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Hay Fever : How Chasing a Dream on a Vermont Farm Changed My Life

ISBN: 9780470398333 | 0470398337

Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 4/12/2010

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

Angela is both a Vermont neighbor and long-time friend, and her conversion from city girl to cheesemaker extraordinaire is one of the great success stories of our part of the world. Besides, the pleasure I get from driving by her old farm, which has been lovingly restored and put back into operation, is a pleasure beyond words.�-Christopher Kimball, America's Test Kitchen Founder

The funny and compelling story of a high-powered professionalrs"s life-changing journey from Manhattan big cheese to Vermont goat cheese ... MOREIn the tradition of food memoirs like Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year in Provence, Hay Fever tells the story of New York City literary agent Angela Miller and how looking for tranquility on a Vermont farm turned into an eye-opening, life-changing experience. Seeking solace in the midst of midlife strife brought on by stress and the fast pace of New York, Miller and her husband bought a farm in bucolic Vermont. But what started as a weekend "project" turned into a full-blown obsession and a culinary passion that not only changed their lives forever, but also led to prestigious awards, some of Americars"s best cheeses, and more than a few trials and tribulations. Today, cheeses from Consider Bardwell Farm are featured at some of the countryrs"s best restaurants, including Jean George, Daniel, and French Laundry. bull; More than just a memoir-includes recipes from the author and top food personalities like Mark Bittman and Jean-Georges Vongerichten bull; For cheese lovers, an inside look at the everyday operation of a successful dairy farm bull; Author Angela Miller, literary agent in New York City, has won prestigious awards for her cheeses and has been featured in such publications as The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, and Martha Stewart Living Filled with humor, soul-searching, and true tales of goat herding and cheesemaking, Hay Fever is an inspiring and entertaining memoir that will whet the appetite of food lovers and farmer wannabes from coast to coast.

An inspiring, informative, and often funny book about changing your life - when already more than halfway through it.

The compelling, funny story of a high-powered professional�s life-changing journey from Manhattan big cheese to Vermont goat cheesemaker

In the tradition of food memoirs like Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year in Provence, Hay Fever tells the story of New York City literary agent Angela Miller and how looking for tranquility on a Vermont farm turned into an eye-opening, life-changing experience. Seeking solace in the midst of midlife strife brought on by family stress and a high-stakes career, Miller and her husband bought a farm in rural Vermont.

But what started as a part time �project� turned into a full-blown obsession and culinary passion that not only changed their lives forever, but also resulted in some of America�s best cheeses, prestigious awards, and media fame. Today, cheeses from Consider Bardwell Farm are featured at some of the country�s best restaurants, including Jean Georges, Daniel, and The French Laundry.

�� For cheese lovers and would-be farmers, it�s an inside look at the everyday operation of a successful and growing dairy farm
�� Author Angela Miller, literary agent in New York City, has won prestigious awards for her cheeses and has been featured in such publications as the Boston Globe, the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, and Martha Stewart Living
�� More than a memoir�the book includes recipes from the author and top food personalities like Mark Bittman and Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Hay Fever is an inspiring and entertaining memoir that will whet the appetite of food lovers and would-be farmers from coast to coast.

Introduction: from where i stand	p. ix
green mountain high	p. 1
as far as the eye can see	p. 10
farm team	p. 23
the new kids	p. 40
milk maids	p. 59
what west pawlet needs is a caf�	p. 70
chasing the cheese maker	p. 80
the little farm that could	p. 98
husbandry	p. 111
the way of the ch... MOREeese master	p. 132
mating game	p. 156
is anyone tasting the cheese?	p. 173
trimming trees and costs	p. 189
guests at the farm	p. 210
sell, cut, or perish	p. 223
accolades and accusations	p. 236
endings and beginnings	p. 245
Recipes	p. 259
Acknowledgments	p. 277
Index	p. 281
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Angela Miller is a literary agent based in New York City and the owner of Consider Bardwell Farm in Vermont. Her cheeses are featured on the menus of some of the finest restaurants in the country, including The French Laundry, Per Se, Daniel, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, and Jean Georges. Consider Bardwell Farm has won several prestigious awards from the American Cheese Society. Read her blog at considerbardwellfarm.com and follow her on Facebook/ConsiderBardwellFarm and on Twitter/considercheese.

Ralph Gardner Jr. is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, New York magazine, and the New York Observer.

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