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Northern Harvest: Twenty Michigan Women in Food and Farming (Painted Turtle)
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Product Description Northern Harvest: Twenty Michigan Women in Food and Farming looks at the female culinary pioneers who have put northern Michigan on the map for food, drink, and farming. Emita Brady Hill interviews women who share their own stories of becoming the cooks, bakers, chefs, and farmers that they are today-each even sharing a delicious recipe or two. These stories are as important to tracing the gastronomic landscape in America as they are to honoring the history, agriculture, and community of Michigan. Divided into six sections, Northern Harvest celebrates very different women who converged in an important region of Michigan and helped transform it into the flourishing culinary Eden it is today. Hill speaks with orchardists and farmers about planting their own fruit trees and making the decision to transition their farms over to organic. She hears from growers who have been challenged by the northern climate and have made exclusive use of fair trade products in their business. Readers are introduced to the first-ever cheesemaker in the Leelanau area and a pastry chef who is doing it all from scratch. Readers also get a sneak peek into the origins of Traverse City institutions such as Folgarelli's Market and Wine Shop and Trattoria Stella. Hill catches up with local cookbook authors and nationally known food writers. She interviews the founder of two historic homesteads that introduce visitors to a way of living many of us only know from history books. These oral histories allow each woman to tell her story as she chooses, in her own words, with her own emphasis, and her own discretion or indiscretions. Northern Harvest is a celebration of northern Michigan's rich culinary tradition and the women who made it so. Hungry readers will swallow this book whole. Review Northern Harvest is a bit of a miracle-it is founded on Love. I remember Bronx Faces and am pleased to know we are now celebrating the women. Women are the trees holding the Earth-we are the Love holding the Heart. We are strong and sweet and organic. Good for us. (Nikki Giovanni poet 2020-02-05) Northern Harvest is a truly magical book that celebrates the food culture of northern Michigan. Through the voices of each woman, Hill shows how as farmers, fruit growers, chefs, bakers, and cheese makers, they transformed their region 'into a culinary and agricultural Eden,' an act that 'was a labor of love and an act of faith.' To combat Michigan's cold, dark winter days, Angela Macke created an herbal 'Sun in the Winter' tea from lemon myrtle, cherries, and hibiscus. Northern Harvest is a wonderfully animated book that celebrates northern Michigan and twenty women who have transformed its worlds into a uniquely rich food mecca. (William Ferris Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of The South in Color: A Visual Journal 2020-02-05) In this joyous book, twenty groundbreaking food and farm adventurers share how they turned toward land, sustainability, and artisanal work. Hill has captured these uplifting and inspiring oral herstories, showcasing in their own voices a deep connection to soil, culture, and people. In breadth and depth, these women reflect the spirit of northern Michigan. (Anne-Marie Oomen four-time Michigan Notable Books winner and recipient of the Next Generation Indie Award for Love, Sex, and 4-H (Wayne State University Press, 2015) 2020-02-05) I heard beautiful voices filled with compassion and uncommon honesty. It is a celebration of life's pathways, from fields and kitchens onto our tables, by a distinctive group of agricultural and food pioneers-all women. These powerful and important stories need to be told and preserved. They embody the American tradition of cultural diversity and offer inspiration in uncertain times. Emita has given us a distinctive treasure to savor with each 'bite' and story. I loved every page and am so grateful to have read it. (Li
