{"product_id":"on-gold-hill-a-personal-history-of-wheat-farming-and-family-from-punjab-to-california-hardcover","title":"On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family, from Punjab to California - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaclyn Moyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young South Asian American woman's story of reconnecting with her identity, family, and heritage through sustainable farming\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2012, 25-year-old Jackie Moyer--the daughter of a forbidden marriage between a white American father and a Punjabi American mother--leased 10 acres of land in Gold Hill, California, and embarked on a career in organic farming. With a fractured relationship to her heritage, Moyer saw an opportunity for repair when she learned of a nearly lost heirloom wheat variety called Sonora. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSonora wasn't just an heirloom wheat strain; it was her own cultural heirloom. Its history can be traced back to Punjab, the Indian state where Moyer's own roots are planted. In growing the grain on her farm, she began to uncover the multigenerational story of her family's resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom California to Punjab, the past to the present, Jackie maps her personal story atop the entangled histories of wheat cultivation and the rise of the organic farming movement. With a passion for dismantling the exploitative big-agriculture industry, she examines how the development of high-yielding varieties and chemical fertilizers has harmed our relationship with food, the planet, and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBraiding memoir with historical inquiry, \u003ci\u003eOn Gold Hill\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, illuminates the ways colonialism and capitalism constrain our food system, and investigates what it means to lose--and to reclaim--one's heritage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaclyn Moyer\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in northern California's Sierra Foothills. Her nonfiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Country News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She has been a Fishtrap Fellow, a Sozopol Literary Seminars Fellow, and a finalist for the PEN\/Fusion Emerging Writers Prize. She has worked as a vegetable farmer, bread baker, teacher, and native seed collector. Moyer lives with her partner and 2 young children in Corvallis, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9.04 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748968759584,"sku":"9780807045305","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8bafd767b2d047d08451436c988bfacb.webp?v=1779921614","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-gold-hill-a-personal-history-of-wheat-farming-and-family-from-punjab-to-california-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}