Madison Reads Leopold, 2010
“Yearly, the feathered tempest roared up, down, and across the continent, sucking up the laden fruits of forest and prairie, burning them in a traveling blast of life….”
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What’s on Your Plate?
One of the things that has blessed us in our time in this part of Wisconsin has been the chance to live close to our food. It’s not that we sat farther from our plates in the city where I grew up, of course; it’s that we sat further away from the land that was our food’s native home.
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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Reading Aldo Leopold
One thing that Aldo Leopold did to become great was find, and use, his voice. His family was in many ways similar to mine and to thousands of others here in Wisconsin; his famous shack seemed completely familiar to us–just like Grandad’s place up north. But he made a difference in the world by figuring out what he had to say that was worth saying, and saying it wisely and well.
Learn MoreGood Oak and Good History: Leopold’s “Sand County Almanac”
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Reading Aldo Leopold
Here, right here, is where it happened–the Leopold family and their farm, the acorn, the rabbits, the Civil War, the covered wagons (with all the Ingalls family times), the Great Depression, the dust bowl drouths, floods, storms, fires, extinctions, and acts of government; and the lightning, and the heat from the fire.
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Locals in a New Place – Reading Aldo Leopold
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Reading Aldo Leopold
The literacy of children thus follows the passions and engagements of the parents, and starts where they are.
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