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I admit I didn't like the Alchemist. Maybe it was the place I was in my life or just the writing style, but I couldn't connect to it. Reading the Witch of Portobello has been life changing. This book awakens ones latent spirituality and desire for harmony with oneself, society, and the goddess. Told through a series of interviews the story chronicles Athena's journey to live authentically.
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A remarkable collection of essays speaking about the many virtues of returning to agrarian ethics. Explains agrarianism from a variety of liberal arts, and then shows the ways agrarian values can help environmental and social justice causes. This was such an inspiring book for why farms still matter; for why the preservation rural land is as important as the revitalization of urban and suburban town; why agrarianism cannot either be overly idealized or become marginalized as a "lesser" way of life.
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She lives in SE Portland, how great is that? An informative book on everything from baby chicks, and where to get them, to building a coop and getting eggs from brooding hens. And there are pictures of chickens. A wonderful guide to start an urban flock with.
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The Witch of Portobello (P.S.) by Paulo Coelho
Chloe, December 15, 2009
I admit I didn't like the Alchemist. Maybe it was the place I was in my life or just the writing style, but I couldn't connect to it. Reading the Witch of Portobello has been life changing. This book awakens ones latent spirituality and desire for harmony with oneself, society, and the goddess. Told through a series of interviews the story chronicles Athena's journey to live authentically.(7 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)
The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community, and the Land by Norman Wirzba
Chloe, July 1, 2009
A remarkable collection of essays speaking about the many virtues of returning to agrarian ethics. Explains agrarianism from a variety of liberal arts, and then shows the ways agrarian values can help environmental and social justice causes. This was such an inspiring book for why farms still matter; for why the preservation rural land is as important as the revitalization of urban and suburban town; why agrarianism cannot either be overly idealized or become marginalized as a "lesser" way of life.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski
Chloe, July 1, 2009
She lives in SE Portland, how great is that? An informative book on everything from baby chicks, and where to get them, to building a coop and getting eggs from brooding hens. And there are pictures of chickens. A wonderful guide to start an urban flock with.(5 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)