Description: When a severe allergic illness dictates that she grow all her own food, Mary Swander finds herself living in a former one-room schoolhouse in the midst of the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi. In this simple yet profound memoir, she shares her experiences as she explores what it means to be a lone woman homesteader at the end of the 20th century, discovering the quiet spirituality born of a life on the land.
Review Quotes: "Living in an Amish community, tied to the land and the seasons, Swander came to find balance and reawakened to a life of simplicity."--Chicago Tribune