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Going driftless, life lessons from the heartland for unraveling times, Stephen J. Lyons

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Going driftless, life lessons from the heartland for unraveling times, Stephen J. Lyons

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Going driftless

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

891608542

Responsibility statement

Stephen J. Lyons

Sub title

life lessons from the heartland for unraveling times

Summary

Covering parts of four states-- Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota-- that share a shoreline with the Mississippi River, the Driftless area was spared the glacial activity that leveled the rest of the Midwest landscape. What is left is a common culture of tucked away hills and valleys, where small-scale farming, a respect and love of nature, and close-knit community are a way of life. Lyons tells the stories of the Driftless through the colorful and unforgettable voices of residents. Readers will meet seed savers, off-the-gridders, birders, farmers, musicians, artists, and writers, all who share a common bond in a separate nation called the Driftless

Table Of Contents

Part I. Territories -- The Driftless region -- Savanna, Illinois -- Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin -- Mississippi River -- Part II. Sustenance -- Rural Hillsboro, Wisconsin -- Decorah, Iowa -- Near La Crescent, Minnesota -- Elgin, Minnesota -- Canoe Creek, Iowa -- Near Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin -- Heritage Farm, Iowa -- Northeast Iowa -- Part III. Communities -- Richland Center, Wisconsin -- Springwater Village, Iowa -- Dancing Waters Permaculture Co-Operative, Wisconsin -- Zephyr and Wiscoy Valley land cooperatives, southeast Minnesota -- Viroqua, Wisconsin -- Decorah, Iowa -- Postville, Iowa -- Winona, Minnesota -- Ryumonji Zen Monastery, near Dorchester, Iowa

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