{"product_id":"9781421836669","title":"Ice Sage: Living and Loving the Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book of poetry, Levi embraces those questions with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea whirlwind of visions. He takes us from the ice age to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efuture, to cultures around the world and back in time; from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estunning beauty to moments of horror; from purple coneflowers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto stop signs; from the eternal change of seasons to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ework of wasps and bees. He recognizes the challenges, but his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewords bend towards hope. There is peace, for him, in the road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto resilience - the clover, the earthworms, the dirt staying put,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe rye pollen in the spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut more than anything, his visions force us to ask: Where\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edid we come from? Where are we going? Where do we want\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Levi wonders, \"Where will we set off walkin' \/ beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edreams by dawn \/ with our daughters on our backs?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ~Nick Ohde, Practical Farmers of Iowa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevi Lyle grew up on a farm near Keota, Iowa, and graduated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducation with an Environmental emphasis and a MAE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Post-Secondary Education. After ten years of teaching,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecounseling, and working as an academic advisor, Levi and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis wife Jill returned to the farm where they raise their four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echildren. Along with his interest in growing a variety of native\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efruits, Levi and his family grow and distribute fresh Aronia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eberries seasonally to local markets. Processing and marketing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewild fruits is a passion that Levi feels brings balance to his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eother agricultural endeavors. Levi has worked as an organic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einspector and now consults on the topic of organic transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has been a local leader in conservation no-till farming using\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eroller crimping, a practice applied to cover crops that boosts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esequestration on the prairie ecosystem - a role once filled by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe buffalo in stampede. He passionately speaks about solving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe global greenhouse gas dilemma by innovating Midwest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efarm policy to allow farmers to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ice Sage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48533148303601,"sku":"9781421836669","price":22.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781421836669_p0.jpg?v=1786318675","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781421836669","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}