Sylvia's Farm
The Journal of an Improbable Shepherd
- Paperback
260 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2013
Summary
Re-released to coincide with its sequel, Sylvia’s Farm is a contemporary account of rural farm life and all of the sometimes beautiful, always meaningful lessons that it continues to teach. Told in short vignettes that span over more than a decade, it is a journal of growth, persistence, and the unexpected joys that a new day can bring.“For those unfamiliar with Sylvia, discovering her stories is like stumbling into a fully loaded wild blackberry patch-impossible to rush through, sweetly f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781578264698 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1578264693 |
| Author: | Sylvia Jorrin |
| Publisher: | Hatherleigh Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Hatherleigh Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 260 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 207mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
“For those unfamiliar with Sylvia, discovering her stories is like stumbling into a fully loaded wild blackberry patch—impossible to rush through, sweetly fulfilling, with an immediate longing to return to them again and again.”
—Joshua Kilmer-Purcell, The Fabulous Beekman Boys
About The Author
Sylvia Jorrin
Sylvia Jorrin has been a farmer raising sheep in Delaware County, New York more than 25 years. Her farm is one of the few large regional sheep farms solely owned and operated by a woman. She has published over 1,000 articles about her farm, agricultural subjects, her recipes, and book reviews in such agricultural publications as Country Folks, Small Farm Journal, and The Delaware County Times.Sylvia’s house was photographed for Farmhouse Revival by Susan Daley and Steve Gross. Sylvia was also featured in Martha Stewart Living magazine in an article about shearing on her farm and Sylvia’s homemade recipes. Sylvia’s Farm was chosen for the Book of the Month Club in 2005 and was also excerpted in Willie Nelson’s book, Farm Aid- Song for America. You can visit Sylvia’s farm on her website,
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