The last farm
Farmer Bill Fogel isn’t ready to retire. But his children have grown, his wife has passed, and his body is protesting. When a warehouse developer approaches him about buying the farm that has been in his family for generations, the offer seems too good to refuse. After all, almost all the neighboring farms have sold out, leaving Bill’s farm an island in a sea of concrete.
The decision opens a floodgate of memories, including that of an old legend about gold that appears after lightning strikes. Bill challenges his adult grandchildren to investigate the legend before “it’s too late”. The treasure hunt that ensues initiates a storm of questions. The decision to sell is far from straightforward. It is interlaced with the family’s careers, their relationships, and the contents of the very ground they stand on. The Fogels will have to decide what matters most: financial security, the family, or the farm.
The Last Farm received second place in the Fiction: Novel category for the 2024 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards.
Publication Date: April 22, 2024
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Local PA Retailers: Market Square Coffee, Orwigsburg; Wannamaker’s General Store, Kempton; Schuylkill County Historical Society, Pottsville; Koch Farm Service, Tamaqua; One More Chapter Bookstore Lehighton
J.A. Stein 
Hit the nail on the head. In my area we are surrounded by warehouses and most of them are vacant. Good farm land was sacrificed for them. Great read.
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Thank you!
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Great read! So glad I found it at Koch Farm Service!
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Thank you, Judith! I saw your Facebook comment, too, so thank you for that as well. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
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My sister(Gail) and family live in Orwigsburg and gave me The Last Farm for a Christmas present. I am a retired school teacher who now tries to make time to read. I very much enjoyed the book and especially seeing local name of towns, cities, and mountains mentioned. I felt like I could vividly picture every chapter in this book and fell in love with the people. Yes, I am a country gal at heart! Note: I was told that after I read the book I needed to return it back to my sister ….
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I loved this book! I just wanted to bring it to your attention that my chapter 20 is in a different print and the page numbers are incorrect.
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Thanks Sandra! Yes, the first printing of the book had that error. Some kind of technology glich when formatting that the software company said shouldn’t have even been possible. The text is 100% all there though!
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