...is dirty indeed. This book was absolutely fascinating to me. I grew up on a tree farm, so am used to the plants aspect (constantly fighting back the invasives, planting baby trees in the dead of winter, etc.) but the animal parts were awesome to read about. This is far and away the best of the...
I love the fact that Mark never questions whether or not organic farming, providing food for his neighbors on a local scale, is the thing to do. I love how Kristin starts out not knowing if he's crazy or just foolishly ignorant, but plunges in alongside him anyway. And how this book is a perfect ill...
I've had this bizarre romantic fantasy for a while, now, that at some future time, I might like to own a (SMALL) farm, and so I keep picking up books on the subject, hoping they'll shed some light on the idea. Kimball's is the first I've come across that I actually found helpful and, simultaneously,...
LOVED this! Having spent a good part of my life relatively close to the land, I appreciated the honesty, humor, and warmth of Kristin's stories. This is a woman who has walked the walk and isn't afraid to talk about it. If you've ever wondered what life on a small working farm is REALLY like, you ne...
I love books about food. Cookbooks and memories alike. But often times I get bored with them halfway through because the author expounds on topics that I can't really get into. Not so with this one. The author knew just how to keep me riveted to the page. She makes farming real and not at all second...
This was a great, even inspirational, book to read while in recovery from surgery and on the road back to being healthy and strong--I read it in one day after my recent operation. Author Kristin Kimball is an urban-living freelance travel writer who falls in love with a farmer and then farm-living. ...
The interesting thing about this book was Kimball's point of view, which is never more than 5 feet distant from the muck. This is not some soft-focus, romantic tale (though if that's what you are looking for, see my recent review of The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels -- A Love Story) b...
Very enjoyable memoir of life & love on a farm.
I loved this book!
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