Kitchen Gardeners International: Book of the month: The Earth Knows My Name

We're happy to present The Earth Knows My Name, winner of the American Book Award, as this month's book of the month.

Inspired by her own family’s immigrant history, master gardener Patricia Klindienst traveled the country, gathering stories of urban, suburban, and rural gardens created by people rarely presented in American gardening books: Native Americans, African Americans, immigrants from across Asia and Europe, and ethnic peoples who were here long before our national boundaries were drawn. In The Earth Knows My Name, she writes with eloquence and passion about the beautiful yards and fields created by people who refuse to give up their cultural heritage on the land, where each garden is an island of hope, offering us a model—on a sustainable scale—of a truly restorative ecology.

Praise for The Earth Knows My Name:

“This book’s broad scope touches on the best of nature writing, singing the rhythm of growth in both plants and people.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Klindienst’s stories demonstrate the cultural and spiritual imperative that keeps us growing familiar plants and foods, and reveals the power of the garden in maintaining our connection to our homelands and to the natural world.”
—Michael Ableman, farmer and author of Fields of Plenty

“A moving tribute to those who keep the ancient love of the land in their hearts, and who stand up to the giants of agrobusiness in their fight to preserve their cultural heritage.”
—Dr. Jane Goodall, author of Harvest for Hope

Posted by KGI on June 1, 2008 1:36 PM to Kitchen Gardeners International
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