Recollections and lessons from life on the farm in mid-twentieth-century America, told through th...

A festive and nostalgic celebration of family Christmas recipes and traditions.

When Jerry Apps was growing up on a Wisconsin farm in the 1930s and 1940s, times were tough. Yet ...

When the White Pine Was King

A popular collection of memories and recollections from people who learned at and taught in one-r...

Bill Steiner, a farm boy, has just completed his first year of studies at the University of Wisco...

In an updated and expanded edition of a timeless classic, bestselling author Jerry Apps has writt...

Jerry's dad knows that no one can resist the taste of breaking ground rutabagas. Follow Jerry and...

Celebrated storyteller Jerry Apps is back with a look at the ethereal, eternal touchstone of rura...

Civil War secrets, small-town intrigue, and the land's quiet miracles--woven across generations i...

When a stranger with a secret rolls into a town divided, the land--and its people--will never be ...

More Than Words

A clarion call to recognize the importance of rural farming communities and to build a new agricu...

'Horse-Drawn Days: A Century of Farming with Horses' captures stories of rural life at a time whe...

''Fishing stories have been a part of my life from the time I was old enough to hold a cane pole ...

Plum Falls, New York, 1840s: Dismissed from Harvard Divinity School for his progressive beliefs, ...

A forgotten building, a buried past--and a small town full of stories waiting to be uncovered.

In this new edition of his classic book, award-winning author Jerry Apps shares a unique perspect...

Timeless Wisdom for a Modern WorldLetters from Hillside Farm is a deeply personal and evocative c...

In a quiet Wisconsin village, one ancient oak--and the battle to save it--may uproot everything.

When a flood uncovers a 1940 bank bag in the library basement, Link Lake must decide what--and wh...

Wisconsin has not always been the dairy state, but cheese is a notable part of its heritage. Capt...

When the calf that his father promised him turns out to be a bull instead of a heifer, Jerry is d...

A shattered window. A fractured community. One man caught in the middle.

Wisconsin Agriculture: A History shares the diverse back-story of agriculture in America's 'dairy...

The Land Still Lives

A first-of-its-kind handbook, allowing the reader to combine the processes of critical and creati...

'This book is based in part on 'When the White Pine Was King', written by Jerry Apps and publishe...

Farm boy professor shares a life of lessons.

A miracle crop, a small-town scientist, and a chemical that could save lives--or destroy them.

The beloved family farm memoir now in paperback

When the Alstage Mining Company proposes a frac sand mine in the small Ames County village of Lin...

Wisconsin license plates hail the state as 'America's Dairyland'. It would be equally appropriate...

'Ringlingville USA' is the story of seven brothers who started with next to nothing and became th...

Jerry Apps shares 25 years of wilderness canoeing experience--wicked thunderstorms, inquisitive b...

No matter what Reader's Digest would have you believe, C.J. Anderson wants you to know he's no he...

One of the Midwest's best-loved authors tells the story of his land, from the last great glacier ...

In 1955 Wisconsin, the cucumbers aren't the only things under pressure.

Between 1933 and 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps, a popular New Deal relief program, was at...

Have you ever wondered why Swiss cheese has holes? You'll find out in this story about a Swiss ch...

The Midwest in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s was a special place, where parents and children worked s...

'During Jerry Apps's childhood on the farm, he witnessed the second great revolution in farming--...

The Old Timer Says

'Jerry Apps explores the history of county and state fairs in Wisconsin, from their earliest inca...

When the world floods and freedom drowns, resistance rises from the most unlikely rebels.

Polio was epidemic in the United States starting in 1916. By the 1930s, quarantines and school cl...

Step into the garden with writer and rural historian Jerry Apps. In this treasure trove of tips, ...

This addition to the Badger Biographies series for young readers features the story of the young ...