The Farm: Treasure Remembered

Another excellent book from the lady who wrote Three Year Picnic - a story of the three years after Pearl Harbor which she and her husband spent as a civilians in separate Japanese prison camps in the Phillipines.This book tells of the what it was like to be on a Farm during the depression. It relates so many happy memories. Vivid details of life on a farm where many pulled together, constantly productive, creating a wonderful place to live and grow up, a place which remains today as a beautiful farm in the Willamette Valley.Many of the narratives inspired me to work for a better life for myself and those around me.This book is a treasure.

The Welcome mat is out at "The Farm"! It has been 35 years since I left my family's farm, and Evelyn Whitfield's book took me home again. "The Farm" is a beautiful, loving chronicle of a place and time that survives today in the memories of all who lived and visited there. Four generations of a family recount their own special memories of the homespun love, abundance, artistry, tragedy and the very essence of a rapidly disappearing way of life, the family farm. Delicate sprinkles of humor and diversity of perspectives are heartwarming and personal, shared willingly with the reader. I found my senses aroused in memory of the sights, sounds and scents associated with my own personal experiences growing up on a farm. And remembering brings me an even deeper appreciation of the life my family gave me. This book is a keeper, to be shared and tucked away to read again another day.