Why I Like My Job

If you were looking for me last weekend, you would have found me here. I and seven Storey authors journeyed to Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, for the first-ever Mother Earth News Consumer Fair. One of the organizers told me they were expecting at least 8,000 people to descend on the Seven Springs Resort for the weekend; in my estimation there were at least that many, just on Saturday. It was huge! Storey's authors spoke on sustainability; crafts; cooking, including preserving and canning; and animals. Here are some photos — but these are only a tiny piece of this amazing weekend:

Here's Andrea Chesman, author of Recipes from the Root Cellar,
demo-ing some roasted root vegetables for a hungry crowd.

Barbara Pleasant, author of Starter Vegetable Gardens
and Mother Earth News editor, on a panel with heirloom
and heritage veggie guru William Woys Weaver

Carol Ekarius, author of Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep,
and the forthcoming Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook,
in a rare quiet moment during her book signing

A view from the tent where the Storey booth

stood, overlooking one portion of the fair

You'll be seeing some posts this week and next from other attendees, but for my part I was thrilled to be included in this event, which I hope will be a yearly fixture. Go green!

— Amy Greeman, Director of Publicity