Harvesting History

by Muriel A. Murch

2025 · Paperback, eBook

Muriel A. Murch recounts leaving Los Angeles with her film-editor husband for a farm in West Marin, where family life intertwines with organic farming and the Bay Area’s independent film world. A poetic tribute to land, work, and community.

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