"The Unconventional Harvest seeks to reconnect us to our agricultural roots and put on a face on the farmers who provide Americans with food on a daily basis. This book shows us that agriculture is something that has been, and always will be, ingrained in America's cultural identity."
~ Greg Plotkin, American Farmland Trust

"Winters has a knack for painting compelling word pictures, while taking us on an important agricultural journey. Read along and you will experience more than four thousand miles of farm and ranch faces, widely variable production methods and a genuine taste of what rural living is allabout in the 21st century. "
~ Hank Will, Editor in Chief, GRIT Magazine

"Winters has discovered along his slow, cross-country bicycle journey, the deeper meaning behind our food system. The probing questions he asks, provide a raw view into the soul of modern American life—finding remote pockets of hope—alive, for a richer, hungry tomorrow."
~ Fred Gerendasy, co-founder, Cooking Up a Story

“A book that brings home the true essence of a young man on a mission, and shares his eye-popping agricultural education with us in a comforting, passionate way. He took it upon himself to learn where his food comes from, and the results are mind numbing and powerful. It's a journey with whimsy, tact and brings moving portraits of the food heroes along the way.”
~Dean Sparks, Founder, Empire Organics

“ This journey seamlessly blends the stories of American Farmers with the hard hitting facts of the food crisis in this country. As someone who has spent way too much time reading about food, I enjoyed entering into the lives of the individuals across the country who aren't always included in the dialogue: the farmers.  And you don't just learn about their job, you get to know them as individuals. A very tranformative read."
~Daniel Klein, Founder, The Perennial Plate