins