The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans

A lyrical exploration of the power of gardens in transmitting culture, with a powerful message of hope for the future

Winner of an American Book Award for 2007

Patricia Klindienst crossed the country to write this book, inspired by a torn and faded photograph that shed new light on the story of her Italian immigrant family's struggle to adapt to America. She gathered the stories of urban, suburban, and rural gardens created by people rarely presented in books about American gardens: Native Am...