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"Picture book biography about the pioneering woman farmer. The fifth of author Jacqueline Briggs Martin's award winning ""Food Heroes"" series. Farmer Eva Sommaripa founded Eva's Garden in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a place ""so close to the ocean, she can smell the sea, so close to woods she can talk to trees."" More than 50 years later she has grown a big green garden life of friends and neighbors, creatures that crawl, fly and slither, eve microbes that create rich soil in the brown underground. Meet farmer Eva, and share the magic, beauty, and science of life on the farm and caring for the land. Farmer Eva's Green Garden Life is one of the first book that focuses on a woman farmer. It is also a story connecting farming with nature, ecology, and science. With an Afterword from Eva, Author's Note, Back Matter and Resource page."

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"""Farmer Eva's Garden Life is a poetic account of how one woman turned her passion into community both above and below ground. Kids and adults alike will be inspired by this beautifully illustrated recounting of her flavor-filled journey.""--Em Shipman, Executive Director, KidsGardening.com""A spectacular trip to the farm with a compelling story and equally accurate illustrations. Farmer Eva highlights the importance of farming, community and the soil that link us all.""--Kevin Daugherty, Education Director, Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom""Inspired by the scent of herbs at a local market, Eva Sommaripa started small by growing parsley, dill, and basil for her family on a parcel of land between the ocean and a forest. Martin's lyrical verse describes the pleasure that Eva experienced: ""Tending plants under the blue sky / soil on her hands, birdsong all around, / Eva's best good time."" Eventually, she added other greens and herbs, with enough to spare for local chefs and her farm workers' lunches. Eva's curiosity about the life beneath her work boots led to research about the creatures living there, from worms to microbes. Richly textured spreads and spot art, composed of prints and collage elements, illuminate the vital roles of those ""critters"" and display Eva's ""compost buffet,"" which includes coffee husks and ""fish and chips"" (seaweed and shells). ""Eva's Garden"" has now been in business for more than 50 years; her nurturing has expanded to local children and new farmers who come to discover her sustainable methods. The joy Eva finds in the natural world culminates in her annual potluck, held in honor of the solstice. Eva's community is a diverse one. While championing female farmers, this sumptuous book also celebrates discovery and good taste.""--Kirkus Reviews"

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"Jacqueline Briggs Martin's many books include Snowflake Bentley, winner of the Caldecott medal. Farmer Eva is part of her ""Food Heroes"" series, which include Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious--and co-written with June Jo Lee--Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix and Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild. Jacqueline grew up on a dairy farm in Maine and now lives in Mount Vernon, Iowa. jacquelinebriggsmartin.com. Christy Hale has illustrated numerous children's books, including Our School Garden!, published by READERS to EATERS. She is also the author and illustrator of many books, most recently Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World, Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World and Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building. She lives in Palo Alto, California. christyhale.com. Eva Sommaripa is a pioneering farmer who started Eva's Garden more than 50 years ago in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. She has introduced culinary herbs, greens, flowers, and wild foraged goods to Boston area chefs and eaters. She has introduced culinary herbs, greens, flowers, and wild foraged goods to Boston area chefs and eaters. Eva experiments with wild edibles and parts of plants that are not well known, and is exploring the microbes that make growing and eating healthier for humans and our planet. In 2014, she became the first farmer to receive Wellesley College's prestigious Alumnae Achievement Award. Eva's Garden is the subject of the book, Wild Flavors, written by chef Didi Emmons."

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