L&T Book Club: Defending Beef (10/5)
In Defending Beef, environmental lawyer turned rancher, Nicolette Hahn Niman, argues that cattle are not inherently bad for the earth.
Book Discussion: Small Farm Future (9/7/23)
Join us on Thursday, September 7 (6:30-8:00pm) at the Bedford Central Library for the monthly Land & Table Book Club discussion. We will be discussing August’s book by English farmer and intellectual Chris Smaje: ‘A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies Self-provisioning Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Earth’
L&T Book Club: Our Wilding Farming Life (8/3/23)
We will be discussing the book ‘Our Wild Farming Life: Adventures On A Scottish Highland Croft’ on Thursday, August 3 (6:30-8:00pm) at the Bedford Library. The authors stumble headlong into a life of farming, with one question: “What does farming in harmony with nature look like?”
L&T Book Club: Hannah Coulter (7/6)
Hannah Coulter is a profound classic in the Port William agrarian fiction saga by Wendell Berry. Hannah, the now-elderly farmwife, recounts the love she has for the land and for her community. She walks through the places and relationships that have given her life substance – and all that challenges it’s unbroken endurance.
L&T Book Club: Restoration Agriculture (6/1)
Join us June 1st for our discussion of Mark Shepard’s visionary book ‘Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers. But make no mistake, this book isn’t just for farmers!
L&T Book Club: In Defense of Food – Discussion (5/4)
Throughout the month of April the L&T Book Club is reading award winning author Michael Pollan’s book: In Defense of Food. Join us as we discuss this thought-provoking book and it’s examination of our modern American diet on Thursday, April 6 (6:30-8:00pm).