Fall 2021
NOFA's 50th Anniversary

Reviewed by Lily Massee For David Asher, the right to clean water, access to good food, and the right to make, sell, and eat natural cheese should all be considered human rights. Asher is a nomadic natural cheese educator and advocate. He travels the globe to establish a new culture of cheesemaking, one grounded in ecological principles and biological science, and to show that natural methods are the best approach for making all styles of cheese. Milk into Cheese: The Foundat

Reviewed by Jeremy Pelletier Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt offers a profound and beautifully written exploration of our connection to the natural world. Haupt masterfully weaves together personal narrative, scientific observation, and spiritual reflection to illuminate the essential bond between humanity and the earth. The book encourages a mindful engagement with the environment, urging readers to find solace and meaning in the rhythms of nature. Through vivid descriptions and

Survival Gardening. Grow Your Own Emergency Food Supply from Seed to Root Cellar BY SAM COFFMAN | STOREY PUBLISHING, 2025. 256PP. $24.99 Reviewed by Mary A. Nelen Addressing a current climate of uncertainty and, in some cases, hoarding, this extremely comprehensive, no-nonsense, just-the-facts-ma’am Baedeker poses the following question: "What would you do if you absolutely had to grow your own food to survive?" When Sam Coffman, author of Survival Gardening, poses the questi

By Tara Couture

Reviewed by Scott Chaskey Published by Milkweed Editions, June 2025, pp. 256, $26.00 A good book often begins with a good sentence, a sentence that invites you in: “With my fingertips in the dark, I can feel a nose and two feet.” So Helen Whybrow begins her story of the seasons of a shepherd’s life, The Salt Stones, and the reader is engaged, not only throughout the first chapter (The Cord), but through to A Shepherd’s Mind, the epilogue of this poetic book. The first chapte