354 acknowledgments
title for chapter 14. Abby, Eli, Becky, and Roscoe Worth- Jones, Laura and
Jerry Grantham, and the Malusa- Norman and Malusa- Froelich families
get medals of valor for not running away on harvest day. Kay Hughes didn’t
run from a hungry crowd. Nancy and Paul Blaney, Sandy Skidmore, Jim
Warden, Tandy and Lee Rasnake, Dayle Zanzinger, Fred Hebard, Rob
Kingsolver, Ann Kingsolver, and so many others have sustained us with
bread and kindness, rain or shine. Will White rose to any challenge; Mary
Hanrahan pulled the Devil’s Own weeds. The Bobs were fearless and
undaunted. Jim Watson uncovered Eden from the brambles, and Cade
helped. Our hardworking friends at Appalachian Sustainable Develop-
ment keep reminding us why farmers matter: Anthony Flaccavento, Tom
and Deni Peterson, Robin Robbins, Rebecca Brooks, Kathlyn Chupik,
and all the staff.
Richard Houser, Virginia’s most talented illustrator- painter- musician-
chef- historian, saw how to make our book smile, and did it. Judy Carmi-
chael is so much more than an office manager, we’re working on a better
title: research ace, rooster wrangler, esteemed colleague, best pal, and
guardian angel all come to mind. Amy Redfern organized the chaos with
panache. Jim Malusa and Sonya Norman left their fingerprints on the
manuscript, for the better. Terry Karten is a champion editor and our very
good fortune. No words are big enough to carry our devotion to Frances
Goldin, so we’ll just use little ones: we love you. Ditto for the whole of-
fice: Sam Stoloff, Ellen Geiger, Matt McGowan, Phyllis Jenkins, and
Josie Schoel.
We all three thank our parents for putting tools in our hands at an
early age and turning us loose on the project of making food happen. And
we thank Lily for absolutely everything—plus eggs. If you think she’s a
charming character in this book, you should see her walk out the front
door. —BK, SLH, CHK