
Out in Blue Fields
A Year at Hokum Rock Blueberry Farm
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 28. March 2018
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-7643-5453-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this series of deft and beautifully written essays, conservationist Stephen Spear and journalist Janice Riley chronicle a year of cultivating blueberries on Cape Cod's Hokum Rock Farm. Spear's family has owned the farm since 1973 and began cultivating blueberries exclusively in 1986, selling thousands of pints each season. The photographs and stories, a blend of nature writing, personal reflection, and practical knowledge, inspire thoughts on the reasons farming is important and the ways we find meaning in the natural world. Learn about the history of blueberry cultivation, the biodiverse flora and fauna on the farm, and facts about blueberries. Also try out the mouth-watering recipes such as lemon pound Bundt cake with blueberries, easy graham crust blueberry pie, and blueberry-cranberry cobbler. Fans of stories about the natural world, farming, or simply Cape Cod, will appreciate this celebration of blueberries and a life lived close to the earth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
367 b/w & color images
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-5453-3 (9780764354533)
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Persons
Janice Riley is a writer, photographer, webmaster, and documentary filmmaker. An avid gardener for thirty years, she has been a blueberry farmer for fifteen years. She holds a BA from Wellesley College. Stephen Spear is a conservation specialist with the USDA-NRCS on Cape Cod. He has owned and operated Hokum Rock Farm for forty-four years. He holds a BS from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.