March Farm
By Nancy McMillan
Whistling Hawk Press | Non-Fiction/Memoir
March Farm is a gorgeous book that pays homage to the local family farm. In this case, March Farm in Bethlehem, Connecticut which is a fourth-generation family farm. The book is filled with beautiful photos of the farm and the farm workers in all seasons of the year.
While the book contents are mesmerizing, the author Nancy McMillan’s message is urgent. We need to cherish our local farms if we wish to preserve our heritage, keep our food source safe and maintain vibrant communities. Photographs by Stuart Rabinowitz and Jack Huber bring the farm to life, alongside interviews with farm workers.
About the Author
Nancy McMillan applied for our grant after Barbara Traynor suggested it. She got the grant award because her work was so deserving of support from Sisters-in-Script. She is the author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm which won the Eric Hoffer Book Award in 2017 and received a grant from Sisters-in-Script. The book chronicles, through essays, photos, and recipes, the life of a working four-generation farm in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
Her essay “For the Love of Linen” (Connecticut Literary Anthology 2020) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Litchfield Magazine publishes her feature articles; her essays have run in Edible Nutmeg; and her theatre and music reviews have appeared in Connecticut papers. Her work has appeared on Pangyrus, The Sunlight Press, Fiction Southeast, and Connecticut Bards Poetry Review 2022. She is the Director of the Writing and Literature Programs at Arts Escape in Southbury, Connecticut. Find out more at www.nancymcmillan.com