Out in Blue Fields - A Year at Hokum Rock Blueberry Farm
- readstoomuch3
- Dec 11, 2017
- 2 min read
I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. From the publisher –
In this series of deft and beautifully written essays, conservationist Stephen Spear and journalist Janice Riley chronicle a year of cultivating blueberries on Cape Cod's Hokum Rock Farm. Spear's family has owned the farm since 1973 and began cultivating blueberries exclusively in 1986, selling thousands of pints each season. The photographs and stories, a blend of meditation, autobiography, and practical knowledge, inspire thoughts on the reasons farming is important and the ways we find meaning in the natural world. Learn about the history of blueberry cultivation, the biodiverse flora and fauna on the farm, and facts about blueberries. Also try out the mouth-watering recipes such as lemon pound Bundt cake with blueberries, easy graham crust blueberry pie, and blueberry-cranberry cobbler. Fans of farm tales and agricultural musings, or simply Cape Cod, will appreciate this celebration of blueberries and a life lived close to nature.
I.
Love.
Blueberries!
(or as we call them in my household - bluets!)
What a beautifully photographed (those turkeys?!?!?!) and written book about life on their farm. I have never been to Cape Cod and I had no idea that it was rocky like it is in Canada from the “Canadian Shield” nor that blueberries were grown there. Each month has an essay that reflects on what life is like on the farm and I loved how the Latin genus names were given for different plants and birds and animals…can you tell that I am a librarian?
The recipes? They look amazing and I cannot wait to go and pick some blueberries (vs the puny imports at this time of year) and bake, bake, bake!! Great book!