{"product_id":"good-soil-the-education-of-an-accidental-farmhand-hardcover","title":"Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Chu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profound meditation on nature, heritage, and belonging, from an accomplished journalist who left New York City for life on a working farm\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I needed this book. I think you need it, too.\"--Maggie Smith, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his late thirties, Jeff Chu left his job as a magazine writer and found himself at Princeton Theological Seminary's \"Farminary\"--a twenty-one-acre working farm where students learn to cultivate the earth while examining life's biggest questions. Now, he unpacks what he learned about creating \"good soil,\" both literally and figuratively, drawing lessons from the rhythms of growth, decay, and regeneration that define life on the land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn gorgeous, transporting reflections, Chu introduces us to the cast of characters, human and not, who became his teachers. While observing the egrets that visit the pond, the worms that turn waste into fertile soil, and the Chinese long beans that get passed over in the farm's CSA, Chu considers our desire to belong, the story behind the food on our plate, and the significance of his own roots. What is the earth trying to tell us, if we'll only stop and listen? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Soil \u003c\/i\u003ehelps readers connect to the land and to one another at a time when we seem drawn most to the phones in our hands. For nature lovers, foodies, and anyone who has daydreamed about a more fulfilling life, this book is a tribute to friendship, to the sacredness of our bond with the natural world, and to how love can grow from the unlikeliest of places.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Chu\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and editor-at-large at \u003ci\u003eTravel+Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDoes Jesus Really Love Me? \u003c\/i\u003eand the co-author, with the late Rachel Held Evans, of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWholehearted Faith\u003c\/i\u003e. Chu is a former \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003estaff writer and \u003ci\u003eFast Company \u003c\/i\u003eeditor whose work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eModern Farmer\u003c\/i\u003e. In his weekly newsletter, \"Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer,\" Chu writes about spirituality, gardening, food, travel, and culture. He lives with his husband, Tristan, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.48 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987483132205,"sku":"9780593727362","price":25.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/PYGTG7QBNn9780593727362.webp?v=1776178977","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/good-soil-the-education-of-an-accidental-farmhand-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}