The Quarter Acre Farm arrived in the mail. Just like that. It is always a strange thing to get the first book after publication, after so many months…years of work, in an envelope- with no fanfare. It is like having someone jump out from behind the door and yelling, "SURPRISE!" when you rip open the nondescript manila paper and find the book, heretofore a mere IDEA, shining up at you.
More surprising is the inside of the book (after all you've seen the cover over and over by this time). The book has pages, (duh) and in my lucky case, gorgeous illustrations by Jesse "Nemo" Pruet, aka, my eldest son.
To celebrate this exciting birthing of the book, please send me the name and address of your favorite garden/food/book organization and I will send the first twenty on the list a FREE, autographed (by myself and the illustrator) copy of The Quarter Acre Farm to raffle off, to put in a silent auction, to enjoy, or even use as a doorstop if they see fit.
So give me your names, (i.e. Tour de Cluck – In support of urban coops everywhere- 1111 Feather Street, Davis, CA 95616) and I'll get the manila envelopes out in readiness!
Published on February 22, 2011 14:45