18 GRIEF AND FAITH

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. AUTHOR’S NOTE ix
4. PROLOGUE 1
5. 1 PASSAGE 5
6. 2 NEW YORK 15
7. 3 FINDING A FARM 21
8. 4 SETTLING IN 29
9. 5 SMALL-TOWN JEWS 39
10. 6 WORD-OF- MOUTH MIGRATION 49
11. 7 MIXED RECEPTION 57
12. 8 GETTING NOTICED 65
13. 9 VICISSITUDES 71
14. 10 COMFORT ZONES 79
15. 11 COMMUNITY BUILDING 87
16. 12 NEW CONNECTIONS 95
17. 13 FAMILY AND FRIENDS 109
18. 14 DOWNTURN 119
19. 15 RURAL CHILDHOODS 125
20. 16 HURRICANES 135
21. 17 COPING 143
22. 18 GRIEF AND FAITH 153
23. 19 FEED MEN AND A RECORD-BREAKING HEN 167
24. 20 LABORERS 173
25. 21 THE GOLDEN EGG 185
26. 22 SEEKING HELP 197
27. 23 ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS 211
28. 24 TEENAGERS 219
29. 25 VALEDICTORY 229
30. 26 AFTER FARMING 237
31. POSTSCRIPT 249
32. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 255
33. NOTES 257
34. INDEX 303