Sylvia's Farm

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The Journal of an Improbable Shepherd

Sylvia Jorrin, Joshua Kilmer-Purcell

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Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
15 November 2013

Biography: general

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 fulfilling, with an immediate longing to return to them again

and again."" -Joshua Kilmer-Purcell, The Fabulous Beekman Boys

This collection of stories chronicling Sylvia Jorrin's life on the farm provides comfort and inspiration to all those searching for meaning in life's many blessings.

The world of Sylvia's Farm is a rich landscape of natural beauty and simple pleasures. Sylvia Jorrin never expected to become the first woman in the New York City Watershed to solely own and operate a large livestock farm. But first the farm, and then farm life, captured her heart as it has captured the hearts of all those who have read her book. Through unexpected surprises and unanticipated hardships, Sylvia Jorrin has grown into the epitome of the one thing she never expected to be- a farmer.

With a devoted following of readers inspired by her underlying appreciation of the world around her, Sylvia's Farm is the sort of ageless story that any reader can pick up and enjoy. Sylvia's Farm is, to quote Kirkus Reviews, ""The delight-filled education of an out-of-the-clue shepherdess...."" consisting of ""....fine-grained, honest rural sketches, on a par with Noel Perrin and Don Mitchell.""

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.

By: Sylvia Jorrin
Foreword by: Joshua Kilmer-Purcell
Imprint: Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 207mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 306g
ISBN: 9781578264698
ISBN 10: 1578264693
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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, www.sylviasfarm.com.

Reviews for Sylvia's Farm: The Journal of an Improbable Shepherd

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