A Little Bit of Land
Jessica Gigot
From midwifing new lambs to harvesting basil, Jessica Gigot invites the reader into her life on a small farm and the uncommon road that led her there. Fascinated by farming and the burgeoning local food movement, she spent her twenties wandering the Pacific Northwest, interning at small farms and doing graduate work in horticulture, always with an eye towards learning as much as she could about how and why people farm. Despite numerous setbacks and the many challenges of farming, she created a family and farm life defined by resilience and a genuine love of the land.
In A Little Bit of Land, Gigot explores the intricacies of small-scale agriculture in the Pacific Northwest and the changing role of women in this male-dominated industry. Gigot alternates between chapters describing joys, routines, and challenges of farm life and chapters reflecting on her formative experiences in agriculture, on farms and in classrooms from Ashland to the Skagit Valley. Throughout, she explores questions of sustainability, economics, health, and food systems.
Duration - 5h 33m.
Author - Jessica Gigot.
Narrator - Julia Whelan.
Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2022 Jessica Gigot ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
From midwifing new lambs to harvesting basil, Jessica Gigot invites the reader into her life on a small farm and the uncommon road that led her there. Fascinated by farming and the burgeoning local food movement, she spent her twenties wandering the Pacific Northwest, interning at small farms and doing graduate work in horticulture, always with an eye towards learning as much as she could about how and why people farm. Despite numerous setbacks and the many challenges of farming, she created a family and farm life defined by resilience and a genuine love of the land. In A Little Bit of Land, Gigot explores the intricacies of small-scale agriculture in the Pacific Northwest and the changing role of women in this male-dominated industry. Gigot alternates between chapters describing joys, routines, and challenges of farm life and chapters reflecting on her formative experiences in agriculture, on farms and in classrooms from Ashland to the Skagit Valley. Throughout, she explores questions of sustainability, economics, health, and food systems. Duration - 5h 33m. Author - Jessica Gigot. Narrator - Julia Whelan. Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025. Copyright - © 2022 Jessica Gigot ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:20
Wind
Duration:00:06:58
The Eastside, 2001
Duration:00:19:50
Soil
Duration:00:12:33
Applegate Valley, 2002
Duration:00:23:39
Animal
Duration:00:18:21
Lopez Island, 2003
Duration:00:24:30
Water
Duration:00:11:09
Skagit Valley, 2003
Duration:00:41:37
Fire
Duration:00:11:30
Willamette Valley, 2006
Duration:00:57:42
Sheep
Duration:00:06:32
Skagit Valley, 2008
Duration:00:37:13
Milk
Duration:00:15:05
Swinomish Reservation, 2011
Duration:00:26:03
Moon
Duration:00:09:53
Skagit Valley, 2019
Duration:00:10:04
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:41