About the Book Club

Originally a Facebook group, this book club was started by Wendy Gray and Sheri Salatin, the farm chicks of Polyface. Being avid readers often interrupted by motherhood, farming and everyday life, we use this group to share and discuss books with other interrupted readers. In the beginning, our goal was to read and discuss one book per month, however it has morphed to one book every other month.  We would love your suggestions for books too. Happy reading, and let lively discussions abound!

If you are just joining us, feel free to visit and discuss any of our previous books or current book on our discussion pages. Ideally we would like to keep these discussions going all the time!  We will be posting links to the post featuring these books here on the blog. The links to the Author’s name takes you the information for that author. The link on the book title takes you the discussions for that book.

Previous Farm Chicks’ Book Picks

JUNE & JULY 2011 – MADE FROM SCRATCH by JENNA WOGINRICH

APRIL & MAY 2011 – THE DIRTY LIFE by KRISTIN KIMBALL  From a writer who traded her single life in New York City to marry a farmer, The Dirty Life is a chronicle of a year on their sustainable farm.

FEBRUARY & MARCH 2011 – SEE YOU IN A HUNDRED YEARS by LOGAN WARD

JANUARY 2011 – FARMER JANE by TEMRA COSTA

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2010 – AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR OF ORDINARY DAYS by SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT

OCTOBER 2010 – THE SHEER ECSTACY OF BEING A LUNATIC FARMER by JOEL SALATIN

AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2010 – RAW MILK REVOLUTION by DAVID GUMPERT

JULY 2010- ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE: A YEAR OF FOOD LIFE by BARBARA KINGSOLVER

JUNE 2010- ANIMALS IN TRANSLATION by TEMPLE GRANDIN and CATHERINE JOHNSON

MAY 2010- THE UNHEALTHY TRUTH by ROBYN O’BRIEN

APRIL 2010 – PASTURED POULTRY PROFITS by JOEL SALATIN