Welcome!

This book is available as a free gift for you to read. I wrote Hamburgers Don’t Grow on Trees: Raising Beef on a Family Farm with Kindness to inspire thoughtful conversations about raising meat in ways that honor the animals, respect the farmers, and care for the land. Please share this book far and wide!

If you’d like to order a physical copy, it will be released in mid-August through this site. To be notified when becomes available, send an email to: hamburgers@saltwind.net

If you'd like to underwrite distribution of a print version of the book to children through educational channels, you can donate here.

In Praise

Temple Grandin, Animal Welfare Champion "This book provides a real service. Animals have got to have a life worth living and children need to know where meat comes from.”

"What Michael Pollan created with The Omnivore’s Dilemma comes full circle with this photographic journey to a small farm, and one single beef cow." Sarah Waring, Executive Director, Center for an Agricultural Economy

"Ms. Carter has filled a significant gap in food education." Dana Hudson, Food and Farm Educator, Shelburne Farms

"I read Hamburgers Don’t Grow on Trees with my seven-year-old stridently vegetarian daughter. She was riveted by its matter-of-fact approach and rich details about ethical meat farming. When her own farmer uncle announced that he was raising pigs, she knew that they would have a good life and that different ways of raising meat make a big difference. Thanks for adding nuance to the conversation." Helen Payne, artist & mom

Tips for Reading

• Moving between pages:
  As you reach the end of a page, you'll find a button with the title of the next page. Just hit it to continue. The back arrow button at the top of the screen moves back to the previous page.

  On devices with a hardware keyboard attached you can also simply hit the arrow keys to move between pages. Just press → to turn to the next page and ← to go back. When you reach the end of the book, you will be returned to the table of contents.

Warmly,
Liza