The Salt Stones

Seasons of a Shepherd's Life

De: Helen Whybrow

Narrado por: Cassidy Brown

In the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, Helen Whybrow and her partner are presented with the opportunity to steward a two-hundred-acre conserved farm. Whybrow knows that "belonging more than anything requires participation" and radically intertwines her life with the land. Six months after purchasing Knoll Farm, they unload a flock of Icelandic sheep onto the field and Whybrow becomes a shepherd entering into "nature's constant cycle of life into death into life" and all its unexpected lessons.

The challenging and profoundly rewarding work unfolds for Whybrow in the everyday rituals of farmsteading and caring for her family—birthing lambs in the late winter, harvesting blueberries in summer, fending off coyotes and foxes, seasonal shearing—while instilling the lessons of the land in her daughter and caring for her mother. As life at Knoll Farm endures years both abundant and lean, she learns that true stewardship is about accepting change and adapting. She embraces a transcendent rhythm of blood and bone, milk and muck.

At once inspiring and brave, deeply felt and gorgeously written, The Salt Stones is a loving look at the world through a shepherd's interconnected ethos.

©2025 Helen Whybrow (P)2025 Tantor Media

Told from a farmer’s perspective.

This story seems so close to the stories that my cousin told me about her goat farm.

Thoughtful

I loved how thoughtful and reflective this book was while it wove its story throughout. The narrator was perfect as she reflected the tone of the book. As a wool spinner and weaver, I will be pondering the message of this book in the weeks to come.

REAL LIFE producer. Focused,self aware, mindful. loving and willful woman.

Loved her writing and nothing is….as it was.
She was living the best life a dream for people who
think as she thought. Her GOD loves her.
Good karma. I really enjoyed her relationships
She’s gifted. A focused good woman farmer/writer.