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We hope you enjoy our suggestions for reading!


The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
, Michael Pollan, Penguin Group (2006)

Dirt Hog: A Hands-on Guide to Raising Pigs Outdoors—Naturally
, Kelly Klober, Acres U.S.A. (2007)

Pig Perfect: encounters with remarkable swine and some great ways to cook them, Peter Kaminsky, Hyperion (2005)

Lost Country Life: How English country folk lived, worked, threshed, thatched, rolled fleece, milled corn, brewed mead..., Dorothy Hartley, Pantheon (1979)

Pork & Sons, a book about one pig, lots of wine, a cold day and tons of recipes, Stephane Reynaud, Phaidon, (2007)

The Compleat Squash: a passionate grower's guide to pumpkins, squashes, and gourds,
Amy Goldman, Artisan (2004)

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, & Scuppernong Wine: the folklore and art of Southern Appalachian cooking,
Joseph E. Dabney, Cumberland House (1998)

Old Southern Apples,
Creighton Lee Calhoun Jr., McDonald & Woodward Co. (1995)

Slow Food Revolution: a new culture for eating and living,
Carlo Petrini, Rizzoli International Publications (2005)