Recently, I have read 2 great books, both of them farm memoirs. Written by 2 different ladies, both bitten by the farming bug, but had grown up in the suburbs. If you are interested in farms, love, animals, crafting, cooking or just entertaining reads, then I recommend the following books.
" The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food and Love" By Kristin Kimball
this book is actually about love, the love of 2 people and the love between them and the farm they start together. It chronicles the first year or so of the author meeting her future husband, falling in love both with him and the farm life he leads. They move to New York and start a farm on leased acreage, with little to no money start up a year round full diet csa from the ground up using nothing but themselves and horse power. Ms. Kimball does not shy away from the more gritty details of what farm life is all about life, love, and death.
"Made From Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life" By Jenna Woginrich
20-something Jenna, living across country from her family all alone in a borrowed farm house. Sets out to lead a simpler happier life as a modern homesteader, learning from the ground up. She writes about her mistakes and what she has learned from them, and goes on to do it all again and again learning and growing with each goal or setback. Included in this book are recipes (where I got the bread and Jack Apple cake recipes) simple crafting ideas and directions as well as Lot's of sources to use if you too are interested in farming. The name of her farm is called Cold Antler Farm. This is the first of several of her books and was written several years ago. I have followed her blog (Cold Antler Farm) for some time now, and am amazed at what she has accomplished alone.
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