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Abey Rae Scaglione has cultivated a deep understanding of the need for animals in our food system, layered upon her decades-long fascination with nutrition and self-sufficiency.
After earning her degree in psychology, Scaglione worked as Pilates instructor in Los Angeles, eventually owning her own studio in Beverly Hills. Long interested in where our food comes from, it was in Northern California that she fell in love with growing vegetables and raising chickens.
In 2021, she moved with her husband and two sons to Ruckle Heritage Farm on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada, where they raise sheep, cattle, turkeys and chickens. As a former vegetarian turned rancher, she has an incredibly intimate relationship with the complex realities of raising animals for food and the deep conviction that more can be done for animal welfare by supporting good farming practices, than by rejecting all animal agriculture.
Radical Farm: Animals, Food and Our Future, Scaglione's debut, is a guide to the basics of sustainably raising animals and growing plants. With information on cattle, sheep, chickens, turkeys and gardening, this book also includes instructions on how to use and preserve food. With information on canning, fermenting and cheesemaking, as well as plenty of real food recipes, this book is for anyone wanting to take back control of the food they eat. Informative and thoughtful, it is sure to make a welcome addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in self-sufficiency, sustainability, and our modern food system.
BOOKS:
Radical Farm: Animals, Food and Our Future (FriesenPress, 2025) $41.99 9781038328571
[BCBW 2025]
After earning her degree in psychology, Scaglione worked as Pilates instructor in Los Angeles, eventually owning her own studio in Beverly Hills. Long interested in where our food comes from, it was in Northern California that she fell in love with growing vegetables and raising chickens.
In 2021, she moved with her husband and two sons to Ruckle Heritage Farm on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada, where they raise sheep, cattle, turkeys and chickens. As a former vegetarian turned rancher, she has an incredibly intimate relationship with the complex realities of raising animals for food and the deep conviction that more can be done for animal welfare by supporting good farming practices, than by rejecting all animal agriculture.
Radical Farm: Animals, Food and Our Future, Scaglione's debut, is a guide to the basics of sustainably raising animals and growing plants. With information on cattle, sheep, chickens, turkeys and gardening, this book also includes instructions on how to use and preserve food. With information on canning, fermenting and cheesemaking, as well as plenty of real food recipes, this book is for anyone wanting to take back control of the food they eat. Informative and thoughtful, it is sure to make a welcome addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in self-sufficiency, sustainability, and our modern food system.
BOOKS:
Radical Farm: Animals, Food and Our Future (FriesenPress, 2025) $41.99 9781038328571
[BCBW 2025]
